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The Washington times., 1936-02-27
.HAG00D MOVE
CENSURED IN
NEW YORK
Banishment Is Called
Unfair BY Political,
Civic Leaders

NEW YORK, Feb. ~ U.N.S.).
Shocked by the summary ousting
Of Major Gen. johnson Hagood,
civic and political leaders here TO-
day flayed the Administration for
its act in banishing one Of the
Army's most brilliant generals for
criticizing expenditures Of Admin
istration agencies.
"Crucifixion, dictatorship, "
unfair treatment" and assault
on American freedom Of speech"
were some Of the charges hurled.
Says HagOOd Is Martyr
Mrs. Stanley Livingston Otis.
State regent Of the Daughters Of
the Revolution, declared:
"Gen. johnson HagOOd will re.
main as . marty to those who
seek the truth. I see In him q
man who had the real, true
American courage to tell the
truth"
Brig. Gen. John 8. Thompson,
retired National Guard officer,
said:
'Tt should be obvious that
officials of the Administration
did not want the truth told
before q congressional commit
tee. The disciplining Of Major
General HagOOd is one Of the
rankeSt examples Of mu1xIing
free speech extant."
Oswald D. Heck, majority leader
Of the State Assembly, asserted
"The Roosevelt brand Of die.
tatOrship Is never better illus
trated than by the forced retire.
ment Of Maj. Gen. johnson Ha-
good as q result Of the edict
approved by the President"
CALLS ACTION UNFAIR
Charlotte c. Aycrigg, national
president-general Of the Daugh
ters of the Revolution, declared:
General Hagood should have
been given a hearing before dis
ciplinary action was taken. For
that reason he was not accorded
fair treatment"
Robert H. Thayer. chairman o1
the Republican finance committee
said:
"The crucifixiOn Of Major
General HagOOd is q typical case
Of Administration terrorism. 1t
Is another example Of . we'll
planne attempt to terrify into
silence anybody who raises hi!
voice against the abuses Of the
present Administration"
The Washington times., 1936-02-27
Chief Of Staff Hints
Generals Must Show
Some Common Sense
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Common sense" is an indis
pensable attribute in the equip
ment Of a general officer Of the
Army, in the opinion Of Gen. Malir
Craig, Chief of Staff.
Twice in his memorandum rec
ornmending that Mai. Gen. John
son Hagood be disciplined fol
Satirical cracks at the AdminiStra
tion'S spending program, the CHIEF
Of Staff inferred General Hagood
lacked common sense"
To wit:
Common sense, Of course,
should have made him under
stand that political comments
and criticisms, never proper in
an Army officer, might not
freely be made. ....
General HagOod either In
tended his remarks in their
natural satiriCal sense, or he did
not. II he did 90 intend them,
the Offense was deliberate; II he
did mot 90 intend them, his judg-
ment and common sense are
sadly lacking"
Officially, there Is no definition
Of the phrase common sense.
The Washington times., 1936-02-27
AID BILL
SPED TOWARD
PRESIDENT
House to Adopt Report
Today and Senate to
Act Quickly
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The administrations $500, 600
900 farm subsidy bill advanced
today as the House prepared II
adopt a conference report.
With Secretary Of Agricultur,
Wallace anxious to swing int,
motion the machinery for admin
istration of the AAA substitute
the bill may be sent to Presiden
Roosevelt tonight or tomorrow.
In its final form the bill pro
vides:
/. In addition to promoting
soil conservation the policy
is declared to be to reestablish
the ratio between the purchas,
ing power OF the net income
per person on farms and that
Of the income per person not
I on farms that prevailed during
the 6-year period, August, 1909
July, 1914.
Consumer Protection
2. To protect consumers its
powers shall not be used to dis
courage the production Of sup
plies of foods and fibers suf-
ficient to maintain normal do
mestic human consumption as
determined by the Secretary
from the records of domestic
human consumption in the
years 1920 to 1929.
3. Grants are authorized to
States which set up administra-
tionS, approved by the Secre-
tary, to effectuate the purposes
of the act. This little AAA"
plan is designed to became
effective after January /, 1888,
although 1t can be put into
effect before that time.
4. Before the Federal-State
system is set up, the Secretary
is given $500 ,000, 900 to be spent
by making payments or grants
Of other aid to agricultural pro-
ducers, including tenants and
share-croppers, in amounts, de.
termined by the Secretary Of
Agriculture to be fair and rea-
sonable in connection with the
effectuation Of such purposes
during the year with respect to
which such payments or grants
are made. -, =,
"Yardstick" Provided q:
5. The "yardstick" for sub
sides to farmers Is: tai Treat.
ment or use Of their land or a
part thereof. for soil restora-
ton, soil conservation, or pre-
vention of erosion; (b) Changes
in the use Of their land: (c) A
percentage of their normal pro-
duction Of any one or more agri.
cultural commodities designated
by the Secretary which equals
that percentage of the normal
national production of such
commodity or commodities re.
quired for domestic consump.
ton: Cd Any combination of
the above"
Little opposition was expecte
to the conference report either
Senate or House.
The Washington times., 1936-02-27
By JOHN GOETTE

PEIP1NG, Feb. ~ U.N.SO.-Re-
vival of the movement for crea-
tion of an independent pro-Japa.
nese state in FINER Mongolia uu.
der Prince Teh Wang, self-styled
modern Ghensis Khan" was one
Of the first concrete developments
on the mainland today to the
military coup in Tokyo.
A declaration of independence
by Prince Teh Is imminent, follow
ing the recent break of the Pail.
ing-Miao Autonomous Counctl
from China. it was perSistently re-.
ported.
Meanwhile Major Imai, Japa.
neSe military attache in Peiping,
strove to calm the Chinese press,
extremely excited over Tokyo de-
velopments
The Washington times., 1936-02-27
Day i'm Congress
SENATE

Meets at noon.
1000 A.M.-Agriculture; cotton,
open.
10:30 A.M.-Banking and Cur
rency: Philippine currency, open.
1890 AM.-Inte e state Com.
merce: block booking Of films,
open.
HOUSE
Meets at noon to continue con-
Sideration of the Agriculture De-
partment appropriation bill.
1000 A.M.-Appropriations sub.
committee; executive sessions on
the four department and Navy
appropriation bills.
1000 AMI mt Or state Com
merce Committee; open hearing
on the safety devices bill.
1000 A.M.-Judiciary subcom.
mittee: open hearing on the Lett
Ericsson bill.
10:30 A.M.-Naval Affairs Com
mittee; open hearing on the
auxiliary construction bill.
10:30 A.M.-Military Affairs
Committee; open hearing on the
air reserve bill. ..-
1890 A.M.-Rules Committee: {:
open hearing on the long and
short haul bill.
1890 A.M.-Judiciary subcom.
mittees: executive sessions on the
WEIGH bill and the Clayton act.
The Washington times., 1936-02-27
SEN. HASTINGS
BACKSHAGO0D
TESTIMONY
Answers Gen. Craiq's
Charge Soldier Is
Wisecracker'

Senator Daniel o. Hastings (R)
Of Delaware, who blasted the Ad.
ministration in a speech on the
Senate floor for relieving Mai.
Gen. johnson Hagood of his com.
mand for his testimony before
q House committee, today made
a brief comment on today's state
ment Of Chief Of Staff Malin
Craig.
In answer to the criticism aimed
at the action against General
Hagood, the War Department
made public a letter written by
General Craig in which he said
General Hagood was a wiSecracker
and intimated he lacked common
sense. Senator Hastings said:
II don't think I want to add
anything to what have already
said, but nobody who read Gen.
eral HagOOd's testimony before
the committee could help seeing
that he was trying his best to
convince his listeners Of the
reasonabIeness Of what he was
asking for. Sometimes it Is the
best way in the world to shock
people q bit to drive home your
point"
The Washington times., 1936-02-27
SOVIET DOCTOR
TR|PCLEARED

MOSCOW, Feb. 27 G.N.s).-
Ending a rumor.ridden mystery,
DR.. Herbert Olivecrona, famous
Stockholm brain surgeon, admit.
ted today he had come hastily to
Moscow to consult Soviet surgeons
regarding I. A. Akulov. secretary
Of the central executive commit.
tee who fractured his skull in a
fall while ice-skating February 10.
He stated Akulov, former mem.
ber of the Soviet Secret Police,
CUP, and former attorney gen.
eral, will recover provided no com.
plications arise.
Previously it had been rumored,
and emphatically denied by a
Soviet foreign office spokesman,
that DR.. Olivecrona had been sum.
moned to operate on a government
or Communist party official. The
ruinors included a story that Josef
Stain. Soviet dictator, had been
shot, but this was termed "abso-
lutely ridiculous"
The Washington times., 1936-02-27
,EV VELTS PR0-JAP MOVE
N NAVY RISES IN CHINA

The Roosevelt dynasty in the
Navy Department is apparently at
an end for the time being. when
it became known that President
Roosevelt does not intend to ap-
point to the post Of Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy another Roose-
welt.
With the post vacant, due to
the death of Henry Latrobe Roose-
welt, a rumor arose in Washington
today that the President would
appoint Kermit Roosevelt, son Of
President Theodore Roosevelt. This
would keep up the tradition that
the Assistant Secretaryship of the
Navy belongs to the Roosevelt
family.
It is due to the fact, however,
that four Roosevelts have held this
post that the President Is reported
as being out of sympathy with the
idea Of appointing another man
with the same name to the post.
The post has been held by 1'heo
dore Roosevelt, afterwards Presi
dent; by his son, Theodore, jr.;
by Franklin D. Roosevelt, during
the Wilson Administration, and by
the late Henry Latrobe Roosevelt
q distant relative Of the President
Although Henry Roosevelt had
q reputation as a very successful
business man and a good admins
traitor, President Roosevelt was
very much adverse to appointing
him simply because Of his name
However. Postmaster General Far
ley assured the President that the
name would make no difference
and the appointment was made
The Washington times., 1936-02-27
Rep. Hart TO Speak
Al St. Patrick Fete

Representative Edward J. Hart,
Of Jersey City, a widely known
student Of Irish history, will speak
at the annual st. Patrick's Day
banquet Of the Ancient Order Of
Hibernians at the Hotel Mayflower,
March II. The Ladies Auxiliary
will join in celebrating the festival.
Patrick H. O'Dea is chairman Of
the arrangements committee, and
Miss Teresa Collins vice chairman.
Representative Hart, a graduate
of Georgetown Law School, former.
ly was president Of Division 10.
A. o. H., Jersey City, having at
tanned to that rank at the age
of 10.
The Washington times., 1936-02-27
Police Say Anthony
= Admits Wife Murder

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. a
ON.SO. - william Anthony, %,
WPA worker. today confessed to
the murder Of his wife after the
coroner had listed the case as a
suicide, officers here announced.
Mrs. Anthony was killed by a
blast from a shotgun in a bedroom
of their home at Collierville. a
nearby village.
The Washington times., 1936-02-27

we nave witnessed one OF the
most disgraceful prosecutions
ever visited upon an official and
gentleman Of the United States
Army. Major General HagoOd
has been ordered to relinquiSh
his command and to return
home, pending further orders.
"That one statement brings to
light q situation within the War
Department that IL repugnant
to every patriot and freedom
loving citizen within our land.
PUNISHED FOR TRUTH
can officer has been relieved
Of his cOmmand-his life work
suddenly terminated. For what
reason? Because he had the
courage to express his personal
opinion before q subcommittee
Of our own House Of Repre-
= sentatives.
''He told that committee what
he believed to be true, and as .
result the petty underlingS and
those over them ganged up to
visit their wrath upon Major
General HagOOd.
Major Sen eral Johnson
HagOod is just another Of our
public servants who, because Of
his patriotism and love Of
country, has criticized those
whom he felt deserved criticism.
He IL the second Of our national
defense officers who have dared
to tell the truth and who have
paid for their courage. The
other great man, the much.lOved
and admired Billy Mitchell, has
gone on to his reward, and .
great people are now learning
the real measure Of his devO-
tlOn.
SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED
''The present case demands an
investigation, and you, my
friends on both sides Of the aisle,
should demand that 1t be inves-
tigated.
"Are we to sit idly by and per-
init those who appear before our
committees and subcommittee
to be gagged by petty tyrants
who today ride high in depart
mental office?
1--WE have been hearing Of
gags until we are nearly gagged
with the very sound of the word.
The gag now imposed by the
War Department is the most
vicious Of which we have
learned, as 1t is q direct attempt
upon the part Of War Depart
ment officials to prevent those
appearing before our committee
from speaking what they believe
to be true.
"The War Department has
placed itself in q position IS
prosecutor, Judge, and jury, and
they had the decision ready be-
fore they began the prosecution
Of the case.
"Few, II any, believe that the
testimony Maj. Gen. HagO0d
gave was entirely responsible for
the summary action Of the brass.
hated Officialdom Of the War
Department. He has been the
center Of criticism by the war
dogs long before this present
time.
WHY HE WAS FEARED
'Only o few days prior to his
testimony before the subcOmmit-
tee I quoted q part Of q speech
given by General HagOOd in
April, 1888, ut Kansas City. Mo-,
In which he frankly criticized
the way in which the national
defense Of our country was be-
ing handled. want to read
again an excerpt from that
speech 50 that all Of you can see
why many In the War Depart.
The Washington times., 1936-02-27

ment feared and hated our great
patriot. / quote:
ESQ far a. the Army Is con-
cerned, we have too many bu.
reaus already and we could
spare six or eight Of them with
advantage to the national de-
fense and to the joy Of the tax
payer. There Is no duplication
between the Army and the Navy.
But there is a duplication within
the Army, and it is to be hoped
that the President, with his ex-
traOrdinary power, will be able
to accomplish q consolidation
and . simpllfication within the
Army itself that could not have
been accomplished with the com.
plicated machinery set up by
Congress.
"'The Army has too many
overlapping agencies. We are
OverStaffed. I have twice as
many staff officers. clerks and
Orderlies as I need. but I cannot
get rid Of them under the exist
ing Setup.
SUPPLIES COMPLICATED
"'Our system of administra-
tion and supply il so complicated
and involved that 1t would col
lapse at the outbreak Of the next
war just as 1t has collapsed at
the outbreak Of every war In the
past.
eve are tied hand and foot
with red tape, borne down with
unnecessary paper work, and
labOring under q training system
that could not be cOmprehended
by emergency officers In time
Of war. doubt very much II
there be . general in the Army,
or an officer of the general staff,
who has read the American
training regulations - certainly
not one who could pass an exam
ination upon them
Because Of his real and true
love for his country and be-
cause Of his sincere desire to
bring about the creation Of an
adequate and economical na-
tiOnal defense, Major General
HagOOd has spoken freely when
he believed 1t the patriotic
thing for him to do. He has
criticized the bureaucratic han.
ding Of our national defenses
and has aroused against him
the hatred Of those petty pa
triots, secure within the dark
recesses Of the War Depart
ment. who would have been
displaced long ago had We
needed the advice Of General
HagOOd.
DISMISSAL SOUGHT
"ThOse petty patriots have
finally undermined this great
soldier and have seized upon
the recent testimony to secure
their ends. Who would believe
that the War Department has
been mOtived by the general
statement In regard to work
relief funds? Such . statement
would be q fraud. snare and
delusiOn.
"It is one more evidence that
we are watching the insidiOuS
worm of maladministratiOn eat
deep within the national de-
Tense structure. We have had
scandals and will have plenty
more IL the truth comes out.
ITO everyone Of you who loves
freedom and the preservation Of
the rights of the individual Citi.
zen, urge that you join with
me in acknowledgement asking
that Major General HagOOd be
returned to his, post Of duty and
that the ShackleS be freed from
those who are doing their duty
aS honest and patriotic citizens
Of the land they love-"
The Washington times., 1936-02-27
PROBE ASKED
/ IN SENATE
+ MEASURE
Need for DiscipIinine
Officer Claimed BY
War Department
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to remove Hagood because Of the
belief that If he went unpunished,
it not only would be contrary to
the policy Of keeping the Army
out of politics, but that it would
have q bad effect on the morale
of the rank and file of the Army.
Hagood, testifying before Q con-
gressional committee, described
WPA funds as stage money"
and said it was harder for him to
get five cents to buy lead pencil
than thousands of dollars to
teach hobbies to the CCC boys.
Both Dern and Craig sought to
impress the congressional delega-
ton with their belief such remarks
cast a reflection on the Admins
tration'S civil policies and, there
fore, were outside the bounds Of
an Army officers duties.
Action Held Severe
The members Of the delegation,
especially Blanton, however, re-
mained firm in asserting that they
felt disciplinary measures imposed
on. Hagood were far more severe
than was warranted BY his re-
marks.
Dern and Craig were understood
to feel reinstatement Of Hagood.
following pressure from Congress,
would leave the Army wide open
to charges Of mixing In politics
and being influenced by political
pressure.
The view prevailed that the only
way Hagood could be restored to
his command would be for Con-
greSS to pass q resolution directing
President Roosevelt to order the
reinstatement.
Meanwhile, the War Depart
ment sought to explain its action
by making public confidential
letter Of Gen. Malin Craig, Chief
of Staff, to Secretary Of War
Dern, in which he recommended
Hagood be disciplined.
Wise Cracking Charged
The War Departments memo
randum on Hagood's removal &C.
cused the General Of wise-crack'
ing. lacking self-control and max.
ma irresponsible and Incorporate
statements. In his letter to Dern
General Craig recommended "ac'
tion of a nature to serve notice
on all that the war Department
will not tolerate this type Of ut
terance" be taken against the
corps commander.
Furthermore the department
claimed Hagood'S action was rot
'the first offense Of this nature" :"
In 1927, the department said, Ha.
good was reprimanded for certain
criticism he made Of department
officers and policies in his book
entitled 1.-THE Service Of supply"
On two other occasions he was re-
huked for faulty Judgment" and
for the "flippant tone" he used IN
forwarding communication from
the Acknowledgement Of South
Dakota.
Probe Sought
A resolution introduced BY
Senator MetcaH (R) Of Rhode
island, would have a Senate CON-
mittee investigate:
/. Whether General Hagood's
removal constituted suppress
sion of free speech.
9. Whether it was justified
under the generally accepted
ethics Of military discipline.
8. The person or persons re-
-sponsibl> for his removal.
4. The reasons for his re-
>noval.
S. Any allegations Of the i'm
proper use of the power Of gov
ernment for the suppression Of
free speech brought to its at
tention.
The Washington times., 1936-02-27
Kesher Israel to Dance

Invitation was extended today
TO the public to attend the annual
card party and dance Sunday
night at $3.50 at the Willard Ho.
tel under the auspices Of the Sis
ters Of the Kesher Israel Congre'
cation Of Georgetown.
The Washington times., 1936-02-27
Cincinnati Reports Quake

CINCINNATI, Feb. ~ ON.SD.
An earthquake Of unusual charac-
ter and intensity, originating at a
point estimated to be about 10,500
miles from Cincinnati, was record
ed today on the seiSmograph at
Xavier University, here.
The Washington times., 1936-02-27
CUSTER OF GEN. HAGOOD STARTS MAJOR POLITICAL
Ousting Of General
Charged to Plot of
Petty Patriots

Branding dismissal from Army service of Mdj. Gen.
johnson Hagood persecution By pety patriots" and
demanding an Investigation of the Administrators
tiom Representative Henry C. Luckey, Nebraska Demo-
crat yesterday said before the House:
The Washington times., 1936-02-27
Treasury Condition
International News Service

International News Service
Treasury balance as of February
Is, $1,794, 1875, ,050.58 internal rev.
enue, $5,476,747.12; customs re-
ceipts, $27, 1855, ,426.90.
The Washington times., 1936-02-27
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The Washington times., 1936-02-27

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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-07-23

Raymond Houck, coal operator of
Kingwood and Tunnelton, W. Va,
spent several hours here on business
Tuesday.
Misses Agnes and Monica Maroney,
of New York City, are visiting their
sister, Miss Bridget Maroney, and
other relatives in Oakland.
Miss Betty Broadwater was in Cum
berland Monday with her mother, Mrs.
N. l. Broadwater, who is a patient in
Memorial Hospital there.
Mrs. M. o. Miller and daughter,
Mary Louise, of Terra Alta, w. Va,
arrived today to visit Mrs. Miller's
brCther-in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. H. Jackson at their home on Oak
street.
Miss Laura Ellen Moore, who has
been visiting her grandparents, DR..
and Mrs. A. Moore, in Oakland, for
the past several weeks, returned to
her home in Huntington, W. Va, on
Tuesday.
Rev. and Mrs. w. S. Patterson and
children spent Sunday night with Rev.
Patterson's father in Barton. Mr.. Pat
terson accompanied them to Oakland
Monday where he is remaining for
several days.
Mrs. Grace Sellers and granddaugh-
ter, Elaine Ferguson, of Baltimore,
who have been spending several weeks
with Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Jackson here
and other relatives in Terra Alta, w.
Va, left last Thursday for their home
in Baltimore.
Workman have been engaged dur
ing the past week rebuilding the roof
of the Garrett National Bank build
ing. It is also planned by officials of
the bank to replaster and redecorate
the interior of the building and in
stall a new boiler for the heating
plant. When these and other less i'm
portant improvements have been COM
pleted the banking room and other
parts Of the structure will present a
handsome appearance.