Show FORAKER FORMER ASSAILS I II I CHIEF I Ohio Ohio S Senator Bitterly Assails President for Dismissing S Negro Troops OVERSTEPPED AUTHORITY Declares Declarer J Exceeded Power 10 1 lit In Blot ca WIil cJ Will Call Cal for Cor In l II l I Washington ton Dec 20 P Senator I-Senator Foraker of or Ohio delivered In the he senate senal this afternoon aft aft- af- af ernon a scathing criticism of or President Roosevelt for Cor hl isis his recent or order er dismissing from the he army three companies of oC negro nero troops troop His remarks were v the most sensational delivered In that bo body since Ince the notable speech early enry In the year ear delivered b by Senator Bailey In denunciation of or the he Presidents President's attu attitude e on railroad rate rato le legislation leg leg- The Ohioan a member of oC the time committee commit commit- tee on military affairs ho asked the senate to direct to Investigate all al facts acts connected wih the recent riot at Brownsville Tex showed much feeling In his handling of or the use subject A ma- ma ma- ma maJor Jor o of the members on the lie Republican sc side of ot the chamber were In their seats seats There wore were wert not many Democrats present The latter later later listened d attentively to the debate debate de de- de- de bate batt but made no comment It I WI was different different different dif dif- dif dif- ferent on the he RepublIcans Republican side where some of the OhIoans OhIoan's most telling lulling hits were greeted with wih lau laughter and exclamations tons of appreciation I by y senators who come com from frons the states having a large negro negro ne tie- gro population Several rl c Interrupt Speaker The only Interruption came from Mr i Knox Pa Mr r Lodge Mass Mas ass Mr Ir Spooner Spooner ner tier is Is and Mr Scott Scot West Vest Va Vu It I was wa th the thu latter who In demanding u a congressional Investigation sent ent many of or his lilb colleagues Into loud laughter by declaring de de- de- de clarn claring that If I It ha had not beer bec for a colored regiment rt M San Juan Juan th the country country coun coon try would not riot now have a square deal president In Iri the White Hous House The Massachusetts senator looked upon as ts the e of or the administration I Ion on the floor argued for fat the withholding o of judgment until unU the time full Cul records record which had been sent to o time the senate by iho tho Pr President l- l dent could coull be be carefully examined He Ic char charged c that the Twenty fifth Twenty Twenty-fUh In Infantry Infantry infantry In- In fantry had been guilty guRty of four previous outbreaks In Its history Before adjournment for Cor the holidays lS l'S Mr 11 Foraker presented a resolution of or In Investigation In- In I which h had nto modified le am arid and which he announced lie no Ie would pre press aft r rhe the thC rc re re uarY AM t- t WJ U Ui m l Il Utica upon tt i J Kl gl un That bo ho tJ lied Ills 1 il vr o cr nm nn tint that he had mf misconceived and misjudged the testimony upon which he ho hud Juul bused baaed dismissal He lIe read ud u a port part h hs order of or le of ot the lie tie constitution to prove proc the tha former and th the articles of or war and the department depart depart- ment records s on tho lie riot to substantiate the tho latter Intel cont contention s Should h. h Congress pro i provides cs how men shall bo be enlisted and how they shall be dis discharged dis- dis ls- ls I charged he declared and pointed out that thai tha If It the negro troops were guilty as I charged of oC mutiny and a refusal to test testify tes tee t fy punishment had been properly pro pro- prIded pr- pr tided for such offenses I find no ca case cane and arid know of ot no occasion which permits summary removal removal- or arbitrary and dictatorial dictatorial dic die tutorial punishment he lie declared with wih especial emphasis martial Court mortal Court proceedings s are arc provided for by congress I Mr Jr I Lodge remarked that there had had- been 3 previous cases In the arm army of or discharges behar es without honor and he sided with the thc President and Secretary of War Var WarIn VarIn wih In their thel contention that hat such discharge could coul hot not be considered erell punishment But Dut isis Is a n case retorted Mr Ir For- For aker alter where the he men were not seeking discharge but were resisting it This Isa isa is isa a case where the men been charged a with wih having committed an atrocious crime and where the they had been protest protest- leg crime their ther Innocence He Tie declared that those who attempted to draw a line Une between between between be be- tween discharges w without honor and dishonorable dishonorable dis dis- ls- ls honorable discharge were Ja stinkIng making ing a distinction die dis cs mellon wh where herc re none existed the President President dent an and anybody else to lO the he contrary notwithstanding o Says Evidence E B Was Was- T Loose He stigmatized stigmatised the evidence against tho the soldiers as being made up of or disjointed conflicting 05 nn and loose reports And thIl this ho he hI continued on with wih stinging sarcasm Is wh what t t the tho hI President has based his hs action aton t on 00 Mr lr Knox Inquired whether he lie bae based I his hh criticism of ot the he President wholly upon the tho number of eye witnesses referred to Mr 11 Foraker retorted that he accepted I the he Presidents President's own statement I He lIe sad he believed ed that the President was le big enough and Just enough to undo the wrong when he was shown glown his error lb Ho declared that he wanted an a. a opportunity II lo under unity to examine the witnesses oath I want to examine cross closs the captain of or the Texas Rangers Ranger who Major Blocksom Block Block- som says sas were so brave that ho he would CI fight ht hell hel with a bucket of water water Mr Lodge Lode briefly but warmly defend defended ed 11 th the administration and suggested that It I might be bc well wel for all al to lo reserve criticism cism until they hey ha had an ams opportunity to stud study the mess believe that hat any officer of of- I 1 will wi be e slow to ny fleer of ot the United States arm army no matter matter matter mat mat- ter from froni what state he lie halls hails hals would b be b i guilty of the unspeakable Infamy of ot advising advising ad ad- lie tho removal or holding up to shame of or a a negro m-gro cause because e that officers officer's I father tather mad had ad been a Democrat Demorat i Ho lie then presented official reports to show that this same caine r regiment during Ha Its long service ser laid hid hat shot up four our towns and that fatalities had resulted One of ot these was In Sturgess Dakota two In Nebraska and one El EI Paso Tex He Ito Heald said ald h hr be Jre presented these eases a ps In its to the declaration of Mr Foraker that Is was inconceivable that that the dismissed soldiers soldier could commit such suc a 0 crime as ashad l' l mad had been charged against them hem tem v The debate Wf concluded conclude by Sc M. tt t I paying lu a great tribute to lh time the valor aror of ot colored troops and shortly horty after tilt tilt-nt nt I.-nt was tak taken n for Cor tho time hOlta holidays |