| Show RAYNER AIDS COL COL- STEWART Requests Court of of Inquiry Inquiry for Officer Exiled to Abandoned Abandoned Fort Washington Senator Senator Rayner recently recently re re- re- re Gently Introduced a resolution authorizing authorIzing author izing the president to convene a court of Inquiry to consist of five officers of or the arm army to Investigate charges and accusations against Col William F. F Stewart of the army Col Cot Stewart has been detailed to serve until retirement at the abandoned aban aban- military post at Fort Grant Ariz Personal peculiarities chiefly a bad temper causing constant friction with y yI 1 l I 4 t l COL W f ST T ART his enlisted men and associate officers officers officers of of- are cited as the cause of the displeasure of the war department officials officials officials and of the president toward Col Stewart do not disguise their wish to get him out of the army yet they admit that the end could not be attained attained attained at at- through court So they have adopted the plan assigning him to duty where there is no duty and in n the most unpleasant surroundIngs surroundings surroundings surround surround- ings to be found Col Stewart is determined to serve his full time In the active service of which he has three years remaining He therefore has avoided commit committing ting any breach of regulations When ordered to the abandoned post at Fort Grant Ariz he obeyed and and Immolated ed himself In the desert When ordered to the other abandoned abandoned aban aban- post at St St. Augustine Fla thither he went He was t then en ordered back to Fort Grant Senator Rayner has looked up the precedents and finds that the case presents violations of American law unparalleled in time of peace |
