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Show Si? k &r Jtf We M n rKUM lAr I Col. Garrard Discriminated Discrimi-nated Against a Soldier Sol-dier Who Is a Jew Washington, June 5. Col. Jos Garrard, Gar-rard, U. S. A., commanding the cavalry caval-ry post at Fort Mer, Va., today was roprlmnndcd by tho secretary of war under orders from President Taft for reporting adversely an application of a soldier to take examlnr-tlon for promotion pro-motion to commissioned grade on the ground of Jewish parentage. Tho President said It was hard to deal with the matter "with patience and without condemnatory words that had better not be written." The President's action has created something of a sensation not only in army circles, but throughout Washington. Washing-ton. The young soldier Involved in. the controversy Is Frank Bloom, a private pri-vate In Battery F, of the Third field artillery, who Is now on duty on tho Mexican border l Several vears ago Bloom was urgqd for aprolntment to West PolnL Presl-. dent Roosevelt, not being In a position posi-tion at the time to make the appointment, appoint-ment, suggested to Bloom lhaf ho ep.-llst ep.-llst and, "like a true American," fight his way up from the ranks The youni? man took the advice, entered the army whore he ls said to havo made a god record and recently took his first examination ex-amination for promotion. It Is said that Bloom failed on this examination but, In view or tho prejudice brought about by tho Col. Garrnrd endorsement Bloom will be ordered up for final examination ex-amination again In Sctembcr. On this point, President Taft, In a letter to Simon Wolf of thl6 ctv. said" "I shall take stcs to see that the examination to which Private Bloom Is subjected Is one In which he will bc given a fair chance and not be exposed ex-posed to any unjust prejudice " Col. Garrard's endorsement on Bloom's papes, to which President Taft so strongly objected, wh,n brought to his attention, was as follows: fol-lows: "The applicant Is a son of Mr. Jos. A. Bloom of Jewish persuasion who Is now and has been for a number of years, a tailor at this post. His associations asso-ciations ns far as I know and that f his famllv have been with enlisted monand their families and have bcon "respectable.- " " " e j - "The young man Is undoubtedly horv; est and upright, pmb'tlous and deserving deserv-ing but, for the reasons stated, I, would not desire him In mv command ns an officer and a social and persoml assorlote The presence of tho applicant's appli-cant's famllv at a military pest would" bo subversive of discipline and their nrobnblo trotmont a source of mortification mor-tification to thorn and frequent causo of trouble to commanding officers. From an experience of many years, I havo found, except In few cases, fow communities whoro Jows are rccclveu as deslrablo social associates " -oo |