New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-06
COL. STEWART GETS
AID OF DEMOCRATS
His Charge That Roosevelt Had
Him Forced from Active
List Up Again.
'GE\ERAI'
lFrom The Trlhune Bureau
Washington. Januar,

FROM Inc u bNnc bureau
Washington. January 5.
STEWART CASE REVIVED The
Democrats Of the House and Senate Mill
tary committees believe they have dis
covered a case which will afford some
opportunity TO justify criticism of the
preceding administration Of the War De
partment.
Colonel William r. Stewart. L. 6. A
(retired). has found a sympathetic ear
among those looking for some basis Of
criticism of Republican administrations.
He has been representing that he was
unjustly dealt with by being forced eff
the active list al time when he was
ready and anxious for duty Colonel
Stewart lives in Washington and las
been exceedingly active since his retire
ment in seeking legislation which would
make him a brigadier general on the ac-
tive list.
This is on the theory that II he had
not been prematurely retired he would
have stood some chance OF being appoint
ed a brigadier general. There is. ~
course. no assurance of this beyond what
Colonel Stewart believes might have hap
pened 10 him as an officer Of the coast
artillery corps.
Colonel Stewart is the officer who was
"exiled" during the Roosevelt admins
traton. II was intimated 10 him that he
should seek retirement. He had rot
reached the age when he could be com
pulsorily retired by Presidential action,
and he refused TO apply for transfer 10
the retired list. He was Informed at the
instance OF President Roosevelt that un-
less he sought retirement he would he
assigned TO duty at an abandoned army
post IN Arizona.
Colonel Stewart vas obstinate and the
War Department was forced to make
good its bluff Colonel Stewart resided
for some weeks at a post where there
was nothing but caretaker and an army
mule HIS indignation was not lessened
when ne was subsequently ordered be-
fore medical board. the members or
which found him physically UNIT for duty
and reported that he possessed various
ailments which had long incapacitated
him for duty.
Colonel Stewards friends in Congress
insist that he has been treated with
cruelty and injustice. and it is for this
reason that IT has been determined 20
have an investigation.
The military authorities insist that IT
will be possible 10 show that Colonel
Stewart was afforded an opportunity to
Apply for retirement and had steadfastly
refused TO apply. and that his retirement
finally wa due to physical disability. As
70 the sending OF Colonel Stewart 10 the
Arizona post. il liz said that Mr. Roose-
Welt was advised by army officers. who
were then his advisers I'm the War De-
partment. that Colonel Stewart was tenn
peramentally unfit for duty and had been
a disturbing element wherever he had
been on duty.
ORDERS IsSUED.-The following or
ders have been issued.
ARMY -
/ Lieutenant colonel WILLIAM f. CRAIGHILL.
corps OF engineers in addiiion on, to present du,
engineers. OF duties pertaining 70 Boston en-
gineer district ...y no, ,,,.,
al THOMAS +. SCHIEY. 26th Infantry.
10 Army Service school, Fort Leaven~orth'
csv D CLYDE p. PARKER. infantry. as
| csn,aI, ALBERT :. WILLIAMS, 18Th In
| fantrv 10 recruiting service. Fort Slocum
90 CAPTAIN GEORGE r. BOWMAN, ON
I cavalry 10 his regiment
I Ieaves OF absence FIRST Lieutenant JOHN G.
/ TRFNCH eth Infantry. fifteen days add
tional. Captain GEORGE WILLIAMS. ism
tavsiry. one month on arrival In United
states.
NAVY
,,.,,.rsn, Commander H. c. Muslin. &c
| tachcA the Minnesota. 20 the MISSISSIPPI.
| 7 lieutenant j. H. TOWERS. detached Naval
Academy: 90 the Mississippi
| Lieutenant (junior gTade) 9. +. POI sLAND'
| .onncctlon nttirg out the New YORK. ana on
ioard when commissioned.
| lieutenant 6junior grade ID !. DUCEN' de
tarhed the Patterson. TO temporary duty It
cei,ing ship. az fosion .
, Lieutenant fiunior grade) 7. y. l.. HELM
GER Enslgns NJ J.. STOLZ and W. u. LA
MONT. detached Naval Academy to the
Mississippi. - .,t
Washington. ,.
| En.isn j. - SMITH. detached the Idaho
TO the Birmingham. -,
Ensign l. ID SMITH. detached the tonsteis'
| ton: TO the Minnesota ,.
Ensign ~ A. WARD. detached tse Misss-
/ sippi. 20 naval hospital. Philadelphia.
Ensign II. Z. RIDGELY, detaches the NH