The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-02
SENSATIONAL CHARGES MADE
 BY SENATOR WATSON

of the greatest World war heroes as guests of honor, Senator Watson of Georgia seemed to think it the psychological moment to bring amazing charges in the United States Senate against the American army in France.
 The Georgia senator asserted yesterday that American soldiers were hanged in France with. out court-martial brother trial. He even pro- duced photograph of gallows and hang ing in progress Hslf-hearted support was given to his sensational statements by Senator Borah, who said he had examined the photo graph and had been told by two former serv- ice men that the charges were true, but was unwilling to proceed on such evidence"
 Senator Wadsworth, Senator Lenroot and others vigorously challenged Senator watson's speech. According to information obtained from the judge advocate general, only 2s sent ences of death were imposed in the American expeditionary forces, and of these out nine were actually carried out, the offenses in each case justifying the death penalty.
 Senator Watson says he has photograph of gallows ''upon which 21 white boys had already been executed at sunrise when the pho- tograph was taken, and there were others waiting in the camp jails to be hanged, morning after morning" It is inconceivable that man in his right senses would make such statements in the Senate unless he were convinced that he could prove them. The Senate was suffi- ciently impressed to order by unanimous vote that an investigation be made by special committee.
 If there is any truth In the assertions of Sem ator Watson, it must be brought out Of the many charges made during and since the war, none have been more discreditable to the rec ord of the American army in France than these allegations of the Georgia senator. He owes it to himself and to the good name of thousands of American officers who performed their duties bravely and conscientously and were never guilty of inhuman conduct toward their men, to retract his charges or fix the blame on whatever "hardboiled" officers were responsible for such atrocities.
 
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