The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-20
BOTH SIDES JOIN IN CONDEMNATION
 OF NAVY METHODS
Little Difference in Minority and Majority Charges by Committee Probing the
 Newport Scandal
By Associated Press

Washington. July 19.-Repubican majority and democratic minority members of the senate naval subeom- mittee which investigated the war time scandal among enlisted men at the Newport R. l.. irainng station. in reports made public today. agree in condemnins in severe terms the methods used by the navy in deter ring those at the station guilty of inn moral practices.
 The only outstanding point of diff ference in the two reports consists in the responsibility of former Secretary Daniels and former Assistant Secre- tary Roosevelt for the use of naval enlisted men as participants in the immoral practices to obtain evidence against offenders.
 The majority report signed by Sem ators Ball of Delaware and Reyes of New Hampshire, holds that the meth ods used were with the knowledge of both the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary, and declares the latter to be morally responsible" for the in- structions issued in the matter.
 The minority views. presented by Senator Rink of Utah in the form of an accompanying statement to the majority report, contend the whole matter was conducted without the knowledge of either of the navy de- partment chiefs,
 The differences and statements and inuendoes that Mir. Roosevelt or Mir. Daniels knew of these methods" the without Justification, and do great injustice to the persons mentioned"
 Abhorrent Methods Used
 With respect to the methods em- ployed. the report says:
 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 in these methods meets my approval"
 The record of the subcommittee investigation is said by the minority to show that the naval officers who prepared the plans for the vice cam paign conducted by Lieut.. Erasmus N. Hudson of the medical corps. did not have the slightest idea that sea- men were to employ improper meth ods in securing evidence of moral de- linauencies or other crimes"
 Captain Leigh, Gan adviser of MT nN xFA1f nd ho ind l ts.l general approved the organization and prepared the necessary orders for its creation and to authorize its operation" the Sminority report as serts. T believe that the officers referred to erred in recommending or approving ths use of enlisted per sonnel, and I also believe that Mir. Roosevelt erred in adopting and ap- proving their recommendations"
 The minority report disagrees em- phatically with contentious of the majority that Mir. Roosevelt was present at conferences at whict, the methods to be used were discussed and asserts that orders involved coming to his desk were signed as a matter of routine, The minority 1 agrees in substance with the find ings of the naval court of inquiry which investigated the scandal
 Charges Bad Faith
 Mir Roosevelt late in the day gave [ out letter addressed to Chairman | Page of the Senate naval committee, | repeating his charges of bad faith l and deliberate unfarness'' against | Chairman Ball of the subcommittee, and asking an open hearing by the full committee. The letter said that MT. Roosevelt had not been heard by the subcommittee until after the report was completed, and asserted one fair brother, the agent of John Rathom. who made the original charges" had aided the subcoinmit- tee majority in framing it's re- port.
 Chairman Page is absent from Washington and Senator Ball tonight issued reply to Mir. Roosevelt, de- claring his statements to be with out foundation"
 Senator Ball declared that MT. Roosevelt twice had been heard by the subcommittee and had nothing ! new" in the way of evidence.
 MT Roosevelts testimony" said Senator Ball was well weighed by this committee and the conclusions drawn were reached after weeks or careful analysis"
 Senator Ball announced that all or the testimony would be printed and made public