The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-30
Witnesses b lame Extreme
Brutality on Men High Up
in Army Command.
HARTS GETS CHIEF BLAME
Commander Of Paris District
Mainly Responsible; Smith
Expects to Die.
PROSECUTION IS PROMISED
Congressional Committee viii
Try TO Bring Men Named
to Speedy Trial.

SEW YORK. July 20 Scores ~
instances of brutal treatment OF
American soldiers iu prison camps
~ France, described Boo some CASES
ns amounting Co a system ~ torture
responsibility fnr which was placed
. b, the witnesses on high army on
GERS. were related today before tho
congressional subcommittee which
Is investigating the disciplinary sys.
| tenn ~ the a T. J.
The committee. consisting of Rep
rcsentaiiye Royal G.. johnson o..
South Dakota and Representative
Oscar E Boland Of Indiana. met In
The dis iplInary barracks ON Gov
crnors island Tho third member
of the subcommittee. Representative
Henry Flood Of Virginia, was not
present
Many Officcrs Named.
The men higher up who were
directly charged by witnesses with
responsibility Tor the prison condi-
lions included Brigadier General W.
W. Haru. former commander OF the
American troops In the Paris dis
trict, Major General Frederick
smith Strong OF the 10th division: /:
Colonel Edgar Grinstead. cOmman-
der OF the l5Sth Infantry, and col
onel J. S. Maui ot the field artillery
\ numb OF captains and lieuteu-
ants also were named as hayluR
iaken an actual part In the brutal
treatment OF the prisoners
At the close Of the hearing Repre-
sentative Johnson, who is chairman
NJ the subcommittee. announced that
all cases In which charges we're
made would he placed before the In
spccior general " the American
army and every cffortNuadc 20 bring
the guilty men to punishment
From the evidence before tho
committee said Mr Johnson. ~
seems clear to us that while ser.
gcauls aud liculenants were pun
ishrd. they wcro merely the syupe
goats Of higher officers We want
&" dis over who were the men high
'r up ana We VIII do everything I'm
our power TO see that they are
brought Co trial
hhrta MANLY tO lNhmc.
The Principal witness atUhe hear
ing today was Colonel r. y Donald
son Of the Inspector generals de
partment who made an official in
ycsugation OF the prisons after the
ipsi Chatges ~ brutality we're made
public Under close questioning ~
Representative Bland and with OBJ
Nous reluctance. Colonel Donaldson
admitted That responsibility for the
conditions in the Paris prisons. con.
corning which some ot the most sen
stuunu charges Of brutality AaNc
been made. must be laid 10 Genera.
Harris he was then questioned
sharply as to Tue reasons why coll
un'l Irlustead. who had been IN
charge OF farm NO 2. had never been
brought io trial. although Colonel
donaldson lu hits report had recon-
Wrud'i hls rourt-maruu for neg
Icrt uf duiy
.ls 90 possible. asked MIR Rand.
that high officers took the position
thai they would not convict "a man
OF the rank Of coIouol7" a.
on, no
smith the Coat
and that they hai a.good goat
'n me person Of Hard Boiled
smith
% have nothing 10 say about that
DO you know ~ any reason
persisted Mr BLAND why Colonel
,uius'rtd should not ,htNe been
brought To- TRIAL '"
. suppose the superior officers
htd some god reason replied the
witness
"I' ls 10 serious reflection ON The