The Washington times., 1921-11-04
CR|TIC|zES
DENIAL Of
HANG|NGS
Continued from First PageD


March %, 1919, of a similar otfense.
Does the Senator from Georgia
wish to substantiate his charges by
producing the picture OF gallows
on which a brute who caused the
death OF a seven.year-old child paid
the penalty? Does he wish to intro
duee into the Record that sort OF
evidence TO prove his charges that
American soldiers were hanged in
France without trial?
mo one ever claimed that soldiers
were not hanged in France. The
honor OF the American army demands
that men pay the penalty for such
heinous crimes involved here.
Senator Watson owes IL TO himself,
committee or no committee, to sub
stantiate his charges. The American
people want TO know the facts. The
issue in the case cannot be camou-
flaeed. The Senator from Georgia has
made his \charges and the country
wants TO know by evidence that cannot
be disputed whether or not they are
true"
Watson Cites Chamberlain.
Senator Chamberlain made these
same charges on the floor of this Sen.
ate two years ago and they were no.
questioned" shouted Watson.
that soldiers were executed without
trial. did her" questioned Senator
Myers CDemocra0 Of Montana.
"If the Senator will look at the Rec.
ord" continued Watson, "he will see
that l made a point of the fact that
the one thing that Senator Chamber
lain did not seem to know was that
men were hanged without authority"
Quotes Veteran on Charges.
Senator Watson gave the Senate
his authority for the statement he
made that twenty-one soldiers were
hanged in France. He read into the
Record the following telegram from
an ex-soldier:
II cannot testify TO anything rx-
Cept that 1 saw the scaffOld and
was Informed by the scaffoid
guards that twenty-one soldiers
had already been hung on it and
that many more were to be hung
That was my authority for max
ing my statement" Senator Watson
said.
Yesterday, while l was on the
rloor Of the Senate, a former sol
dier brought to the Senate the pic
ture OF another place in France
where men were hanged" Watson
continued. az am sorry I cannot
produce IL now, as ! gave II to a
newspaper for publication, but IT will
be returned to me.
IT have here a picture and an ac-
companying article from magazine,
charging that the American 1ted
Cross built gallows in Franco upon
which to hang soldiers. l won't give
the name OF the magazine for fear
II will he debarred from the mails,
the same as my magazine was de.
barred from the mails for daring 10
criticise the United States spfhy.
Evidence Ordered Destroyed.
IT read the language OF high
official of the Red Cross, written
10 a subordinate on this subject:
"T have been Informed that the
Red Cross constructed gallows upon
which to hang American soldiers.
Take all records OF this from your
files. Break up the gallows. Ise
absolutely certain that there are
no records or photographs what.
ever Of this transaction. Have 1t
wiped off the books
"I have here a photograph from
the boy who gave me the photograph
of the gallows and the execution which
I have previously produced here. He
wires asking for money. He's dead
broke. How many other service men
are dead broker"
Senator Watson then read the tele-
gram already quoted.
THAT story was told me by a man
who had no motive for telling a false
hood" Watson added. He will come
here and he will face the members OF
this Senate and he will tell his story.
"win the Senate committee that is
investigating me have those scaffold
guards subpoenaed here to give their
evidence7"
Here Senator Wadsworth CRep),
New York, who made the demand for
the investigation. interrupted:
"The Senator from Georgia has in.