Evening star., 1923-02-18
REED AND GLASS
HEAR CRONKH|TE
Both Agree That Something
Should Be Done to Sitt
Retirement of General.
r
nv the Associated Press.

MOI Cen AdeIbert Cronllhite, WHOSE
.an+ enforced retirement from ACT
i've service, coming after the nys-
terious killing four years aso
son, Maj Alexander r. crohhhi'e'
DEVELOPED into a sensation Oh Ai NY
history, personally presented Ses'0
d.v his story OF the two cases To
Senators Reed. republican, OF felih
svIvania and Glass, democrat Oh
Ginia-
cen Cronkhite spent more than Two
hours in conference with Senators
Reed and Glass. who, with seNerai
other senators. are considering 'i'e
sdvisability of a public inquiry pg !"
Senate committee. Later the Sehei
conferred with Lieut.. Col Jennings
s Wise. who, with other FORMER oii'-
GERS of the S0th Division, OF whlch lhe
general was the war commander nave
urged that something be done In De-
half Of their former superior officer.
Plans Not Announced.
<aither Senator Reed nor Senator
Glass made any announcement as 10
their probable future action after
+ba;r conferences. Both have been
.tudying for several days the papers
In the matter of Gen. Cronkhlte III
voluntary retirement by presidential
order Senator Reeds interest arises
from his overseas service, as Wen az
because the headquarters OF tne oolli
Division Association Is In Plttsoursii
and a large proportion or the natloiIai nIa
manded came from western Pennsyi1
yania Senator Glass son, MAI. foweli
Glass. served under Gen. Cronkhlte,
and the 80th Division was composer
in part also of Virginia men ana Was
trained at Camp Lee, Petersburg, va.
senator Reed said the conference
with Gen. Cronkhite had served TO
enliehten him on many points III CON
nection with the killing or MAJ.
Cronkhite at Camp Lewis. Nashlns
ton. and the retirement of cen.
Cronkhite. The senator asserted tnat
he expected to be able to complele
his study Of the two matters by Mon
day and then to announce Whetner
he would present a resolution lookilS
toward an investigation.
Reed Urges Action.
"r have the greatest sympathy for
Gem Cronkhite," said Senator Reed.
II feel that something should be done
in his behalf ! cannot say until
have looked carefully into the rec
ords whether this can best De &C
complished by a public lnVestlsa-
Senator Glass declared he was
anxious that something be done, anu
added that he expected to receive
memorandum from the pennsylvania
senator tomorrow reSaruiLS iutui
action.
In obtaining what they consider 10
be Justice both for Gen. Cronkhite
himself and in the matter or the
killing Of his son increased yester
day. Senator Swanson. democrat, OF
Virginia, has been studying the case
for several days, and Senator Cara
way, democrat, of Arkansas was
understood to be looking into the
matter. Senator McKellar Of Ten
nessee, a democratic member of the
Senate military affairs committee.
meanwhile is prepared to use his IN
huence to block action by that COM
nittes handing inquiry into the NOM
ination of Brig. Gen. Hanson E. Ely,
now commander at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan, to be major general
in succession to the vacancy on the
Army list caused by the retirement
Of Gen. Cronkhite.
Calder Bares Plans.
Senator Calder, republican, New
York, who was brought into the mat
ter through a pamphlet gotten out
by Cen Cronkhites friends, in which
it was charged the New York SEN
etor with others had blocked prose-
cution of the alleged murderers OF
Mai. Cronkhite, announced that II
any inquiry was ordered he would
insist on a thorough airing Of the
circumstances attending the killing
Of the officer Such insistence, he
said, would be made In order to have
showdown one way or the other,
as a constituent of his living in New
York city had been involved.
Lieut. Col. Jennings c. Wise. who
has taken leading part in the effort
to secure a congressional investiga
ton of Gen. Cronkhite's retirement
issued a statement last night saying
that the generals friends are most
desirous that the impression does not
get abroad that they are assailing
the President or the Secretary of
War" The statement declared that
were all the facts known Secretary
Weeks would be among the first to
give his support to such action as
would insure justice to all parties
concerned.