| Show BAKER ORDERS I I INV INVESTIGATION TI f PRISONS ON AT r POST 1 Officers Make Light of Charges That Objectors Are Mistreated at at the I Fort Douglas Stockade press dispatches I JT from Washington to the effect that Secretary of War Var Baker has ordered an inquiry into alleged mistreatment of conscientious conscientious con con- objectors held as prisoners at Ft rt Douglas officers at the fort fortI I are awaiting official advices from the tha Iwar I II war department Should such an Inbe in investigation investigation In- In I be carried through it will probably mean the arrival o of a special inspector from the Western Vestern department department depart depart- ment of the army I CHARGES FOOLISH Not knowing n any more about it I o K h us th than what ha I have s seen I in the newspapers newspapers pers I have no statement to make concerning the matter said Colonel George L L. Byram in charge of ot the internment In Internment internment in- in camp at Ft rt Douglas I I could of course make nothing public until after the arrival of an au inspector or whoever the war department might send to m make ke the rumored investigation tion Neither do I care to discuss the absurd charge that there have been I cruelties practiced at the post I note from the dispatches from Washington that some of the officials there are Inclined in inclined inclined In- In to make light of the charges and we very naturally do so here be because because because be- be cause we are confident that charges of ot mistreatment of the prisoners will not hold water GREENBERG OBJECTS I The dispatches referred to said that the latest complaint of cruelty at Ft rt Douglas was received by the war department department department de de- from J J. J C C. C. C Greenberg of New NewYork NewYork NewYork York who said that his son was confined confined confined con con- fined at Ft Douglas as a conscientious objector and had been badly mistreated mistreated mis mis- treated It was reported also from Washington that officials did not place much stock in the charges because ob objectors objectors objectors ob- ob frequently had to be disciplined for refusal to obey orders Their punishment punishment punishment pun pun- was usually to be deprived of one meal or be compelled to cook It themselves They thought it was nothing nothing nothing noth noth- ing more serious than this |
