Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-01-26 | Page 1 | Fight Begins for Change in Army Courts

FIGHT BEGINS BEGIN FOR CHANGE IN ARMY COURTS Investigation of Mitchell Court Martial Is ProPosed ProPosed ProPosed Pro- Pro Posed by Texas Solon STATES SERIOUS QUESTION RAISED Fiery Colonels Colonel's Counsel Denounces Withholding Withhold Withhold- ing of Clients Client's Part Pay WASHINGTON Jan 26 AP AP- AP Investigation of ot the Mitchell court- court martial case with a a. view of ot revising revising revising revis revis- ing the law concerning military mIlitar courts was prop proposed sed today In a a resolution by Representative e Connally Connally Connally Con- Con nally Democrat Texas The Inquiry would be conducted by a special house committee The recent trial and conviction of Colonel William Villiam Mitchell for tor violation violation violation vio vio- lation of ot the articles articles' of ot war Mr Connally said has raised a very serious question in the minds of ot a great many as to whether or not the articles of ot war and court martial martial martial mar mar- procedure in the army and navy are in need of ot review and revision by congress ss By WILLIAM McEVOY United Press Staff Correspondent W WASHINGTON Jan 26 On On the adVice Ice of ot his hIs' counsel and friends Colonel William Mitchell today re remained remained remained re- re silent in the face of ot President President President dent approval of ot his conviction conviction conviction con con- and year five-year suspension from the army to await developments develop develop- ments The award by the president of ot half pay during the period of suspension suspension suspension sus sus- pension his only modification of ot the sentence which cut off oU all of Mitchells Mitchell's pa pay has raised a new Issue in that it may may be drawn only during the pleasure of ot the dent Mitchells Mitchell's counsel Representative Frank R. R Reid has denounced this string on Mitchells Mitchell's pay as un Am- Am American rican and and th ere ere- are Indications Indica indita- th that t l I ii a ate te tether her rope to keep him on on theres the the- res reservation is he lIe chooses to re remaIn remain remain re- re main in the army Accordingly rt resignation from the army which Mitchell firmly In Int Intended intended In- In t tended to go ahead with as soon as his sentence e was s approved is temporarily tem tern held up He finally decided to resign as the best reply to his army prose prose- cut rs He will decide toda today however however however how how- ever whether he will put the presidents president's pleasure to a test Th The opportunity awaits him in inthe inthe inthe the hearings of ot the house military committee before which he has been invited to testify this week weel If It Ithe he appears before the committee and reiterates all his his' well known charges and criticism which the president has declared unfounded unfound ed a a. a real issue will be raised Meanwhile some of his congressIonal congressional congressional friends probably will Introduce introduce introduce Intro intro- duce in congress to set aside the verdict t and promote him to be bea a brigadier general