The Booker T. Washington Papers, Vol.9, page 257, Apr. 1907, U. of Illinois Press

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APRIL · ~ go) of ~Johnson's transfer to a consulate at Goree-Dakar, French West Africa, he wrote Loeb that the news ''has pained and disappointed me inexpressibly.'' He pointed out that Johnson measured up to every demand of the consular service and was a loyal party man. ''We haven't got many men who can 'stand upon their feet and play the game,''' he observed, ''and when we find one, he certainly deserves good treatment at the hands of those he is serving.'' (Anderson to Loeb, Apr. 5, 1907, Con. 7, BTW Papers, DLC.) 2 after receiving copies of BTW's and Anderson's letters, Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon wrote Loeb: ''Under all the circumstances, Mr. Johnson will be left at Puerto Cabello for the present.'' He pointed out that Johnson could hardly expect promotion after only one year. (Apr. 9, 1909, Con. 7, BOW Papers, DLC.) From Horace Bumsteac3 Brookline. Mass. Apr. lo, 1907 My dear Dr. Washington: Replying to your letter of Mar. 2~3, in answer to mine of Mar. I, I would say: The purpose of my former letter was to get at the essential facts in the case of Mr. Penney in such a way as to enable our Board of Trustees, of which he is a member, to know what action it ought to take in regard to him. For this reason I regret that you have not answered my questions more definitely. The points raised, which you speak of as ''details or incidents in connection with the case,'' and which you prefer not to enter into, seem to me of vital importance to a just decision of the question as it comes before us, if not as it came before you. However, I will not press you for further reply if you feel that it would involve too long a correspondence and is not worth the time and effort involved. But it seems only fair to you that I should state how the matter now lies in our minds, with such evidence as is now before us, in order that you may still have an opportunity to correct us on any matters of fact or inference before we take action which might seem to reflect in any way on the action taken at Tuskegee. The case against Mr. Penney, as we understand it, is based upon the testimony of two girl students who, ten or a dozen years apart, have charged him with immoral conduct. In neither case was there any corroborative evidence aside from the word of the girl. In both 257