The sun., 1918-10-22
SAYS CREEL DENIES
GERMAN ATROCITIES
Senator Poindexter Declares
Propaganda Is Being
Promoted.
CITES CRUCIFIxION CASE
Offers Proof Of Horrors He As
serts Bureau Seeks to
C0ntrOvert.
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Special Despdfch TO Tue SUE.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 3l.-The charge
WAS mad. IN the Senate to-day BY Sen
.tor Poindexter (wash.) that the Com
u,ttee on Public Information was en-
gagged just now In an earnest propa-
ganda to controvert acts of atrocities
and other inhumane acts by the military
and naval forces OF Germany and as
serted that Il was high time a substan-
tial reason was given for such sctivi-
ties
He said the often repeated account OF
the crucinxion OF a Canadian infantry
man by Prussian soldiers was one Of the
atrocities which the Creel Bureau had
taken upon itself to controvert He then
read into the record q letter from p. A.
Howard OF the st. Louis Chamber Of
Commerce in which a story of the atroc-
1ty was reported by an eye witness. the
brother Of the crucified soldier,
The letter recited that Mr.. Howard
had interviewed In Paris A. c. Cole. East
Liverpool. Ohio. who declared thst he
had found the body of his brother. Ser
seant A. 3. Cole. nailed by hands and
The horror. Cole told Mr.. Howard. was
committed at Ypres July 81. 1915.
Has Corroborating witness.
A c. Cole, Mr. Towards letter went
on to say. is a member Of the Canadian
Tunnelling Corps. He signed and swore
20 a statement Of the crucihxion. He
also brought Frederick A. Robinson.
cayuga. Ind. q member OF the Fifty
eighth Canadian Infantry Battalion. as
another corroborating eye witness, who
said that numerous other members OF
the force had seen the brutal exhibition
Of German methods.
Senator Poindexter said he had a
feeling that adequate measure OF pub
icity should be given to stories of this
nature when their authenticity was not
n Question.
The Committee on Public Intorma-
tion." he said, makes a practice Of
misunderstanding all stories OF German
atrocity. 1 made a categorical demand
upon them In regard to this statement
Of Mr.. Howard'a 1t has been shown.
believe, that the Creel bureau is engaged
m persistent propaganda OF attack on
III he stories Of the brutalities OF the
Huns
Paves Way for Negotiations.
II feel that the Germans should be
given to understand how the American
people feel about these matters. and
that they will not countenance the tor
ture Of prisoners. Propaganda In being
nut out to create the impression that
The Germans do not torture their pris-
"ners. and this Is one of the methods of
paving the way for negotiations.
They are trying to apply one rule to
Americans and another to Germans.
There is a persistent and determined
effort by the Committee on Public In
formation to make US think the Ger
mans have abandoned their policy. An
inquiry is due
Well" interposed Senator Lodge
fMass.) at this juncture. at would
seem that the brother OF the man cruel
ned would be reasonably credible wit.
ness as to the identity OF the murdered
one"
Senator Poindexter continued his at
tack by saying that the Committee OF
Public Information had recently pu,
forth a statement controverting asser-
tons of atrocities and giving Gen
March. the Chief OF STAFF. as authority
Tor the danisls. Gen. March had re-
fused to father the denlalS