The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-01-29

lain said that from Secretary Baker 5
general statement the country would
believe that "everything was lively
and the goose hung high, so far as
clothing is concerned"
But when you talk to the men that
command these boys you ind it isn't
there" he continued "Cn per cap
ita basis it is there, bot net wher it
comes to effecti,I:. di t. sutton. The!v
simply haven. got the clothing
81 realize the difficulties Of the
quartermaster gea era!. He has done
the best he could unGer the present
system. The president inherited that
system and has done the best he
could The president isn't responsible
for the system. But the fact remains
that we haven't any clothing"
Senator Chamberlain said he pro-
posed to show by Secretary Bakers s
own testimony that the secretary did
not know of actual clothing condi-
ticns.
That's. why I say" he continued,
chat the president didn't know the
tr 18th. And I did He must have got
ten his facts from the secretary, who.
in tarc, got them from somebody else
and somebody must have led. An
Traits why I say the preside has not
been given the truth.
Strid;ng out into the center aisle
with an attitude of defiance, he
/. shouted
Il feel it my duty to my country
and my conscience to tell the truth. |
have no fear of God. MAJ or the devil
when my conscience prompts. And no
man in the country can keep NE from
! telling the truth. The only fear [
have is that this discussion may have
a bad effect on the country. But if the
! conditions exist they ought to be cor
rected and quickly. Great Britain
! found the same conditions and cor
rected them quickly. So did France" :"
Wooden Machine Guns.
Senator Chamberlain passed around
among senator's photographs of wood
en- machine guns, rifles and heavy ord
nance used at cantonments and asked
senators to study them carefully.
"They are of some use,' he explain
ed, Gin training men. But if I had a
boy training for the battlefield J
wouldn't want him to have his train
! ing with nothing else than a wooden
cannon"
England and France he said, saw
the mistake of having army men con-
troll the ordnance department.
"You must go to men who have done
these things to get results, he added.
"And congress should face this with
out fear of any man, but with due
regard for the distinguished coni-
mander-in-chief."
The commander of Camp Sherman,
Ohio. told him there was shortage
of 1000 overcoats there. He referred
that statement to Secretary Baker.
"In his usual placid way he said,
That's not true" remarked the SEN
ator.
Senator chamberlain then read from
a letter from Secretary Baker saying
a later report showed 1000 overcoats
were needed at Camp Sherman, but
that they "were in course Of ship
ment."
That's the way ever since the war
started, in course,' but not getting
there" he shouted.
Then placing in the record char'
submitted to the military committee
by Secretary Baker showing shortages
of matrial at all camps varying from
]! / to 80 per cent, Mr.. Chamberlain de-
clared he wished that condition to be-
come known to the people.
81 want it shown whether | dis
torted the truth when l said the mill
tary system had broken down, said
he.
Reading from the table to sho"
shortages of overcoats running as
high as IS per cent, the senator re
minded the senate the troops W re "in
the midst Of winter
81 am going to show that these hun
dreds and thousands Of men dying il
the cantonments are due to the war
department" he declared.
This information comes right from
the men who are on the ground. They
know what they are talking about.
didn't intend to do this, but in view
sc +bo c;+,,otjon t[ot nOnfr0ntS me and