The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-11-17

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Bill Fai|ure-Witnesses~ Confirm
plete investigation Of Watson'A
charges, Senator Reed OF Missouri
said:
II do not think that the Military Al
fairs committee wants to subpoena me
and have me make public certain tele-
grams and other documents have in
my possession, which shall produce
if this investigation goes forward.
If the senate wants to Investigate
I will insist on full disclosure Of tie
facts" 49,. ..- .~- w. -.s.~t,F ,. -. l...ssr
SALES TAX DEFEATED. A.. =
The senate has gone on record
against the sales tax in vote Of 43
to Is on a measure proposed by Sen
ator Smoot levying 1 per cent on
sales. But it is too early to be con-
fident that measure backed so thor
oughly by big business is beaten.
Perhaps this was only vancouver to
allow republican senators in territory
organized by the Nonpartisan league
to get on record. Even Senator Mel
son Of Minnesota, Sterling of South
Dakota and Lenroot of Wisconsin vot-
ed with the democrats. .... -.
Now that the "record' for the pub
lie has been made slightly differ,
ent bill called a merchants tax Or
some other new name may be put
across. 1850.
Smoot Immediately proposed anoth-
er measure providing 1 per cent
tax on gross sales in excess of $4,000
year on which at this writing the
senate has not yet taken action.
SOLDIERS BLAME HARDING.
The administration stand on the
soldiers. bonus measure received
strong condemnation from the Ameri-
can Legion convention at Kansas City.
In regarding the report on the matter
national vice commander James f.
Scrugham said: 49,
"'The greatest opposition we have
had, has been letters from Secretary
Of the Treasury Mellon and President
Harding. One of the greatest factors
in the defeat of this law was man
who was the worlds greatest war prof
iteer." .... .a,.... . ..~'...g. \ 49,, ,<ss3El7
Scrugham did not mention any
name but cries Of Mellon, Mellon,
resounded throughout the hall. -.
The administration held that a SOL
dier's bonus would bankrupt the coun-
try shortly after the U. s. Chamber
of Commerce had gone on record
against it at a convention in Atlantic.
This sharp criticism Of the present
administration is indicative Of the
struggle which has been going on
within the ranks of the Legion be-
tween reaction and the interests Of the
rank and file. Three years ago Lee
gion officers could hardly be kicked
into saying something for the bonus.
The World War Veterans, rivalkor-
ganization which has been pushing the
bonus demand and other demands for
fair treatment of returned soldiers in
ways more embarrassing to politicians,
have organized a hike to Washington
to trouble the politicians little more:
The ex-soldiers will come here from
different parts of the country by get
ting automobile lifts, riding the brakes
and freight cars, and other means op-
en- to those without financial backing
and they plan to camp here until the
politicians get busy. II % ~
HAITIAN CHARGES CONFIRMED.
When charges of gross injustice and
wilful taking of human life in the ne.
gro republic of Haiti were first made
against our military occupation chiefs,
they were Indignantly denied by those
responsible including Assistant Sec
rotary of the Navy Franklin RoOse.
welt who ran 1o- vice-president last
year. -. = Il s5tsse& -@z
Now Major T. G.. Turner of our ma
rine corps has admitted all the essen
tial parts of the charges Of atrocities
under oath before the senate investi-
eating committee. s i s$ :ss.
Major Turner estimates that about
100 natives were killed for trying 20 \
escape from road gangs where thou
sands of natives had been cOnfned for 4
compulsory-labor or in other words,
slavery. = ..ss, NJ. ,sz
A report made by Lieutenant Colon
Ell Hooker to General Catlin in yanu-
airy, 1919 was brought out which; stat
ed that Lieutenant B. D. Williams ad-
mitted killing several natives trying to
escape this slavery and Lieutenant
La Vote admitted that 6 persons We're
shot. y
When asked about rumors of bands
of Is ito 20 natives being executed
at time without trial, Major
Turner declared that he had been
unable to locate eye-witnesses but he
an opinion that some
thing like that did occur"
= do you mean that natives were un-
lawfully killed?" he was asked.
: eyes," he replied. II,
Under the direction and conniyance
Of La voie?"
eyes"
"And you believe that his denial