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NOME, ALASKA. APRIL 23, 1018.
Three Congressional
Investigations
(Quoted I'Yom La Collette's Mag
azine. January, 1918 issue.)
INQUIRIES INTO MILITARY AF
FAIRS, SHir BUILDING AND
SUGAR, HAVE BEEN CON
DUCTED AT WASHINGTON
DURING THE PRESENT
MONTH—
MASS OF TESTIMONY GATH
ERED TOUCHING ON IM
PORTANT SUBJECTS
THREE IMPORTANT INVESTIGA
TIONS OF WAR ACTIVITIES ARE
BEING MADE BY SENATE COM
COMMITTEES
The Military Affairs Committee is
examining; Into the conduct of the
army and has developed a mass of
testimony to show that inadequate pro.
vision was made for the proper care of
tile men who have been sent to the
eontynmenta; that a great number of
deaths and a large amount of sickness
are due to the lack of proper clothing,
that while the men sent to France have
been equipped, there Is a great short
age of all kinds in the camps in this
country. Besides, the letting of army
contracts has disclosed, profiteering by
members of the Supplies Committee of
the Council of National Defense which
committee lots the contract.
The Commerce Committe investigat
ing the Shipping Board has developed
that in all probability the expectations
with respects to shipbuilding will not
be realized because it is not possible
to get the men to put it through. There
has also been evidences of profiteering.
A subcommittee of the Committee on
Manufacturers inquiring into the cause
of the sugar and coal shortage has
developed that the American sugar
Befining Company 1 i- ::•< lie I mi
tred of Mr Hoover's sugar committee
and that it has so manipulated th ■
market as to give., that company a
great advantage.
It developed also while great care
has been taken to protect the refiner's
profits nothing effective has been done
to stimulate beet sugar production.
The testimony taken by these com
mittees when completed will till several
large volumes and will be'of real value
in arriving at a just estimate of the
purposes and the efficiency of the men
who have been active in directing these
new enterprises of the government.
MILITARY
Surgeon Central Copras of the army
made a military report with respect
fto the health conditions in the army
cantonments which startled the coun
try". This was followed by a series
of disclosures made at the inquiry con
ducted by the Senate Committee on
Military Affairs, which showed that
these conditions were due to inefficien
cy or worse in the mutter of getting
supplies for the army.
In the effort to fix responsibility',
the militarists without respect to party
are acting In concert to, put the blame
upon Secretary of War Baker.
Testifying before the committee, the
Secretary said in substance that with
out serious dislocation of industry, the
government had enlisted and equip
ped the largest- army that had ever
been enlisted and equipped In a like
.period of time in the worlds history.
Ho said that the sixteen army canton
ments were built at a cost of $154,000,
000 and with an average profit of 2.0$
per cent to the contractors. The
death rate of ou rrnen from mid-Sep
tember to the end of December was 7.5
per thousand, "Slightly less than would
have been the death rate of the men
of the same age at home.” Ke said, ^
this low death rate was evidence of the
good sanitary conditions of the can
tonments. He gave figures to show
the growth of the several branches of
the service and said the work of the
Council of National Defence had been
effective.
GIVES ROSY PICTURE
The Secretary gave a rosy picture
of the accomplishments to date and
was subjected to a severe cross exam
ination by members of the committee
who questioned the accuracy of many
of his assertions. As to the equip
ment of the army, Mr Baker held his
ground and .said:
"Our initial rush needs have been
matte. Every man in France has full
equipment and every man who goes
will be well supplied. Production in
this country is increasing at a satis
factory pace * * * * I wish sincerely it
were possible to have all the equipment
•ve need for the men in camps. But
if the Ordnance Department had been
working at capacity last April, it would
nave been impossible to produce
enough for our needs at his time » * * *
i am sure all the camps have at least
the essential vital things, and as soon
as it is possible they will have every
thing * * * * I am confident we shall
fully supply all the men we send to
ihe front.”
At one point Senator Chamberlain
said the Commander at Camp Sherman
near Chillicothe, Ohio, had informed
him that his camp Was short several
thousand blouses and that that was one
of the many instances reported to the
committee. Senator Chamberlain con
tinued: s
"As against this you tell us that
the army has been adequately' equip
ped, you must know your statements
are calculated to lull the country into
a false sense of security.”
"The country is entitled to feel se
cure." replied Mr Baker.. z
“The country is entitled to know the
facts,” retorted Senator Chamberlain.
Turning to his assistant Secretary.
Baker directed that a telegram be sent
the Comr.iar.tier at Camp Sherman for
the facts. Sc a tor Chamberlain said
the Comrade• was in Wash ugton.
"1 prefer to get the information from
the Commander on duty at the camp.
He will know tile facts as they are to
day,' said Secretary Baker.
MEET THE DEMAND
Mr Baker quoted figures to show
that the Department has supplied 2,
221,000 overcoats up to December 27th,
anil this more than met the demands
of the army.
"Yes, but those ligivres do not show
the overcoats actually distributed,”
said Senator Chamberlain.
"The showing on paper is good
enough, but the cold facts is that some
camps had plenty of overcoats and
others had none. All through the hear
ings of this conanittee, we have found
faulty distribution. X would like to
place the responsibilty for it.”
Mr Baker said:
"The distribution trouble was due
to a mass of priority orders on the
railroads, the shifting of troop trains
from one camp to another caused a
tangle in getting- supplies to the men,
but we arc till straightened out now.”
In his testimony the Secretary de
fendPTl the methods of purchasing used
by the War Department and declared
against the creation of a Department
of Munitions. Mr Baker testified in
effect that there was but one puichas
nfi authority in the War Department
and that was the Secretary: and that
there were several working under him, |
but that he was the real authority.
He controverted at every turn the idea
hat there was a scattering of author
ity that made for delay. He said that
the methods employed by the War De
partment wore the same as those em
ployed by the Navy.
In rgply to the assertion of Senator
Wadsworth that the British Ministry
of Munitions embodied a superior sys
tem than was shown to exist in the
War Department, the Secretary replied
that he “didn't admit its superiority.”
in explaining his opposition to tho
creation of a Department of Munitions,
| Mr Baker said that the Secretary of
j Munitions would have to use much of
the machinery already built up;-he
would have to fill in the gaps with
other men, that he did not see that any
advantage is to be gained by establish
ing a department that has to be *oi
, ganized from the bottom v.p, just as the
j present system has been evolved.
Senator Chamberlain called atten
tion to the newspaper reports that the
I’resident was opposed to the creation
of a Munitions Department, and asked
if the I’resident had been correctly re.
ported. Mr Baker replied “I do not
know, I am unable to speak for the
President.”
SHORTAGE OF SUPPLIES
Prior to the appearance of Secre
tary Baker before the Committee
there had been a mass of testimony to
show that there had been delay in se
curing arms and clothing for the army.
So overwhelming was the testimony
as to the shortage of clothing and
blankets that the Senate Committee
adopted a resolution asking the Sec
retary of War to go into the open
market and purchase these articles.
The Committee found that the shortage
amounted to 20,000 overcoats and 47,
000 blouses at Camps Wheeler, Shelby,
Kearney, Dix, Jackson, Grant, Custer,
Beaurgard and the camp at Fort
Worth, Texas. The Committee had no
information as to the other camps.
Major General Sharpe, Quartermaster
Gentral of the army, testified that the
delays were due to department red
tape.
He said his department by an order
of the Secretary of War had merely
approved of awards, the contracts
were let by the Supplies Committee of
the Council of National Defense of
which Charles Eisenman of Cleveland
is the dominant.figure. General Sharpe
said he recommended that only 100,000
of the National Army be called in
September as his department could
not furnish clothing and equipment
for more. His recommendation was
not followed and 600,000 were called.
General Sharpe was of the opinion that
if the department dealt directly and
not through the Supplies Committee
the Government would have secured
quicker deliveries.
Charles Eisenjnan defended before
the committee the action of the Sup
plies Committee. He said its object
was to get the men of the army warm
ly clad and that the delay was dne to
the failure of the Quartermaster Gen
eral's Department to properly forward
the clothing’. His manner of testifying
yas characterized as impudent by one
Senator. He said a sufficient quantity
of clothing had been turned over to
the department and in time if properly
distributed to take care of the men in
all the camps. He said there was some
delay because supplies were bought too
late. It was under cross-evamination
that the real inwardness of the work
ing of the Supplies Committee Council
of National Defense was revealed.
(Continued tomorrow.)
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FRONT STREET. Next door to Tbe
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We are here to please old and
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CLEANING, PRESSING.
ALTERING Jt REPAIRING.
First class workmanship.. Gent
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Sewing Machines, Folding Beds,
Rugs, Linoleum, Dressers, Chiffon
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NEW & SECOND-HAND AT HOLT’S
. An Entrance to Modini’s Lunch
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