Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-26
.SECRETA BAKER
WILL GIVE FACTS
Secretary of War Department
viii Tell Committees of
All Activities.
THE ADMINISTRATION ANSWER
Letter to Chamberlain Says
Statement Due to Officers
and Men Of Army.

WASH lNGToNEslun. 26-Tho nd-
nllhlHtrauonA answer 20 senator
'ham mberlnin's speech IN the hcnate
Yesterday on war department short
comingH viii he made hy Secretary
baker before the senate military COM
mittee. Monday
Mr. Baker wrote Chairman Cham
herlain today asking the committee
10 arrange an opportunity for him
70 present "A summary OF what haa
beon done tn attack IN the war tnd
thht time and place he fixed 80 ~
70 enable all members uf congress
So disposed Ia attend. Tho committee
considered the request ia executive
session and determined not TO hnVe a
tparing anywhere except is the regu-
lar committee room. but sent the sec
fetrN copy of a resolution inviting
him tp appear there Monday morning
at 10 o'clock unl'Hs he desired an
earlier date.
Anxious To Address
Altho he " anxious 10 address as
many members OF Vongrrss M pos-
sihle, and ls said to have hoped that
he might be invited TO npDehr before
the senate itself II * underE,o0d Mr
Baker viii take the opportunity given
lie has cancelled a6 engagement to
meet tomorrow tho house military
committee
Secretary baker sent tho following
letter TO the senator:
My Dear Senator Chamberlain
The questions which have nrJsen
with regard to the conduct Of the
war require an explicit statement
from me for tho information OF
your committee and generally for
"A NJ al
country.
feel that In Justice owe such
"A statement TO tho splonlld officers
ana men of tho army who have
forgotten themselves and lalforcd
with scif-sacriflce, and aa I think,
success. In the building OF great
army
II Ia due also 10 the great number
| OF men of business and OF bffnirr
| who have accepted the Invitation
Of the war department.. To- come 40.
ness experience. thsir talents md
their judgment 10 the work IN III nd.
And ! think the people % the coun-
try are entitled to have large
summary OF what has baen done
by AmeJica In the whr. there
fore respectfully request that your
committee arrange an opportunity
for me TO make such stateIavnt
and that the time and place he
fixed so m to enable all members
OF the senate and house OF repre-
sentatives who are so disposed 10
attend
II this request can he complied
with, I shall be happy 20 he advised
at your earliest convenience NJ the
time and place.
The committee adopted the follow
ing resolution submitted by Senator
Reed:
Resolution Adopted.
"Resolved that the chairman be
requested 70 reply tn the secretary
OF wars Communication by Inviting
him TO appear before the committee
next Monday morning at 1890 o'clock
unless he requests an earlier date. the
place OF meeting 10 be the room OF
The committee"
Chairman Chamberlain said later
the committee had extended the war
secretary all courtesy within the rules
and regulations Of the committee IN
conducting Its deliberations. II as
sumo" he added, I'VE will have the
right OF cross examination. The sec.
retary did not esk TO correc, his pre-
vious statement regarding general
conditions Ordinarily witneAf
would not be recalled except at the
request OF the committee, but we are
glad 20 extend the rule and have him
make any statement he desires"
Commenting before he had been
advised OF the action of the commlti
tee. Secretary BsKer' said he would
lay before the committee every fact
in connection with the war depart
mpntH activities except those which
thru publication, would endnnger the
lives OF American soldiers