Comparison of proposed new Articles of war
Subtitle: with the present articles of war and other related statutes.
Contributors: United States. Army. Office of the Judge Advocate General.; United States. War Dept.
Publisher: G.P.O.
Published: 1912
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Number of pages: 67
Subjects: War -- Law and legislation -- United States
Description: This publication opens with a letter of transmittal from then Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, dated April 19, 1912 and addressed to the Honorable James Hay, Chairman of the Military Committee of the House of Representatives. In his letter, Secretary Stimson explains the urgent need for change in the more than one-hundred-year-old Articles of War. He asks that the proposed revision be approved and promptly enacted into law at the present session of Congress. This letter of transmittal is accompanied by a letter from Judge Advocate General Enoch H. Crowder to Secretary Stimson, dated April 12, 1912. In this letter, General Crowder presents his case for the attached revision and also provides an historical overview of the current Articles of War. The full text of this document--a reprint of House bill number 23628 (62nd Congress), Being a Project for the Revision of the Articles of War--appears in parallel columns, with the old and newly revised articles appearing side by side.
Notes: Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 2005. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Reproduction made from a copy held by: George Washington University, Gelman Library.