Show GENERALS GENERAL'S S 'S SPEECH I CALLS fOR FOB ACTION f'S Court Martial May Be Ordered for Frederick Dent Grant HE CRITICIZED ROOSEVELT Cognizance to He Ire Oh Given en Incident Incident Inci Inci- dent Until Truth of Alleged Kc- Kc Is Ib non I 1 Va Washington Feb 23 3 Official Washington believes that if it the language language lan lan- guage ua e attributed to General Frederick Dent Dont Grant at a speech he mode made In Philadelphia last night ht Is 18 proven pro to tobe tobe tobe be an accurate transcript of ot what the general gal said ho hu will be mar court The army regulations regulations' specifically provide for the dismissal of at a soldier criticising tho the President or such other punishment as ns the martial court may prescribe General Grant was waR a Q guest at the tho banquet of uC the George G. G Mead post No 1 G G. A A. A R R. at al the Union League ue In Philadelphia last lost night Tho The general according to accounts ma mado o a short hort address thanking the I diners for or their cordial reception of ot him and antI was about to resume his 1118 seat scat when there came a a. shout of Wont you talk about your father rather The Tho general smiled and antI Sl said d Very Veo well I will Ho continued It Is with pride that I talk about I m my father and und I am always especially I proud to recall ice tho the message sent ent to Canada by England on the tho occasion o of the trouble between that country and antI the United States in 1877 1377 England England Eng Eng- land notified Canada that in the event of or a war she could not look to tho the mother country for assistance as at England Eng England Eng Eng- land was not prepared to ll fight ht General General General Gen Gen- eral Grant and his millions of or trained trainee soldiers soW leIs leI's According to tho the report which reached Washington General Grant further said And Awl I am sorry that tuo tho time has Ins come como when whon the President of or tho the United Continued on Oil hags o h tuo I GENERALS GENERAL'S SPEECH I CALLS FOR ACTION Continued from flom Pa Page o One States has ha to lo talk and argue ague with will the indicted mayor mayot- of a 3 eit city as to how ho the United States tates will ivill wl carr carry on the provisions of or a treaty with wih another country countr I mb do not believe belo e such a thing timing would h have happened between larch 4 1873 anti anil March lach 1 t. t 1877 l-l l t wa was er urged urgel to about aboul hi an aVid thid to d m mai lY y le about tl Oio capture cap cap- tm ture c of or if Fort Foit on ol anti anil thi th Vicksburg Vicks Vicks- burg b campaign What hat Statutes l ro The rime articles of or war vat specifically provide pro l- vide for Cot a a com martal cOUt court t of or an aim for fo criticising the die President Article 19 Is as n follows An who uses or disrespectful words against th e President the congress of the time United States tates or tho time chief chlo magistrate or legislature leg leg- Ig- Ig in any ammy part parlor oC of tho time United States where he is quartered shall be b dismissed from flom tho ho service or cm otherwise otherwise otherwise other other- wise punished as the time court martia court martal l may decide An Any soldier who so offends offends of of- fends shall be punished as the time court court- martial martal mn may direct Article 61 says sas lAn Any officer 1 who is convicted con of con conduct unbecoming an n officer and gentleman shall be ills us- missed from the service Article 64 s says The officers and soldiers of or any ait troops whether whether militia or oth others Is I's mustered and auth In lit pay of time thc States shall at all ni times and antl n nall in inal all al places be governed by lW the articles of or war wal anti and shill b be ct to lo be le tried triei b by court cOUl martial martal Xo Nu Action by hy Secretary jn Tuft r. r These articles constitute tIme the Ul- Ul basis lasis of or any action acton that that ma may bo be 1 taken tul against General Grant Grant There niece Is first th tIme the general provision as to conduct conduct unbecoming an aim officer and amut a n gentleman gentle g man nina there thele is Is second n a specific provisIon provision pro pro- vision forbidding g tho the criticisms of the President ent by an aim 31 officer there is tho lie third provision which mal makes an officer officer clr nt at all al times and in lii all al places subject subject sub sub- joeL to the articles of or war var Secretary tary Taft this evening ening e through hi isis his secretary said he lie hind hall b been en in informed In- In formed formell of or the hit tl speech ma made le l by General Grant Crant had road read reat the language attributed buted to tn him but had hUll tal taken n no ito action adlon In Jim a a matter mater of this kind or or ordin ordinarily in- in with an officer high In rank ranI as General Grant Gramit time the tl plan plait of or procedure ure is for tor tho time y of or war to communicate with wills the officer In question anti and I ask If 1 1 he lie had b h ren en quoted correctly If I the officer should admit that he I had been a court martial would be in instituted in- in by the time of oC I Ian I secretary war by byan an aim army officer If J the time officer should I don deny the accuracy of or the tho quotation his ide statement nl would be e accepted tl by time the secretary of or war or if Ir thi the secretary I or 01 01 the time PIe President desired to lo pursue the time matter still sll further a court of Inquiry could be he instituted for tho thu purpose of or taming ascot tho the facts facts Tho Time court martial In that event would d' d depend end upon tho Iho findings of or time the com COUt I of tf i inquiry nf U Iry The of ot a court of or tons Inquiry are arc accepted by tho the war Avar department May ru Take TaJ Three Actions A court of or inquiry can reach any one of oC three e conclusions It I C can l hi iii II effect clear cleat the officer of or the charge l by recommending recommendinG that hut no further ac ac- thou tion lon be he taken talen second It can declare that a reprimand Is sufficient to meet the time offense It can cn recommend moe time the hol holding of ll a al court martini martial martal In tho the event of or a court of oC inquiry to tain whether or 01 not General Grant irant hall had actually uttered tho time words wortle attributed to him him of nl any tho the gentle men inca present nt at lh lie tho banquet last night would be he summoned aa mis S witnesses The rho latest I I. 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I j lel HUH taut was isas tle me tao on one In involving Gen Gen- Gen eral Cral Miles Allies in Iii his Imis hil comm comment nt about em em- beef resulting ruHn front from his Imis tomor tout tour of or Inspection in lii Cuba and alli Porto lorto Rico General Miles however when asked for fOI qt an aim al explanation declared he lie had imad b ben been en misquoted by 1111 a newspaper reporter re- re I porter porte but cd criticism which h he made mallo later on the fn gi ground of I his dut duty A court of or inquiry wa was ord- ord ereth for the lie dual rel purpose of or ascer- ascer ta taming Ju just t what Gen General ml Miles had hat said and amid of or tho the truthful ness H of hi hl charges charges q qs pi to 10 bUll bath food tooth Undoubtedly Secretary Taft Tar will wi I communicate with the lie wih President b be fore te taking any step In tho time Grant irant mattel mat mat- tom tel er The TIme President Is s tonight nt at liar Har- va ard Ill The offense of ot General Grant as mI- suming U nt he was Correctly quoted Is s a aggravated by hy tho time fact that he lie w was s I international ional IS lumen issues I To ii provide against such uch b by aB 1 anti antt an aim order ordel nav navy avy time the President YAU Years when there ere was general generi talk about met filet a con- con between Germany ami l the United States Males absolutely 1 prohibiting from flom international ton ques- ques Officers of time the war deportment nn and tIme the ger were s so o amazed at nt time Iha V lemark remarks Attributed r Gi Grant ant that V to Gel General ml t they expressed time the opinion that ito ho could not nol have oual iy erred s so gO h y also expressed pr ed the tho l 1 opinion l 5 lon that thata Gra is a n nelT very elT and amid I Time ij iou L I. ver r was waR hat thal it hind had rl bp 1 correct y offense r Lh ihu was wa unusually grave glave |