Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-16
CONGRESS IS SURE
TO INVESTIGATE
AINSWORTH
MATTER
A General Investigation Of
the War Department Will
Result From the Recent
Army Sensation.
GENERAL AINsw0RTH Is
ALLOWED TO RETIRE.

Cnv EvenlnE Herald a. a. Lcns~d Wirei
Washington. Fob. t6 Tho Aius-
worth case took o. sudden turn tate
today when President Tpu approved
the formor adjutant gcuernrs applica-
tlon for retirement Thu means
there VIII be mo- court martial. O. M
said.
The action OF The president. it o.
believed finally ol.ays the case
against Gouoral AHuHurh and There
VIII hc no further military proceed
iugs. The generals application was
based upon thiru -sevrp years sorv-
ice IN the army and vos purely vol
untury So far ua official rCrnrdr
show fhcre ar" now uo charges stand
ing against him Tho application for
retirement takes effect today.
Washingto0. F,b lG..-A congrca-
sional Investigation of tEc war depart
mont probably by % house commit
tee, appeared today to ha certain
outcome of thu NueWorth wood limo
and-stnff oantrovrray which resulted
Yesterday in ihc rclicf of Adlutauf
General Fred g. Ainsworth from or
| flee
Friends OF General Ainsworth IN
| the house were said To be- preparing
/ tho resolution of Investigation and
that am effort would bc made 10 hare
| tho scope of the inquiry SO widencd
as 10 include the administration Of
] N.f .f.... -. ssalh
] Leonard Wood, now cnicf OF staff Of
the army. wos military governor.
Judge Advocate General Crowdor
was busy to-day preparing the charges
on which General Alnsworth will be
tried by court martial
Meantime tho house of representa-
! tives took hand ~ war department
affairs by adopting an amendment TO
the army appropriation BIN consoli-
! dating tho offices Of chief 81 staff.
adiufani gpnorul and inauectur gem
cre lrfo single bureau Of the gem
| crul staff Tho chief of staff would
he the supreme and directing head
with the ndiutuut general ana In
lepoctor gcnprai members OF the staff
Representative berger of Wiscoa-
em. Socialist attacked tho policy nf
NN fhLN ilNNNN "I'IIhNNNh NfNiNNf NN." ltfA hAAh
lit TO Doe standing preparation for
war" lie insisted the United states
needed no standing army for pui-
poses of defense
Texas alone" hc said could whip
Mexico I'm case of an attack n the
canadians should try 90 attack us {
believe New York could do tho job. "
Mr. Berger declared the govern
meut was spending gf00,000oo0 for
millmrlsm ana less than half that
sum FOR the entire public schools.
while no order OF military arrest
has beon issued the status Of Major
General Alnsworth is that of an Of
ucer under suspension ana under or
ders o. remain In Washington pend
Ing the adoption or disciplinary
measures by the department
The war department officials are
selecting the court ana formulating
/ the chnrgos. Necessarily several Of
ficors Of high rank must Dee used and
the department is communicating
with s0mo OF thCso who arc not now
IN Washington 90 ascertain " they
would find SO feasible 10 serve
The court probably viii be- one n
the most notable in army history u
| may De- several days before the issue
of the formal order creating the court
and citing General Alnsworth be-
fore t
Although the issues are exceedingly
Important involving the old rancor-
ous disputes that have been waged
between the limo and the STAFF for
twenty-five years, officers OF the de-
pnrtment do rot believe tho trial VIII
| consume much time. n ls believed
the evidence VIII Dee principally docus
mentary, including the orders and re-
ports issued from tho adiutnnt gen-
Gratis office within the last f1ur days.
and especially tho letter made public
Yesterday from Secretary Stimson to
Gerorol Aiasworth, formally chnrg-
ing him with disrespectful conduct
ln view ~ the limited accommoda-
4 uons at tho department the court
/ probably win assemble st the war
college or at Fort Myer across tho
| Potomac
General Ainsworth maintains
| reflecnCo ho has steadfastly observed
since Secretary Stimson'e letter was
| made public. ~ Oh understood he now
~ arrnnging for counsel and prepar-
ing his defense