The Washington times., 1919-09-27
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be ling up soldiers who resisted Az
rest and we're guilty Of infraction Of
rules. He then launched into a bitter
/ denunciatiOn Of the sergeant and Of
American army officers in general
s'Tired of saVagery."
'The American people are sick and
/ tired Of the savagery that is being
1 practiced by. army officers, not only
/ in this case, but in many other cases
] that have come to members Of Con
/ gress," Mr.. KendlI said.
He charged that the average
American army officer had no scrup-
/ les, no conscience and that in the
I treatment Of enlisted men he was at
/ all times inhuman and that when q
man Is arrested he would resort to
any method, whether brutal or not.
Addressing Sergeant SmallwOod, Mr..
Kendall asked:
do you want your testimony to
stand that you think il proper to
Of a gun, leave him lay for twenty
four hours, and two days later give
him bread and water?"
SmallwOod said he was against
such practice and denied that he had
cOndOned such treatment.
"The officer who beat up that
| soldier was given fifteen days fur
| Tough as a reward for his work." Mr..
Kendall said. HE ought to have
been court-martialed and given
twenty years"
Mckenzie Defends witness.
Chairman Mckenzie interrupted
Mr.. Kendall and told him that he was
treating the witness unjustly.
This young man has not done any
thing" Mr.. Mckenzie said.
Mr.. Kendall contended that he had
because he said the soldier would not
have been beaten up had he done
nothing.
Mr.. Kendall became excited, shook
his fist at Chairman Mckenzie and
charged:
You are saturated with this very
thing that have been talking about.
1 am a member OF the House, and
have as much right to ask this wit
ness questions as you have.
"I have two boys in the service,
one in naval aviation the other in
Paris. I gave as much TO the war
as any man in my district. and my
heart goes out to the American SOL
der"
Chairman Mckenzie rebuked the
Pennsylvania member and said:
we don't care TO hear any more
Ef this bunk about your feeling
toward the American soldier. We
ourselves are as much interested in
.hem as you are"
CONGRESSMAN Doremus. on qUes-
tiOning Mr.. Kendall, finally made
him admit that he did not consider
all American army officers brutal and
INSCRIPTIONS.
Mr.. Kendall, however. was unsat-
isfed. He demanded that some Of
the privates from Walter Reed be
called.
SmaIIwOOd Wants TO Hear PriVateH.
He is an officer of Walter Reed,
Mr.. endall said significantly.
do you mean to say he Is not tell
ing the truth because he is an Off
cer2" asked Mr.. DoremUs.
81 did not say he was not telling
the truth, - Mr.. Kendall said, but
don't want to hear any OF these Of
hcers. / want to hear tho privates
talk"
Mr.. Doremus pointed out that
SmaIlwood was a non-commissiOned
officer. Mr.. Kendall held that he was
an Officer just the same"
Members Of the House ought to
know some OF the facts in this mat
ter. and 1 intend to go on the floor
and give them" Mr. Kendall an
nOUnced.
Twoscore officers and enlisted men
from Walter Reed Hospital were In
the committee room during the course
OF the tilt between the Congressman
and manifested a keen interest in
the proceedings. The hearing will be
continued this afternoon.