Show CANNOT ESCAPE TH PRESIDENT Message Worked in With Re Report port of a Senate Committee THE BROWNSVILLE AFFAIR PAINS BEING TAKEN TO PACIFY COLORED BROTHER Washington March 11 In connection connection tion with the report rep rt of the senate com corn committee committee on military affairs of ot the Brownsville riot which was made to the senate today the president trans transmitted transmitted a message in which he said that the facts set forth in his order dismiss dismissIng dismissIng dismissing Ing the negro soldiers had been sub substantiated by the testimony before tho the committee He recommended in his message that the time for or the rein reinstatement reinstatement reinstatement statement of the discharged soldiers which has expired be extended for a year in order to permit the president to reinstate the discharged men who did not not fall within the terms pf of his I dismissal Senator Warren presented the report ol of f the committee on behalf of the majority and Senator Foraker the views of the minority Presidents Message The following is the text of the pres pros presidents presIdents message To the Senate On Dec 12 1906 the secretary of war by my direction is issued sued suell the following order Applications to reenlist from for former former mer flier members of the companies B C Cand Cand Cand and D infantry who were discharged under the provisions of special order No war depart department dep rt ment Nov 9 1906 must be made in Ia writing and am be accompanied by such evidence also in writing as aM the applicant applicant applicant cant may desire to submit to show that he ht was neither implicated in the raid on Brownsville Tex on the night of ot I Aug 13 1906 nor withheld any evi evidence evidence dence deuce that might lead lo the discovery of the perpetrators thereof Time Limit Expired Proceedings were begun under this order but shortly thereafter an Investigation Investigation investigation was directed by the senate and the proceedings under the order I were stopped The Te T e senate committee entrusted t with the work has bas now Com toni Completed completed the Investigation and finds that the facts upon which my nty order of dis discharge discharge charge pf f Nov No 9 was based are substantiated 1 by the evidence The 11 i by hp therefore now n Wava la end to revive the order ord r of Dec 12 1906 and to have it carried out in whatever shape may be necessary to achieve the purpose therein set forth any addi additional additional i donal evidence being taken which may maybe maybe I be of aid in the ascertainment of the 1 truth The Thee time limit during which it was possible to reinstate any individual ual soldier in connection with the terms of or this order has however ex expired I therefore recommend the I passage passa e of a law extending this time limit so far tar as the passage of the law lawand lawland lawand I and land permitting the reinstatement by direction of the he president of any man I who in his judgment shall appear not notto notto notto to be within the class whose discharge was deemed necessary in order to maintain the discipline and moral of ot orthe the army anny Signed THEODORE ROOSEVELT iThe The White House March 11 1903 The Various Reports The majority report contended that the shooting was ione one by some mem members members members bers of the infantry though the testimony fails falls td t Identify Identity the particular participants It states despite the considerable contradictory testimony ny the case Is proved The principal minority re report report I port presented by Senator Scott rec recommends recommends I that the negro soldiers be re restored restored restored stored as it has been Impossible to as ascertain ascer ascertain certain ln who did the shooting Senators Foraker and Bulkeley turned in a supplementary report de declaring declaring claring daring that the testimony of ot eyewitnesses eyewitnesses nesses against the negro soldiers Is un unreliable unreliable Unreliable reliable and the weight of evidence shows that none of ot the negro soldiers participated A supplemental s report by Senators Warren Lodge Warner Varner and Dupont declares the evidence shows the as assault assault assault sault was perpetrated by members of or orthe the battalion but that It is reasonable to believe that all the soldiers were not concerned and recommends res restoration restoration of all rights and privileges to the innocent men This and the For Foraker Foraker Foraker aker report include remedial bills Comment of Mr Tillman Tiliman After the reports had been read Sen Senator Senator ator Tillman Tiliman expressed the desire that all Of f them might be printed as one document and that the presidents mes message message message sage taking back his order of dis discharge discharge discharge charge should be printed 1 with them He said he wanted the entire report for the benefit of the Senator Bailey also commented on rn the report saying that there seems seema to 0 Continued on page 2 CANNOT ESCAPE THE PRESIDENT Continued from Page 1 be a race of diligence to see who wh could best satisfy the dissatisfied Republicans j cans before of the corn com coming corning ing campaign The Texas senator and Senator War Warren Warron I ron ren Joined in itt a warm colloquy in which I Warren remarked that It was fortu fortunate nate Pate that some sonic people could not see e themselves as others see sec them th fu t tb Hi which Mr Bailey replied that if It Sir Mr rr Warren could see sec the Republican par parly part party ly ty t y in its right light he would be more mor ashamed of this than I ever eer have been en 1 ashamed of or myself that Is If he can I Ibe be put pUl to shame Senator Warren stated that the mil nih military company was waa Va preparing a bill bilI restoring r the Ute rights of the he discharged rg d soldiers authorizing r and arid providing pity from fr m the tithe time of or their reenlistment |