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Show UNFIT ARE SHOT BY COMRADES Believes That Men Were Shot Down By Our Men in Ranks Washington. Representative Johnson, John-son, Republican of -South Dakota, a former officer in the army, declared in the house that while lie had no substantiation sub-stantiation of the charge, he "had re.-.-son to believe that soldiers who were traitors, cowards or mentally unfit, were shot down by their own comrades .vhile facing the enemy." The statement was hotly denied by Repre3unfative Butwinkle, Democrat o" North Carolina, also a former offi- 3i-, who declar-u h would not permit the Johnson statement to go unchallenged. unchal-lenged. There were indicaH'ons that the house, like the senate, was on the verge of a row over charges by Senator Sena-tor Watson, Democrat of Georgia, that soldiers were hanged without trial. "No American was shot in France without trial,'' said Mr. Johnson, "but there may have been cases where they were shot in the lihe of battle 'by their own forces as traitors or as mentally deranged." From the Democratic side members attempted to break In on the speaker, who could not make himself heard at times because of the hubbub. Commenting on the charge of dlleal '.umgings made by Senator Watson, j Mr. Johnson said: "No matter how we agree or disagree dis-agree with the former secretary of war or General Pershing, I know the charge that men were taken out and hanged without courtmartial conviction convic-tion is not true. And I know that no officer or private caried out any such orders for 'illegal hangings. ' |