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Trial of Baker
Aids Demanded
By Chamberlain
Continued from ?pace t
of a discredited system of military jus?
tice."
Other Senators joined Senator Cham?
berlain in his indignation at the attempt
of officers in the Wnr Department to
thwart the efforts of Lieutenant Colo?
nel S. T. Ansel!, former acting Judge
Advocate General, to reform the sys?
tem of military justice in the army by >
burdening the Federal Treasury, the j
Government Printing Office and the
mails, in an effort to win over the law?
yers of the country to the defence of
the present system. So far as could I
be learned to-night the pamphlets were |
sent exclusively to lawyers.
Senator States Grievance
After dispatching his demand for
prosecution.. to Attorney General
Palmer, Senator Chamberlain gave out
tr,f following statement: ;
"Several members of the bar have
?ist brought to my attention a com?
munication addressed to each of them,
purporting to bo sent out by Colonel
former Professor) John II. Wigmoro.
who has been serving in the War De?
partment under General Crowder. I
understand that some 70,000 of them :
have been printed at the government
press and are being mailed out. These
communications are mailed in the ordi?
nary official envelope of the War In?
dustries Board. The communication is
obviously a private communication and
in no sense official. Believing that it
is being transmitted by mail as official
business in violation of law, I have
brought It to the attention of the At?
torney General and also of the Post?
master General for such action as each
may deem it proper to take.
"My letter to the Attorney General
is as follows:
" 'The Honorable, the Attorney Gen?
eral:
" 'Sir: T have the honor to transmit
to you herewith a printed communica?
tion signed "John H. Wigmore, Colonel,
Judge Advocate, United States Army,"
addressed "To my fellow members of
the Bar of the United States," together
with its inclosure, which is "a letter
from the Judge Advocate General of the
army to the Secretary of War," and I
inclose also the franked envelope in
which they were received. This letter
with Its inclosure is, I am advised, be?
ing given enormous public distribution
--70,000 are to be sent out, I under?
stand?principally to members of the
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Sergeant at Arms Seeks
Man in Bribe Inquiry
wnys of the city last night was
one of the sergeants-at-arms from
the State Semite at Albany.
In his pocket he carried a subpcena.
He was looking for the man who, it
is believed, can name the person or
persons who are alleged to have of?
fered Senator George F. Thompson,t
of Niagara County, a $500,000 bribe
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car fare bill.
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the Judiciary Committee of the Sen?
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be available if he would assist in the
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been prominently identified with the
legislative agents at the capitol.
So far as is known, the much wanted
man is not known to have bad any
connection with any traction inter
? ati.
Bar throughout the country, in of?
ficial penalty envelopes, bearing tlu
"official business" frank of "The Wai
industries Board." Washington.
Official Status Denied
"'The Wigmore letter is in form an<
substance a purely private communica
tion addressed by one lawyer to hii
professional broth ron upon a purel;
professional subject. H is designed it
part as a personal reply to my speed
upon the subject of military justice il
the Senate, January 3 last. The writ.
frankly states throughout the commun:
cation that it is an expression of hi
own personal views and is in no sens
: an official communication upon th
: public business. In one place he says
"'"In addressing you in this di
j rect fashion, I am deliberately break
j ing through the etiquette of the mili?
tary service rigorously observed by
1 me since my call t?> active duty in
j July, 1917. I am on the point of
| receiving my honorable discharge il
| hope) within a few weeks, and i
i speak to you in '.his letter, not
; merely as an officer of the army
j but also as a member of the bar o_
! thirty years' standing, who has hap
I pened to have intimate observatior
j of the methods of military justier
? during the war, as well as of the
principal personages in charge of ii
in Washington."
" 'And then, after declaring it to 1
' his purpose to speak out in deferic
i of the existing system, he says:
.1, therefore, make this per
1 snnal appeal to my fellow member!
| of the bar to peruse the inclosed let
ter and to give due weight to itl
presentation."
"'These communications, consistir
of some seventy pages, all appear
have been printed at the Governmei
Printing Office, and presumably at go
eminent expense. But my princip
purpose in calling the matter to yoi
attention is to be found in the obvioi
fact that the transmission of this pe
sonal communication, through the mai
of the United States as official busine
at public expense is in flagrant viol
tion of the penal butts of the Unit
States prohibiting free transmission
private matter. It is to be obsen
also that the subject matter of t
communication can have no possit
relationship to the business of t
War industries Board and, besides,
is thought that the board has lo
?inee ceased to exist.
" 'Accordingly, I have the honor to i
quest that you cause this matter to
investigated with a view to applyi
the law to any such as may be i'ou
to have violated it.'
"Colonel Wigmore is still an offic
and was an officer at the time h?' p
Fared and sent out this communicati
regard his conduct, as not only vio
tive of the statutes made to protect)
mails and the public, treasury, but,
reason of his criticisms of the p
ceedings before the Senate committ
of myself arid of ano! her offner of
army, I regard his conduct, a? cond
unbecoming an officer, of which
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Secretary of War should take notice :
with a view to disciplinary action.
"Frankly, I do not expect the Secre?
tary of War to do his duty in this re- !
gard.
"The author of the communication
concedes that he has been in no posi?
tion to -know anything about the sub- !
ject during this war. He says:
"'My official duties, however, have
been almost entirely in the office of ?
the provost marshal general and I have
not prepared (with a single exception)
any official opinions on the court* mar-;
tial records. 1 am, inerefore, not im- :
plie.ted in any criticisms upon the'
court martial system.'
"Hi- should have added?and per-i
haps with even greater truth?that he i
knows nothing about the court mar- !
tial system in any respect. He is !
simply the counsel for the Secretary !
of War and the judge advocate general,
engaged in special advocacy in their
Wigmore States Position
Following is the text of Colonel Wig-!
m o re's letter:
'"Washington, March, 25, 1010.
"To My Fellow Members of the Bar in j
the United States:
"Herewith is inclosed to you a copy j
of a letter sent this month to the Sec-'
rotary of War b\ the iudge advocate
general, Major General ' Kriech H.
1 rowder. It ,vas evoked by recent
complaints abouf the -\ t< m of mili?
tan justice uttered on the 'loor of
Congress and in the press,
"The principal Congressional speeches
on this topic appeared in 'The I on
"'?"' ' ?oi al Recoi .' for January .... Jan?
uary 23, Februari 19, February 27 and
March ? :. and these criticisms, together
w '?? othi rs di ?? i op< : by a witne ? be
fore the Sei ate ? lommit tee on Military
Affairs during February, have been
given by the daily press considerable
publicity of a sensational nature.
m tablj in 'The New York World' of
January 19 and later dates, and ?n
'The Philadelphia Public Ledger.'
"The testimony at the committee
hearings wil probably not be printed
for some time to come; and it will
form a large pamphlet, requiring
patient study for extraction of the
general features of fact,. Meanwhile,
the lack of any publicity for the de?
fence to those criticisms will have left
the intelligent public under the irn
i that tl ere is and can be no
defei ce although the contrary i- the
case. [I has therefore seemed proper
and necessary to give' circulation to
this letter.
Public Needs Information
"In the Official Bulletin for March
5 and March 10 will bo found two let
tern of General Crowder, addressed in
reply to a letter of request from the
Secretary of War. The first letter, of
date February 13, deals at great length
with the specific criticisms voiced in
the speech of Senator Chamberlain,
published January ?. The second let?
ter, of dale March 8, surveys briefly
the entire field of complaint. But. the
Bubject is too large for adequate reply
in a brief letter. Moreover the intel?
ligent public needs, as the foundation
of its judgment, an educative descrip?
tion of the system of military judicial
procedure as it actually is. This is
furnished by the present letter.
"It would be presumptuous in me to
suppose that the distinguished Judge
Advocate General needs any assistance
from me in securing credit for his ut?
terance-1. But, so far as my name is
known to the American bar, 1 am keen
li irous to do my part in securing
a just verdict for our military sys?
tem In the forum of public opinion.
And that part can be contributed by
urging upon my fellow members of the
bar a careful study of this presenta
? ? by tin- Judge Advocate General.
"In addressing you in this direct
fashion, I am deliberately breaking
; through the etiquette of the military
servie?', rigorously observed by me
?nee my call to active duty in July.
1917. 1 am on the point of receiving
my honorable discharge (I hope) with?
in a few week?, and 1 speak to you in
this letter not merely as an officer of
the army but also as a member of the
[ bar of tnirty years' standing, who has
happened to have intimate observation
of the methods of military justice dur?
ing the war as well as of the principal
personages in charge of it in Wash
ii ton.
"Si me of the court martial records
recently discussed In the public press
had been submitted to my scrutiny at
the timo they wire originally pending
i for action. Many of the events of
. L917 and 191ft publicly discussed in
Congress were the subject of personal
knowledge on my part. My official
duties, however, have been almost en?
tire,;, in the office of the provost mar?
shal general, and 1 have not prepared
(with a single exception) any official
opinions or; court martial records.
"I am, therefore, not implicated in
any criticisms upon the court martial
system. 1 have nothing to hope and
nothing to fear from the authorities of
the War Department. I have always,
in our civil profession, acted sympa?
thetically and spoken frankly in the
cause of the reform of justice.
"The legal profession, by its firmest
traditions and daily practice, is accus?
tomed to recognize the necessity of
i hearing both sides before passing final
judgment. 1 therefore make this per?
sonal appeal to my fellow members of
the bar to peruse the inclosed letter
and to give due weight to its presenta
: tion. When the entire facts shall have
been brought out and the motives
behind the recent press publicity
become plain, you will bo well satisfied
that you did not allow yourselves to
be carried away by first impressions
gained frdm sensational headlines, ex?
treme case., and emotional epithets,
nedj "JOHN if. WIGMORE,
"Colonel, Judge Advocate, United
tates Army."
Newspapers Are Delivered
From London by Airplane
Now York Tribune
Foreign l'r?e.i Human
On the 15th of last month newspapers
were carried for the first time by aero?
plane from London for distribution.
Says "The London Times":
"A Nieuport. Night-hawk .'120 horse?
power aoroplane was piloted by Leslie
Tan. i'?. to Bournemouth and arrived
at 7:1.. a. m., three quarters of an hour
before the train carrying the London
papen.
"Th<> aeroplane carried a special late
edition of 'The Daily Mail,' and tho
first person to receive a copy of the
paper was the Mayor. The machino
travelled at a speed of 100 miles an
hour. The distance from London to
Bournemouth as tho crow flies is nine?
ty miles, but the pilot encountered fog
and made n circuit out to sea beforo
landing. The time taken for the Jour?
ney was 50 minutes, as against two and
one-half hours by train."
Guard Falls IJetwr.n Cars
I.. R. T. Employe Killed in
W-lllamsliurg lintl?^* Accident
Archibald Raynor, twenty-five years
old, a guard employed on the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit system, was killed early
In?.?, evening on the Willinmsburg
Bridge, when he fell between two cars
of tho train on which ho was working.
The accident was not discovered for
nome time and tho police believe
several trains passed over bis body,
Raynor win guard on n train, which
left Eha Manhattan end ?t the bridge
during the ru?ili hour. It Is thought
he muy have poH'iihly been pushed
front the platform by the crowd which
forced It.it way onto all train, leaving
\ about l hu? l uno.
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I'oiiniT Mu voy Kill* Self
0 IW15C.O, N, v., Aorll BU. t lf.mil
D?Vili, former Ameiieiiu Vice Conitlll
ni Zurich, : ? it/ei ImimI, wm? round d.ad
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Thompson Teils
Bribers' Names;
Inquiry Voted
Continued from |wi2<- 1
floor of the Senate that he was In pos- j
session of informaron tending to i
establish that certain persons are en?
gaged in an attempt to improperly in?
fluence said Senator to support certain
pending legislation, now, therefore, be |
it,
"Resolved, That the Committee on j
Judiciary of the .Senats be authorised
and empowered and directed to make a '
full and ocmpiete investigation of
such alleged attempt, and of any il?
legal or improper conduct whatsoever !
in connection herewith, or with legis- j
lation pending at this or any previous j
session of the Senate ?r.ri *o report j
thereon to the Senate with such recora
mendations as in its judgment the
public interest requires."
Senator Burlingame said to-night |
that no time would be lost in getting ;
the investigation started.
' rhe report that a half a million dol- j
iar bribe was offered Senator Thomp- !
son will be sifted first," he 9aid, "and
en this we hope to be able to report
while the session is on. It is likely
that the investigation may extend well
beyond adjournment. Tiie committee,
however, intends to probe the charges
to the bottom."
One of the iatest developments is
the announcement to-night by Senator
Thompson that he has discovered a
joker in the Fowier-Kowe municipal
ownership bill which would have a
direct bearing on the bribery probe.
This joker, he declared, would make it
possible for the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
and the Interborough and other street?
car lines in New York City to secure
through the Public Service Commission
of the First District ail that was sought
through the Martin b;ii.
"I have called the attention of Sen?
ator Fowler to this," he said. "He de?
claros the joker was inserted without
': is knowledge and that he will elimi
nate it before the bill is acted on."
T ? Fowler-Rowe bill has the back
:? - ?' the City Club of New York and
the State Conference of Mayors.
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