Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-01-24
.N3 SyACKERs ARE
RELEASED BY U. S.
Sincere" Conscientious objec,
tors at Leavenworth Freed.
OTHERS MUST SERVE TERMS
Action Of Secretary Baker Does No;
Affect Status of Men Found TO Be
insincere in Their
Objections.

Washington. Jam %. - Secretary
Baker ordered the release of 113 con-
seientious DIRECTORS held at Fort Leav-
enworth, the remission of the unexe
cuted portions of their sentences, their
honorable restoration TO dirty" and
immediate discharge from the army.
The men released comprise two
classes.
In one group are 80 men who here
tofore have been recommended by the
board of inquiry, headed by Judge
Julian Mack, for furlough.
Group two includes those men whom
the board of inquiry on re-examination
found TO be sincere and who in its
judgment would have been recon-
mended for furloughs if they had had
opportunity of being examined by 1t
before the eourt-martial proceedings.
Carry Their Brand" Along.
Secretary Baker instructed that the
dicharges granted these conscientious
objectors should be written ON a spe-
cial form which includes the following
remark;
'"This is a conscientious objector
who has done 70 military duty what
soever and who refused to wear the
uniform"
The policy of granting farm or other
Burroughs to such men as were adj
judged sincere, Secretary Baker said
in his order, was adopted so that the
country might have the benefit of such
labor as they could perform conscien-
tiously instead of having to pay for
their care and subsistence with no cor
responding benefit.
1.-THE signing of the armistiee, how
ever. which took place while these
cases were under consideration by my
military associates. has changed the
entire situation" Mr. Baker said, land
the war department has since adopted
and announced the policy of returning
to civil life at the earliest practicable
moment such conscientious directors
as are not serving court-martial SEN
tences."
The secretary's action does not af
feet the status of those conscientious
DIRECTORS who, having been examined
by the board of inquiry. were found TO
be insincere in their objections.
Men included in this class are left to
serve the sentences which have been
imposed upon them.
Exposes College Professors.
Archibald Stevenson of New York,
representative of the military intel
ligence service. testifying before the
senate propaganda investigating COM
mittee, declared a large number of
professors in American colleges and
universities subscribed to radical and
pacifist views.
This, he said was particularly true
of professors and instructors In soci-
olcgy. economic. and history
The witness said the names of such
professors were obtained In the lnves.
tigation of the intelligence service. and
that he was prepared &c give tnen to
the committee.
Senator King of Utah remarked that
it was time to weed out and drive out
of our universities these pernicious
teachings"
The committee decided to discuss In
executive session whether the names
of the professors should be made pub
lie.
Mr.. Stevenson gave the names of
several organizations which he said
were classed either as pacifist or pro-
German. or both, in their purpose. Re
ferring to the Ford peace party before
the entrance Of the United States into
the war. Mr.. Stevenson said RosIka
Schwimmer, who aided i'm the move
ment, and accompanied the peace ship
to Europe, undoubtedly vas a. German
agent.
Hits Carnegie Organization.
He said the Church Peace union,
founded by Andrew Carnegie as a re-
ligious organization, without the
knowledge of its officials and mem
bers, was used by the National Civil
Liberties bureau in getting paclfist
views from pastors Of churches.
The Non-Partisan league was char
acterized as paciist movement. Mr..
Stevenson said the organization was
financed by the dues Of its members,
some of which were paid In cash and
others In notes, on which money was 1
advanced by Rudolph PGgenstacher. a
New York banker.
Among other organizations he men
toned were the undergraduates
committee, out of which grew the
American Union Against Militarism;
the Peoples Council for Peace and De
mocracy. and the Christian Socialists
q.