The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-12
BAKER HUNTING
MILITARY INJUSTICE
ia t9- sg.e. - ;,
Has APPOINTED New Board
to Investigate Courts
Martial H
NATTER
WHILE IN FRANCE
Reports of Different Committees Will
be Analysed and Consolidated Into
One for Submission to Congress With
Recommendations.
Will

WASHINGTON, Nav 12.-If Secre-
tary of War Baker does not have sui
ficient advice on the subject of milf
tary justice and the army court mar
tial system, it will not be because he
has not appointed sufficient number
of agencies to- study the subject ard
make reports to him.
He announced recently the appoint
ment of brand new board consist
ing of three officers to make study
and submit recommendations. 1t is
| composed of Major Gen. Francis J..
kernon of the regular army Major
Gen. John +. o Ryan of the New York
national guard, who commanded the
9th division in France, and Lieut. Col
Hugh W. Ogden, well known Boston
judge advocate of the AID division
| Rainbow.
| In making this. announcement, Mr.
Baker said:
"Gen. Herman for a long time was
commanding general of the service OF
supply in France. In that capacity he
commanded an army of 100000 meI
and necessarily passed on large mum
Il bers of courts martial eases as tht
reviewing authority.
''Gen. O'RYan commanded a fight
ing division in France and III add
ton will bring to his study of mill
tary justice the viewpoint of a ma
tional guard officer.
Lieut.. Col Ogden is member of
| leading law firm in Boston and ha
5 made an excellent reputation as CT
) william LAWYER As judge advocate o
: the AID division, lie came in direct con
e tact with the administration of mill
a tarv justice in the fighting zone il
S France, and in addition viii bring t
the study of the entire subject the view
a point of a civilian lawyer.
: Gen. Herman has been here 70
$ some time making preparations for tn
work. | discussed ii with him i
), France and had him detached and sen
c home for this purpose. Even befor
:, leaving for France | had the appoint
:, ment of this board in mind Befor
t making the selections / discussed tn
e matter with Brig Gen. Bethel an
e Col. Hull of the Judge advocate genel
: ais department of the A. f. F., an
asking their suggestions as to the me
5 best fitted to constitute such board.
had Col. Ogden detached from duty a
: Treves, in the occupied area of Ger
i many in order that he might return an
e take up the work
r 81 am trying to get informatio
n from all possible sources. In this COZ
e neetion you will recall that | directe
y Gen. Crowdcr and Col. Ansell to pr,
4 pare drafts of proposed legislation Q
e. this subject These win come to m
y along with recommendations of Il
board headed by Gen. Herman. | ais
5 have been Aaking a personal study {
y the subject
4 when all reports are in they Wi
le be analyzed and a single report viii
is compiled for submission to congress
TT embodying the recommendations of Il
20 war department.
a Asked whether the report of the So
ct cial committee of the American B
In association would be submitted to 4
board of three officers, Mr.. Baker sa
at it would not. He said the Bar asso,
le alton committee members were in
b sense appointees of his, and he had
re idea whether they would submit ]
IS port to him or send their findings al
X report direct to the military commit
as of the senate and house.