Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-08-29 | Page 21 | Fostering Unfair Probes, is Charge Against Baker

I FOSTERING I UNFAIR PROBES IS CHARGE AGAINST BAKER Ansell Makes Further Accusations Accusations Accusations I Before Senate I Military Committee By Associated Press WASHINGTON Aug 29 Fostering 29 Fostering of unfair and prejudiced investigations of army practices through packed bodies of inquiry were charged to Secretary Baker and Judge Advocate General Crowder to today today today to- to day by Samuel T. T Ansell former acting actIng acting act act- ing judge advocate general Resuming his statement before the senate military subcommittee Mr Ans Ansell An An- s sell lJ declared that the inquiries made by the American Bar association committee committee committee com com- Inspector General Chamberlain and the army anny tribunal headed by Major Major Major Ma Ma- jor General Kernan were biased and that recommendations in favor of the existing procedure were a foregone conclusion If It Secretary Baker had designedly sought to appoint a most reactionary committee he could not have improved upon his selection he said r referring to the Kernan board Because he lie regarded the board as prejudiced he did not submit his views on military justice reforms When he declined to participate in the investigation Investigation investigation gation made by Inspector General Chamberlain he was told by the In Inspector inspector In- In sp general ho he said that a report would be made to congress that would be very detrimental to Ansell This statement by General Chamberlain Chamber Chamber- lain he characterized as a mild third degree a menace and a threat Mr Ansell said his charges of ob obstruction obstruction obstruction ob- ob by war department officials of his efforts to reform practices had been misinterpreted He did not mean to Include General March chief of staff among the obstructionists obstruction obstruction- who he said were Secretary Baker Baker Ba Ba- ker General Crowder and Acting I Judge Advocate General Kreger