Show i I BAKER REBUKED BY U. U US U.S. S. S LEADER LEADE R Gould Believes Colonel Ansell An An- sell Was Demoted for Doing Du Duty ty 4 J Ji Washington March arch 11 Cot Col Col Samuel T Ansell Ansel former acting jud judge e advocate general submitted a statement state state- ment menu to tu Acting J Secretary Crowell today to to- day In reply to the letter of ot Mal MaJ Gen Enoch II II Crow Crowder er Ju judge go advocate general gen oral eral ral to Secretary Baker on the con corx over the administration of ot military Ju Justice Because cauRe of ot certain reter references concerning him Ulm made by General Crowder Colonel Ansell asked n that his hi statement ho bo given tm the same name publicity an as that of ot the lodge d e Advocate general Colonel statement was wan no not made public Soon after It t sae v a submitted sub flub milled Representative of New NewYork NewYork York gave Foe out copies of ot a letter ha he wrote Secretary t r Baker toda today reg regarding the dl discharge char o of ot Colonel Ansell from his war time commission as a a. brigadier brigadier brigadier briga briga- dier general Representative Gould told the tho lJ secretary ho he was unable to escape tho the conclusion that the war de department department department de- de had deliberately and ruthless ruthlessly ruth ruth- less lessl lessly a adopted opted tills this method of punts 1 I log In a 1 spirited public and efficient of officer of- of fleer whose solo was wan as against a low powerful and self centered clique In 11 your OUI department n In that he answered cl a a a. summons which he lac could not decline II I and ancl told tho the Con Congress re s of ot the United States thc time truth about a matter which It was cl clearly the duty luty of ot Congress to Inquire Into Inlo Many Inn officers rc regard ard It t aa as unlikely that Colonel Ansell's reply to General Crowder Crowder will be made public until Secretary Baker now on a trip of ot In Inspection Inspection inspection In- In of or arm army camps with General I March chief of or staff start has hns been consulted consulted con con- I and some pome officers doubt that I tho the department will even en then thon further 4 air a controversy between General I Crowder an and a subordinate officer r of ot his office particularly In view of ar the fact tact that tho the whole subject has been submitted to the Inspector general of ot I the thc arm army Maj Gen John I J L Chamberlain Chamber Chamber- lain for forr Investigation atlon Colonel Colon pi Ansell himself cannot make public his letter without rendering himself himsel liable Hable to disciplinary proceedings s Ss e |