The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1921-12-10
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Washihg Ga; & Threats b,
Senator Watson IHSl 6crkt of, Geor
eia to slap the Ss1 s ailnSs ofH
ceS sitting within q "a HIS sl
bow, threw the nszsiai y { s bf,sat,
committee inyestig sfinE ~ fha
American soldiers had Ess legali,
hanged in France into sah s. px0sf To
day and brought a quick dSmsifd
from Chairman Brandegee for H6t
geant- alarms to prevent any; ply
steal clash. -
For a moment the utmost confu.
sion prevailed. Above the din oi
shutting feet as some women hur
ried toward the door, the voice Of the
chairman, in strident notes, com.
manded the, Georgia senator to si
down or retire from the room
Banging the. table with bare
knuckles, the chairman soon restored
semblance of order, but there were
many heated exchanges before the
meeting brok up until tomorrow
afternoon.
Maj. George w. Cocheu, ATTACHED
to the general staff, was the officer or
whom Senator Watson launched his
verbal attack. 1t happened near the
close. of brief but turbulent meet.
ing at which Senator Watson's
charge that the committee "at Sc.
cret session had prejudiced" the case
was characterized by Senator Shields
(Democrat) of Tennessee, membe,
Of the committee, as untrue anG
wholly without foundation.
Attact Without Warning. -.
The senator's atactk on Major
Concheu hit the committee like q
crack of lightning. There had beer
no ihtimation that anything Of the
kind was impending. !, Major Con
cheu, sitting next to Col. Walter
Bethel, General Pershing's Judge ad
vocate general in France, had not
testified. and, his friends said later
was present in his official capacity a:
chief of the executive branch Of the
general staff.
Suddenly swinging on his feet ant
shaking his right hand within two
feet of theemajor's face, the senator
his voice pitched high, exclaimed
@For two pennies I'd slap your jaws,
The officer did not bat an eye. -
fstahtY enaif f,rangdeses
was on his feet, calling for a ser
geant-at-arms to protect the office,
from IAN insult" Then, declaring
that he himself had been insulted
Senator Watson announced that HI
would retire from the meeting.
Taking hold of the situation, Sena
tor Shields declared the committee
desired to proceed in order and sug
gested to Senator Watson that he hat
not been insulted.
ave expect youto conduct yoursel!
here in the same manner you wan
others to conduct themselves towart
you," said Senator Shields.
"Insult by Looks"
can insult can be given by looks,
Senator Watson declared, wheeling
quickly again to face the officer.
eff he looks at me again that way
III slap his face. won't stay herr
and be bulldozed by these officers
by this bull jawed brute"
Major Concheu looked straigh
ahead at the senator as Chairman
Brandegee endeavored to get the pro
ceedings within orderly senate
bounds. After repeating his com
mand that the senator sit down Of
leave, Chairman Brandegee and Sen
ator Watson had fiery exchange a:
to just what had been promised il
keeping officers out of the room
while the latter's witnesses were tes
tifying.
Finally the chairman shouted t.
the Georgia senator, asking if he
wanted the officers sent away, and OF
being informed that he did, they were
told to get out.
After that things settled down /,
bit. Smiles came back to Senator
Watson's face as he explained that h
wanted to beg the pardon of the com
mittee if he had acted in an unseen
ly manned. He added, however, tina
the officers, sitting there and gain;
at him "in an insolent manner" hat
aroused his Southern blood"
The committee later decided t.
hear some army officers tomorrow
and then adjourn the open session TO
week, so as to examine the mass
of documents presented by Senate
Watson. The senator announced tina
he had no witnesses on hand today
but the committee agreed to summon
anybody he felt could give evidenc
as to the illegal hangings.