Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-11-05
SPITE DEM0T|ON
CHARGES FLUNG
At BAKER IN QUIZ
Chamberlain Cites An
sell and Other Cases of
Army Critics.
WAR SECRETARY HOLDS
SHIFT IS PROPER COURSE

Washington, Nov 4.--Secretary Baker
and Senator Chamberlain, democrat
Oregon, former chairman of the senate
military committee. clashed sharply, to-
day. at a hearing of a sub committee
dealing with the military justice con
troVersy.
Whenever an inferior officer gets
into disagreement with his superior.
he is likely to get the ak very suddenly. y
Senator Chamberlain declared.
That isn't a fact" Secretary Baker
said.
But | say it is Senator Chamber
lain responded. I'VE know it UP here
'.Oh, of course Mr.. Baker said,
when an officer comes up to congress
sional committees and says things that
are independent Of department views,
YOU class anything that happens to him
after as punitive punishment"
Doesn't Call 1t Discipline.
Take your own actions" said
Senator Chamberlain. What did you do
to General Henley for his aircraft
statements up here:"
..He was not disciplined" Secretary
Baker returned.
NO, you don't call it discipline,
Senator Chamberlain remarked What
Judge advocate generaD. You put him
In place of inoccuous desuetude and
reduced him in rank"
Il did that Mr.. Baker replied. He
was not only disagreeing with his
superior, he was slandering him
Sent Office General to War.
''Yes, and what become of Adjutant
General Mccain, when he thought his
nffI nItuh nf 70 YnIn bn al
staff?" asked Senator Chamberlain.
Il gave him the opportunity to com
mand a division in the field. the hearts
desire of every soldier Mr.. Baker
said.
'.Yes. but did he ask to be relieved?"
Senator Chamberlain persisted.
He'd never had anything but office
experience. j confess that | did not
know his military record Mr. Baker
said. Il thought he had commanded
troops
Either One Should Go.
Senator Chamberlain named other Of
ficers Of lower rank and the secretary
conceded that some Of them had been
denoted and transferred.
when a man can't get along with his
chief he ought to get out of the SER
vice the secretary concluded. unless
his chief IS wrong, and then YOU ought
to change the chief
The committee was considering a bill
draw by Senator Chamberlain to carry
out recommendations by General AnselI
AS to changes in the army court martial
system. Mr.. Baker declared his opposi-
ton to the proposal to create a military
appellate court. on the ground that it
would make army legal machinery too
infleXlbIe in war times.
Pardons Brought Up.
Beginning his examination Of the see
retary. Senator Chamberlain called at
tenton to the cases of four privates
condemned to death in France for sleep
ing on post or disobeying orders, but
pardoned by President Wilson.
General Anselfs statement that he
had anything to do with influencing MY
action in connection with that had no
basis in fact" Mr.. Baker declared.
The secretary told in detail Of the
recommendations by Generals Pershing.
March and Billiard that the sentences
be executed, concurred in BY Major
General CroWder, Judge Advocate gen
eral. Later. he said General Crowder
had expressed to him grave doubt as to
whether the sentences ought to be car