The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-21
DEMANDS ANSELL'S LETTER
Reply to Crowder on Court
Martial System Should Be
Published at Once.
REQUEST IS TURNED DOWN
War Chief on Tour Says He
viii Examine 1t When He
Returns to Capital.

wNSIuNGToN. March 20 Sena-
frr Chamberlain Of oregon. chair
man uf tho senate military commit
,sc made public today a letter TO
Secretary Baker iu which he charged
The war secretary with being undcE
he influence OF rract.uuar.cs OPP
posed % rhlnEc- IN the army court
martial system with acung In bad
faith toward congress and wi,h or
derng an Investigation which the
senator said. Ia his. judgment was
designed 10 destroy Lieut.. COL sam
ug r Anscll. "the man who exposed
,ae Injustice Of the present system"
with his letter Senator Cham her
tain CAV, out copy of "a telegram
rc.Nci from Secretary Baker. now
oman Inspection trip ON the Pacific
.Dis. declining 10 make public I'M
mrda'cIy a reply by Colonel Anscll
90 statements made 10y MIR Baker ana
Judge Advocate General Crowder
IN response 10 a message from Seua-
Tor htWbcrllin asking that the An
sell letter br published, Secretary
Baker lcIegraphcd:
More than a year ago | asked the
military committee OF both the sen
ate and house for legislation 10 cor
rect the evils OF the present court
martial system. ! shall renew the
fcques, when congress assem- hlcs.
There would seem To be, therefore.
10 controversy on the mentts Of tho
subject Have not yet seen the let
Ter In question and cannot Imagine
Why my consideration OF IL on my re-
turn Will not be time enough.
Dcaf To Complaints.
In his letter Senator Chamberlain
said Secretary Baker was deaf to
complaints and was fencing on the
subject lie declared the bin drafted
10y 'hc war department to correct the
'ourt-mar'ial system was not sent In
good faiih io congress. hu, was
simply designed to allhy public ap-
p'ehens'on and inquiry 10y the APP
hcarinco of doing something The
letter continued:
You -uppl1nt the officer who had
Seen m id call your attention a. the
heginn'ng uf the war to the ncccssi-
l} oi korHIug The sirIrlost supervision .
o,er court mIrlal proceed urs hy an
officer who Cuutcndcd that such su-
pelson was not necessary anh that /
'lch supervision would dcroEAlc .
ron the power OF the commanding /
OFFICER and destroy discipline. You /
bowed aside the officer who oven /
Wtn had IN" courage 10 condemn f.
he system ana the provision TO point .
'u, It's terrible results General An /
t'I-and took into the bosom Of |
your confidence trio Of men who [
ae pronounced reactionariCs Cen I
t.a IroWdor the then acting chief J
ot sa'f ana the inspector General /
ine last named OF whom Is even this 7
u'y engaged hy your order. In SO
ta.ea investigation designed, In my
judgment 10 destroy Ing man who .
,Nposrd the Injustice OF the present
liill Not In Good Faith
3 ,'n order that any future rcspous..
nulF might hc shifted to congress
"f senator wrote. Mr. Baker pre-
ss'nlcl bin which. II he dla no, !
.Hp" advisers d!d. could not he
piSs"d The slightest consideration
'he measure. hs asserted would
snoN that had u been enacted into
,S", Jaw, " would have made the system
man '' Us now
.o'na'"r Chamberlain said Colonel
ad,al. .d,',u wan" serving AZ acting iAdge
o,,.r'e Ino'a'e general had written an
,tp,,'1n 3" which he demonstrated
'. ,s', me power Of supervision 10 cor
l,,.' ,,'..N was given IN existing law
S.' mat the secretary either ordered
,-r permitted General Crowdcr 20
,. an oterruling opinion
h.. ,n'HN'scd to de the proper thing
bs your chief law officer. and having
,,II snow n hy him the way TO do H."
o uno, ''F .''ler. you declined tu DO 80
nj some slight legal tcchnlrallty
rot Az, evidence 10 me that You did