Show o But But- t i Entitled to Know But But But- Iii refusal of General g THE Pershing Pershing- to testify before tlc the con congressional committee sent cat to 1 Paris arts to tu in- in c conditions s 's s entirely consistent with the thc 1 p pol pol- I- I fc ie Icy of the tIll tion In assuming the silent atti attic tude he lie is 5 hut but emulating ng the example and obeying the orders ordel of or his superior officers In explaining that Cl all nIl the activities o of the thc American expeditionary y forces are are jt open olen to investigation but hut that he finds it impossible I J to o comply with t the e request of the committee as ns all the records s have ha been shipped to the United States or States or I deposited in the hold of the transport lying at a t the Brest r t the the general g gives es i c evidence ence of his aptitude ab ns V p a worth worthy pupil of hi his commander in in er When the lime Senate committee on foreign relations asked aske for for- records of the time Paris conference to assist itin it itin r in its its' consideration of the peace trent treaty the President g replied that of ur course coure they were entitled to all the 1 in- in format ion possible lc but that unfortunately he was unable unable un- un able to find inel the tho particular Jart data that was wanted and presumed he had hall left it in Paris The fhe representatives of the people are arc thus lIms frus- frus y in their efforts to obtain hand first evidence e to J ti aid nid them em in at nt proper r conclusions and of f necessity are arc compelled to tip accept such second hand e 1 del dence ee as thc they y are arc able to secure Tho The subcommittee ft now v in Paris was detailed to tu have hue General ng 4 testify on u a u number of or important matters among which were cre time the fix fixing n of responsibility for the thc mistreatment i pi of American soldiers in prison in I France his Y views s c on martial court laws rc regulations with reference to 2 J of or the American dead and certain military operations directly before and after alter the signing o of the armistice t f When the subcommittee 1 examined examine the time secretary of or war V and had the chief of or t staff taff in in Washington concerning g some jf Yf ot of the matters referred to it was told the time information Was vas in France f In the vernacular of the time limes s we e suppose it will willi i i all nIl come coine out in the wash vasli but hut in in the meantime it must a l be irritating to lo duly accredited and di dignified congressmen congressmen congress- congress J men tu to tobe bc still subjected to lo such lIuch a series of or humiliating attn dc- dc e- e w nials vials and affronts in the transaction of ur a plain lain public t. t duty ut p The subcommittee in its statement cabled from Paris regrets that there s should be even en the appearance appear appear- ante ance e of con conflict between the time mil military and civil author author- Cities f at nt n a t time line when the world slag should t t 11 become 1 normal t and be bc governed go not by bj armies or indi individuals but by y V r lays t r The me American public will perhaps not be inclined to t. t blame Pershing to nn any y marked extent as it in him only the hc officer and anel soldier who j while rhile lie he was entrusted with supreme command of or all ull military l may find himself under some subjection sub sub- and restraint when it comes conics lo to civil affairs following following fol- fol lowing in the time wake of or the w war r. r But sooner or lam later laler er the American nc ican public w will ll demand demund t lo to know now mo mothe the truth aill nef it get cL the thc whole truth even e if all time tIle Papers in ill in the I 4 I c casc e have been mislaid l |