The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-04
Result Of Investigations Of Lack
/. Of Proper Equipment and ARM
ing Of Soldiers Suggests New
Position I p. w.. d.
MUNITIONS SECRETARY
TO MAKE AL PURCHASES
investigators Declare They Are
Ready To Launch and Push
Forward Whatever Legislation
Is Required BY Program

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WASHINGTON, Jannary 4--tAsso-
ciated Press Creation Of a new cab
met position may result from the In
yestiRatton that Is being made By the
senate committee on military Affairs
Of the conditions ppfrounding the fan
ure to have an ample supply Of clothing
dicrs. Members q the committee said
last night that they were prepared 70
launch and urge ths legislation neces-
sary 70 create secretary OF num-
tons The duties Of such cabinet
offictaL they said, wouid give him COM
plets charge Of Al war materials ana
the purchasing Of them g., 4. z
Senator Chamberlain is the chairman
Of the committeel ON military affairs
which is conducting the investigation
of the affairs Of the military Of the Ma
ton at home and IN France. This in
yestigation Is covering the question OF
arms, munitions ahd equipment which
of course included uniforms and Other
clothing, -
Complaints Como Fast srs !: i, ,,at !
ri soon after the opening OF the pres
M.. sr. ss,Sa ~ y ~ 80. sss a =
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Isenaiors Chs snsherilIl 81 and McNAif that
lfhe9 Oregon National Guard troops q
Mineola, Long Island 2 part Of th'
! Rainbow Divisioa, were living In tent
| without floors and al 2 result thert
\ was considerable illness Including some
pneumonia among them. is' -,
/ On the same day Senator Wadsworti
i said that from all over the country
where cantonments were located ther'
had come complaints Of insufficien'
clothing and equipment. Not one can
tonment; he affirmed was adequatel,
supplied snd equipped, He was told
the men were wearing light summeI
under-clothing and there was even
shortage of blankets. .g..E ,".
Investigation Ordered ".r ..
| Following these assertions the sen
ate committee on military affairs or
dered a sweeping and non.partisaI
stock taking Of war affairs and the wa
department's activities. This was dom
on motion of Senator Reed Of Missour
whe said: "I regret the spirit o
4 congress which has been for man!
months to shift all responsibility upoI
1.-THE President and to heap all burden
upon him. Let us wash our hands o
the responsibility and say that durin
the war the government consists
the President and his advisers.
! "Sueh is not the case. We canno
escape these responsibilities"
Congress Criticised. "a, a,a rat ,u
HI Crozier has blamed congress for 1t
slowness in apprOpriating the none
Ineeded for arms Ind munitions. Other
lhave placed similar responsibilities o
congress. 1t is claimed that depart
Ement heads were forced to crowd nv
lwears activities into a few months.
II The investigation has developed
the committee feeling Of this respor
, Liability and a recognition Of tn
| tremendous responsibilities that haV
lrested upon few men and wakene
members of the committee to tn
NECESSITY Of dividing such resPons
bilities and if necessary to, create ne
positions and new portfolios to do so.
To create such new cabinet pos
Ition will, II is claimed, be taking le
; sen from the other allies in what the
D lhave learned from their longer e.
D lperienees in the warfare,
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