Show t Swaim Stands by WtiiUaker I New York 4The Tribunes correspondent corres-pondent at Washington confirms the statements made on Tuesday in relation to the nature of General Swaims review of the Whittaker court martial proceedings proceed-ings The judge advocate general bases his recommendation that the findings and sentence be disapproved on the broad ground that they are not sustained by the evidence in the case even admitting the testimony of experts in handwriting and allowing it full weight It is also understood un-derstood that the judgeadvocate general discussed at length the question of the motive as set forth in one of the specifications specifi-cations in one of the charges brought against Wbiltaker that he mutilated his person to claim sympathy in his own behalf be-half where he feared he would be found deficient in his studies and points out tbat the conclusions of the court itself show that no such motive could ever I have existed It is also stated that I Swaim in big review of the case has dealt plainly and fearlessly with the causes which led to the ostracism of Whittaker at the military academy and be has not refrained from cri icism of that part of Scofields report which was sharply criticisedby a large portion of he American people and press when first published two years ago |