Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-06-11 | Page 3 | No Time to Consider Smith Court-Martial

NO lO TIME TP CONSIDER SMITH COURT Secretary Root Has R ot Has Not Yet Taken Up Report t ton on the Case W WASHINGTON Secretary u e Secretary Root said t today ai thi thai thai- he be had not lot yet had ad time timeto to case of or Gen J. J H. H Smith tried b by m coutt-m l at lai for al alleged al- al conduct ecu violations to of the of campaign i th rules g in of Samar war In the He added that as the Smith case was based base practically on the transactions which led to the trial tria of ot Maj L. L W. W T. T Waller of ot the marine corps by court martial charged with the alleged unlawful killing k I of Filipino prisoners he woold probably await the receipt of the record of that case before Riving consideration to the Smith case I The e Waller aller record Is not expected expected ex ex- to reach this his city for several I weeks weck I