The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-16

useHSN huseii nt TO take judicial ac-
lion, but had laid the entire matter
before tho President who ordered tina
the adjutant- general be relieved a,
once.
Your present action" says tho sec
s retary In conclusion, which, because
OF the prior warning received and
the length of time consumed in the
preparation OF Your present memoran-
dum, must be deemed deliberate. is
therefore but the elimination of a
Scrics of outbreaks evidencing such in :
tolerance of subordination and such
readiness to impugn either the motives
or the injustice Of those with whom
II is your duty to work in association
as. If uncorrcctcd, to destroy your use =
1ulness In your present Office. II ie
Impossible that tho business OF the
government shall be properly conduct
cd II Official communications are made
me occasion for contemptuous com
ments and aspcrsions upon fellow
ohcers and for insolencc to superiors.
Under such circumstances self-rcspect
would forbid that cooperation which
Is necessary to effective service"
Immediately on receiving the letter
General Ainsworth went to his apart :
nents, and would see only few init
mate friends. He was instructed to
await orders in the city. Colonel II. II.
Mccain was appointed acting adjutant-
general. and Immediately began his
duties.
Not Enough Active officers tn Try Him.
Not In many years has an officer OF
such high rank been summoned before
q court martial The court probably
"iil be ordered within the next few
days, and as the active list does not
contain enough officers of sufficient ly
high rank TO try General Ainsworth
the retired list will be called upon to
supply the deficiency.
a In
orders not 10 leave Is not under arrest;
lie Will be technically taken into GUS
lodS when the military court is form
ed. At that time he will be served
with copy OF the charges preferred
against him. now being drawn by tho
.audSe advocate general. He will DO
permitted to employ counsel
When news OF the suspension OF
General Ainsworth was received at
me capitol, and prccipitatGd u lively
exchange in the House. the army ap-
preparation bill was being debated The
news same just when the amendment
extending from three 10 five years The
term of enlistment was being debated.
= MS amendment had the Endorsement
OF General Ainsworth. but was strong
~ opposed by the general stan.
Il charge that the information sup
Piled to the Committee on Military AZ
fairs has been misleading" shouted
Representative II. F. Hobscn, of Ala
bama. shaking his fist at his Democra-
tic colleagues; that IL cma,ated from
the office Of the adjutant- general nnd
that the adjutant general expected In
return for his services to be made !,
lieutenant He charged That
there had been n conspiracy absolving
Chairman Hay of any connection with
II or knowledge of il, however
Il claim that every noble impulse on
tie part OF the chairman has been taken
advantage Of" said MIR. Hobson Then
referring to General Ainsworth he con-
tinued: Here is an officer who has re-
manned .; desk for twcnty-six years
In Washington. continuously. has risen
from one point 10 another, has secured
similar riders upon appropriation bills
for the abolition of the office of adj
1utant- general until he could get the
office himself and then mas had II re-
established by the same process, and is
right here under those circumstances
in return for Information which he
supplies. l charge that he supplies his
Information in an irregular way: that
he never sends any statement through
the regular channels"
Chairman Hay Denies II.
Chairman Hay denied In positive
terms that the COMMITTEES had been
fraflickins with the adjutant- general.
lie added that the charge of a CON
Bpiracy was false. and said.
Every bit of information for which
the committee has asked was through
the Secretary OF War. and was sent to
me by the Secretary OF War"
Other members o. the committee also
rcpudiated Mr.. IIobson's charges. The
amendment extending The .en!!stracn.
tern, to five years was passed by n vote
OF Ito to 80.
Not since tho Democrats got control
OF the House: in fact, not in months
Is, -.
iinued and deadeninS applause under
similar conditions as greeted Congress
man Hay. when he arose to answer the
attack az Congressman Hobson.
Mr. Hay was at his best when he
took the floor to answer the Alabama
Congressman. and with tho entire
Democratic; side crying loudly, GO on"
eco on. go on" Don't stop" and
similar expressions. he did not hest
tate to say that this was not the first
time that Mr.. Hobson had tried to
cause split in the Democratic ranks
OF the House.
This statement brought out stin
more applause. and Mr.. Hobson. who.
for time. had been standing near by,
quietly retired to the rear OF the hail
where he heard a sound parliamentary
blistering administered to himself Sew.
eral times Mr.. Hobson attempted to
reply. but the temper OF the House
would not permit IT
Todays procedure was by all odds
tine most interesting feature OF the
present session from a Democratic
standpoint.
With court-martinl awaiting him,
Congressman Hay will I've one OF the
main witnesses against General Aims
worth. when the War Department has
drawn it's specifications against the
latter. charging him with iasubordna.-
ton.
Orders to Col onei Mccain.
The orders to Colonial RI =. Mccain
are short but comprehensive They
state that Major General F. c. Aims
worth. the adiutant general. has been
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