Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-16
..Indiscriminate Killings
Charges Made by Harding
Beg in at Once.
DEVELOPMENTS IN
ONEDAY NUMEROUS
Many Navar and Marines Officers
summonsd TO Give Evidence-Not-
"a Traveller to Testify-Danie's
Announces Some of Documents
havs Disappeared Charges to Be
Prepared Against Accused Marines.

By Associated Press.
washington, Oct. ls.-Investigation
i az charges that United States marines
II Haiti have been guilty of wrong
doing. including "indiscrimtnate kill
ing,s OF natives will be begun without
delay, it was expected today by the
hoard Of inquiry named yesterday by
Secretary Daniels. Members OF the
board are Rear Admirals Henry y.
Mayo ana ]. n. Oliver and Brig. Gen.
n: n. Psndleton, Of the marine corps.
They have been directed by Mr..
Daniels TO "sift every bit Of evidence
with . view to bringing to trial
every man In American uniform
guilty o1 wrong doing"
Developments in the case, which
began when Senator Harding charged
that the conduct Of affairs in Haiti
by tho administration had been dis
graceful. came rapidly following Sec-
retary Daniels return from cam
paign tour today.
His drst act was to order General
Barnett, en- route to his new post as
marine commander in San Francisco,
to return at once to testify at the
inquiry. General Barnett was over
taken In his transcontinental journey
at Chicago.
Statue 81 lnvestig gation.
The dayr Developments. summar-
ized Nereis /.
Court of inquiry directed to meet
IN WashtnE ton next week to inquire
Into all allegations Of improper con-
duct Of marine officers and enlisted
tnen in Hsiti.
General barnett to tell the, court OF
Inquiry All he knows regarding all=-
cations Of unlawful killing OF native
Haitians by American marines or the
Haitian gendarmerie.
Gen. John A. LeJeune, present COM
mander general Of the marine corps.
Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Bptler, Col
John A. Russell and other officers of
the corps summoned to tell all they
know about incidents alleged against
marines while in Haiti.
Noted Traveller TO Testify.
Secretary Daniels takes ce,gnizance
Of q statement by Harry A. F,ranck,.
noted traveller and authority on the
West Indies, blaming President Will
son and Mr.. Daniels for failing to
control the situation in the black re-
public. In which he laid the Haitian.
killings to southern men in the fma-
n saY. II
that Mr. Franck and also a Mr..
SelliEman of The Nation would be
asked to tell the court Of INQUIRY.
what they know about the situation.
Several marine officers believed by
Major General LIE Jeune to be re-
sponsible for bad handling of the sit
suation In the department Of north
Haiti have been placed in confine-
ment there pending court martial.
orders We're given by the Judge ad-
#vocate general of the navy to pre-
pare charges and specifications
against these officers for their trial
by~ court martial, and the names Of
these officers are to be disc1osec.
Secret Report vanishes.
Disclosure that a report made by
Col. Russell, commanding the marine
brigade In Hatti on his irivestiga- ?
ton OF certain irregularities alleged
to have been committed by officers
?nd enlisted men in Haiti on March
10, 1920, and mailed by Colonel Rus
sell to marine corps headquarters in
Washington, had vanished and could
not be found at these headquarters;
also that when 1t could not be found
General lie Jeune and General Butler
Were ordered to Haiti to make an in
yestigation.
The missing Russell report, which
was brought back from Haiti by
Gen.. LIE Jeune and Gen. Butler, was
Eiven out today. It blames Major
Clarke ii. Wells, former gendarmerie
department commander in northern
Haiti, as being responsible for condi-
tens In northern Haiti and says that
officers under Maj. Wells were acting
in accordance with what they be-
lieved the policy Of the department
commander. This report also credits
Captain Doxey with being fully aware
Of Major Wells policy.
Blame Officer in North.
General lie Jeune and General But
Ter, in special report, dated Oct 12
1920. also made public, based on their
recent investigation in Haiti declare
some Of the evidence they obtained
indicated that the situation In the vi
cinity OF Hinche was badly handled
by the officer who commanded the
gendarmerie in the department oi
north Haiti and that his orders tc
officers were partly responsible fo,
Illegal executions and CONTINUANCE OF
the corvee system. a system Of prac-
tical enslavement.
To Investigate San Domingo.
The board OF inquiry viii meet
here next week, Secretary Daniels
announced today.
Another announcement was thai
Rear Admiral Harry S. Knapp, who
is now making study of conditions
ii, Haiti, would be sent to Sar
Domingo to investigate and report or
the situation there. Mr.. Daniels sale