Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1919-03-12
ANSELL ANSWERS
STATEMENTS MADE
BY CEN. CR0WDER
TfNE Got III 70 sEC fthgTARi
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o, Associated r,rs.
WASHINGTON March lI-i1ru-
Tenant Colonel Huua A..stii.
gee scr -.Inr .oa- adyo 4ie geW"f>
al. -uln "-d -Hvmrut 10 s- ma
Secretary Or..l. ..lat ~ ro. g.
,Ar letter 1t MAJOR Hr.t al ..1cn
% CroUds- iudE, .cvJcile gva-ri..
. Secretary Baker on The routroser.
.s Owe, the administration Justice.
because o. certain references ooE-
ceiuug him made by General Crow
der colonel Ausel asked tina, hls
statement be- given the publicity as
fha, 90 the judge advocate general.
colonel Auseils statement was not
mad, public Soon after Il was sub
u.ued. Representative Gould OF New
York gave 0ut copies ol "a letter he
wrote secretary Baker today regard
.ur the discharge 90 Colonel Anseu
...m his wartime commission as q
IIgatlar general Representative
aDgid ,g.l thc sccreiBr he was
lggnle On escape the conclusion
thar the war department had delib-'
taiely and ru'h.essly adopted this
n aod 90 puuIsf.ng b nuhli, .olFi;ea
aHt efficient "a cel sgOss sole oo-
. .~, eaa against poNtfial sd self
Oa cIiqr EH aapaf.sneut.
Iia It fe answered sa. mons
which b.. .os. n., decline ana tola
tHn congress .f fhe niled States
tHa r..a about tbe matter which q
. a.- clearly lc duty Of oOnggcas 20
inquire into
VIII Consult Iiaker.
Many officer. regard it as unlike
.Ir lHH colonel Ausells reply 70
uru.s ,.der ril be- made pub
.. 4ru secretary Baker. now on q
Iun a Inspection ot army amps
with rN March chict OF staff.
ihae r..H consulted and some officers
IoHH' rHt flr department will evS,
th." .u.fu.r .mlrUsersy between
....s.t| -r.e1.. AVID su1.ordinaie
.r ul. raHrlf 'u siew 81 the
f." . tH. NH0. subject has Oeea
submitted f. 'h. Inspector general ~
tHH t-Hs #tr U.eu,Ja. John Llth'
hIm.Iu.l .. .agaf1u Cot
..r.. NH. EIt canine. ma
. H. ..f, rIuou. r-aier
IH....' ..H, '. Hs,.p.iiary pre-
t...m..
HHFla-. General Edaard A. kr p
-. s4r...' A, acting .udge 81
t..I.. l...... IS 'un 81. Sew 1orS
r... .t H ..e -tJu>pof Ame.i a.
Dots arrival 500. permit General
..-..... 81. .far. .n t.ll 20 take
.. ... ..r. 90 .r,,.us tae Cuban
t.aI .s.e.'lea in the
.r..r. revision %. 'He election lawr
1851. ..f.." HH ff. .-1rd General
...v.a. r'Ir. .o 4.. sstaid day.
scope of Investigation Withheld
|lr scope ai The 'uvestigatiOn be-
rE .luu..Hl lE General Chamber
.an los nor been disclosed. the only
information u regard 20 Il which
aas BEL, reached the public being the
, t-.st rf.I.urr m General Grow
der. recent .rifrr in ordinary prac.
r. fhs inspector general acts a. a
r.tIaI .s.rreI.ug- be- instituted IA
lease .h--a disciplinary action 1.
f.w,8 advisable
. 10 ALSO .r '.F NNNF ni tue MsNec-
|I1t genera fU w.fe General lnves.
|.ea...r Hr questions referred 10 hlnl
'..H GENERAL Crow doris language
,1 rht srs. Henn that facts as "a
tertI.su HrH against the mili.
- .tarf uh.e- ss,em charging undus
3 severity tl- 90 D., marshalled fos
Secretary Bakers formation rather
tnsr .sf fhe conduct Of any individ
.U ou.sf Hr officers - 20 be ex
s .aufrs.
g Conceal .lowder however. dle
(. make specific charge against Col
OraI ,har Ernersl AnseIl. assertIns
'fHH fra latter bad moved IN an ir
r.ggIf sly D secure his own ap
f! rorfufrf H- acting Judge advocat,
g.r.gsl and the relief OF Genera
Ir..d.. from any direct congrexa
ZION tfh fhai ofnce The rspl,
sufr.ftat it colonel Ansell IA under
...rs O.. be- addressed 20 this charr'
. rather 'han to further discussion q
r mo- controversy over military nns
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