The Washington times., 1918-02-02
ONLY TOO RIFLES
FOR2O,OOOMEN,
SAYSROOSEVELT


KANSAS CITY, Psb. a.-"secretsry
Bakers osnersl Dsnisir II the theme
Of q eeDyrtshtsA sditeFial aFtiols ey
Thsoaors Roosevelt in the Keneas
city star. TIE article fellows:
Secretary. Baka-'s denlal Of any
seriout shogteepings in tie adminis-
tratio9 ef the Wer DepertmOnt Games
under several headA Part Of 4 10
prophscy, yhleh vp al hope viil turn
pianatioa or danlel Of facts as 70
which IL fs easy tc ret arst-hand In
fofmatisa. Witk tkiS psrt. I thail
deal In ny nest sditssiaL Part o. q
relates to sllegatlena - to which - is
almost Impossible 70 got hrst-hand
lnformation except from offisaFs
whose nani1a eaanet BE euoted. be-
cause this would probehly entail pun
ishInoAt upon them. II is with this
part that nov deal.
General Wood, two yeara ago before
The Con|ressionsl eomfnittse ard
tgains oll4 year ago before the Goa
kresslp1Ii committee, set fcrth In
detail our unDreteredness. Every
fact he stated has proved 10 bestFue.
aHd 10 Be bat small part Of the truth.
fet he has been singled out for
punishrIent because Of thus heYing
told cohsrtss the truth. and we ana
our iIiieS are new paying dearly for
eur failure q act on the truth which
NJ thus told.
Under such conditions it is impos-
sibis 70 make public the names Of
the o6icsru and enlisted men through
whom We oceasiouaily learn OF
abuses.
Ieo Rshss Vsr seseo Msa.
HsvertheiSis, Il u Imperative TO try
u correct the abuses. II the Admin-
istralIon had net punished General
weed for telling the truth. the leom-
plai9ts would ~ q once laid before
the depsstment and the wrongs rsm-
elisd. Under existing conditions, Il
is Imperative 70 call public attention
70 them.
A major general Informed me In
oetobSF that he he's 100 rides Cor
1900 pasn, and most strongly feIt
that theee men should not have been
brought 70 the camp until the hog
tltalS. barrAeke. heating afrangs-
meats clothes ans erns we're ready
Another major central toid me in
sxplalatioa Of the shortags Of Sup
tited abroad, thet enc shipioad Of big
co6st defsnee GAint had 70 be returned
btcauss when they reached Fralce ID
was dipeevsfed that there we're no
eaFTisgss for them.
Hundress Of efrteers aua uoneom-
naissioned onieefs have told me Of
lack Of ovsrcoitt. Of winter under-
eiOlhiuG. Of hNaVY aoekn
01e .quarterm4steF, being unable
othsTvtso ts.,get voolen gloves for
the mO8 N esd weather, finally got
them. frem- thAs Red Gross. and was
oRieiAliy rspfiiaRndOd for % doing. .
Two o9ieSTs 1u3c cfmed - H. when.
In France there was Q shorG14s q
shoes. They were tens1BW&& due to
= shipment OF eoftina. - 4Inn<tol
that they we're not - 81 = ofyins,.
but boxes eontaintnf t1tIothA =
The nsvspaper Sgty1 tnIIp re-
poatediy have told 70 -, fk2ee -
shoes. One recsnk,sG' ~ wanI
that q Shipment of o. iapns. not
eefnns. Vas sent owes ttiis Cas-
per Whitney reeitss thaf the sur
piusage vas large 6hibmsnt Of hos
pital eotN A. Any rate the shortage
Of shoas is updusstioned. whether
clay pigsenS or hospital. ebta.
Pay b Arrears af ChFtstnsA.
A leading NVR York busiless man
has just wTittso ME Of the complete
lack ~ hospital ana medical facilities
In one camp. The superintendent of
q Bible teaehers' training school
writes that his son volunteered, lsav-
Ing q wife ana two little ehiidhsn.
That his. pay was over q. a.Donfh. N
arrears and that at ChristI1as llu3e.
be Wrote % follows: -.
I'VE have not yet receives cdfN6ll
vsmbsr pay. Al this time ofthesY1&f.
TIE boys don't want II for thtfhsSl4s5;. 1.
tAeZ Went IL to send some ntkik'
thtnt1 hotps to their mothsfs g..
felxeg efsNsSthearts. q and, in iotek -
tatet % thefg ehifdren, to whom A6kI
esiItue ec[nSthing from daddy mssHt'
be ma xet even that uftls pleas
nf{stf fffifc Us. Can 40 lot bring
t4IR TO ne attention OF the peopls
Nho are supporting AiS Govern
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