Arizona republican., 1921-07-20
CONDEMN METHODS USED IN PROBE OF
 NEWPORT SCANDAL
SENATE REPORT HOLDS DANIELS AND ROOSEVELT RESPONSIBLE FOR IM- MORAL PRACTICES OF ENLISTED MEN IN GETTING EVIDENCE
rRepubIIcan A. P. Leased wIrel

WASHINGTON. July 1s-Repub- Ecan majority and the Democratic minority members of the senate naval which investigated the war time scandal among enlisted men at the Newport, R. l.. training sta- tion in reports made public today agree in condemning in severe terms the methods used by the navy in de- tecting those at the station guilty of immoral practice.
 The only outstanding point of dif- ference in the two reports consists in the responsibility of former Sec retary Daniels and former Assistant Secretary Roosevelt for the use of naval enlisted men as participants in the immoral practices in order to obtain evidence against offenders The majority reports holds that the method used were with the knowl- edge of both officials, and declares MT. Roosevelt. to be morally re- sponsible for instructions issued.
 The minority views, presented by Senator Kin of Utah. contends the matter was conducted without the knowledge of either of the navy de- partment chiefs.
 With respect to the methods em- ployed the minority report says:
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 That the methods employed in se- curing evidence by some of the en- listed personnel were abhorrent and call for the severest condemnation. no one. can deny. The condemnation of the majority committee of these methods meets my approval" The record of the sub b-committee's s investigation is said by the minor ity to show that the naval officers who prepared the plans for the vice campaign condpcted by Lieutenant Erasmus N. Hudson of the medical corps. had no idea that seamen were 10 employ improper methods in ser curing evidence of moral delinquencie1 or other crimes"
 Captain Leight. an adviser of Mir. Roosevelt. and the judge advocate general approved the organization
 and prepared the necessary orders for 1 it's creation" the minority report as- serts- T believe the officers re- l ferred to erred in approving the use of enlisted personnel and l also be- lieve that Mir. Roosevelt erred in adopting and approving their recom- mendation.''
 Minority Disasrses The minority report disaSrees en- phatically with contentious of the majority that Mir. Roosevelt was pres- ent at conferences at which the meth ods to be used were discussed The minority agrees in substance with the findings of the naval court of in ouiry which investigated the scan- dal-
 Former Secretary Daniels and for 1 mer Assistant Secretary Roosevelt of | the navy are denounced for the meth- I ods used in Investigating the war | time scandal among enlisted men at I the Newport training station. in the | majority report of senate sub-com- | mittee, made public today.
 | The charges made by ciergymen of Newport. R. l.. and the providence | Journal, the report says, have been ] proven to the satisfaction of the com | mittee," and both thu clergy and the | Journal, says the report. deserve
 the thanks of the people at large. At the same time today Mir Roose- l welt issued a statement declaring that Senators Ball of Delaware and keyes | of New Hampshire. tae two Repub- | licans who constitute the majority of the investigating committee. had is- sued their findings without giving him a hearing a-ter promising to .oo so, which Mir. Roosevelt in his state
 ment contended shows premio- itated and unfair purpose of seeking what they mistalzably believe to De | partisan political advantage. | Details Unprintabie
 Most of the details of the Newport scandal. as it is disclosed in the tn- vestigation are of an unprintable