Show PROBE I 1 OF HA lilt BANDITS CHARGED THAT MARINES AND OFFICIALS HAVE EXCEEDED AUTHORITY evidence of practically indiscriminate killing of natives native it being re ported that armed bandits bandit have been killed ay iy armed bund bandits its have been killed by united states marines or alllen Ila II itlen gendarmerie gendar merie merle during the five and a halt years of american occupation brigadier general Seu crul george barnett former commandant of the marine corps is in it report made public wednesday by secretary daniels evidence of practically indiscriminate killing of Ila itten natives by united states marines marine was brought to the attention of colonel john H russell kussell commanding the marine forces la ili in it 11 confidential letter written by general barnett commandant of the corps in october 1918 1919 calling for a thorough investigation of conditions Gen general ertil barnetts Hiir nette report on the matter to secretary daniels was submitted lust last month it revealed repealed that ble orders for an investigation resulted from elleni evidence e brought out at the court martial trial of two privates in the anarine corps on charges connected with unlawful tul executions of captive bandits general barnett declared in his letter which wag vas ninde made public wednesday d i lit in it 11 report on operations in lial haiti till while lit in was s of the corps that lit in wit MI shocked beyond expires alun bui to lipar hear of ft such conditions la in find to know that it wits as at all lio that duty dait could he be badly performed forn by bi in marines of tiny ilass class |