Show I I ORDER IS EXPLAINED Discrimination Against Negro Troops Is Denied Jan iThe nei oro to sail for the PhUl rn m of the tho white thO he Ja last t will not Jt leave thiS un early In iho followIng lement wits i J from the war department in or of the orders There was a flume Ume between 1502 au aim 1906 when the colored ts wen n Il t to the Philippine alBuM at all III Ii HUi however this policy polley was chan ed the lY en Infantry n a colored regiment was w to time the Phil Phu and Is now tb there Time Tae service t fit ii time the Infantry in the Philip 8 has been entirely an anit it I is thou bt the of the other r r rg meats ut will be beThe The st statement then e ts cites General Hod report praising th negro troops in time departments of the Vi and Mu o Because mf f this report t th h statement and the staff recommended and the t decided tt It to b bt wise ce to return to th the fr far farmer mer policy or of equal foreign service or of an anthe a time the regiments f of the mobile arm army The present assignment of the othe oth colored regiments to th the merely for an equal OQual distribution of service They have not been there for tor fon years It now becomes fair air to them a an ant 1111 t other othet regiments that they he be assign tv to the tho Philippines in due order Foreign service It should l be increases the pay of the men 20 per r 1 anti counts double time for It i iw w 1 out at time the department fore thAt the Idea that thee orders s wr to the colored troops or were made mado on aCcount of the Brownsville at fir wits utterly absurd |