Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-03-06 | Page 9 | Canadian Lives Wasted, Charge

I CANADIAN LIVES I WAST WASTED EO CHARGE Grandstand Play Costly General Sir Sam Hughes Says TORONTO March All AU Canada has been stirred by charges made In Inthe inthe the house of commons by Sir S Sam m Hughes former minister of militia that officers commanding the dominions dominion's dominions dominion's do- do minions minion's forces In France had needlessly needlessly need need- lessly sacrificed the lives of their men In order to advance themselves Although Although Al- Al though Ills his allegations were assumed to refer to Sir Arthur Currie comm com com- m In chief of the Canadian forces there Is apparent a strong Inclination in many quarters to disagree disagree dis- dis agree with him Soldiers who served overseas already have taken up the cud cudgels els In support of General Currie Sir Sam opened his attack with the announcement that he had protested protested pro pro- tested several times to Premier Borden Borden Bor- Bor den against a the waste of Canadian boys boys' lives in unnecessary stunts on I the battlefield He then read a letter letter let let- ter he had sent to Sir Robert protesting protesting pro pro- testing against ag what he termed needless slaughter at and I stating that he had drawn attention of the prime on previous occasions to the massacres t I Lens I etc where the only apparent object was to glorify the general in command and make It Impossible Impossible Im- Im possible through butchery to have a fifth and sixth division and two army corps Ire He declared that any general who would undertake the attack at CamI Cam Cam- I brat brai by suburban or street fighting I should hould be The same was true he said of the officer Who had ordered the storming of f 1 ns four hours before the signing of the armistice This he characterized as asa asa a bit of theatrical display which had cost the lives ot of many fine Canadian boys who could ill be spared Some of the newspapers hint that Sir Sams Sam's attack was inspired by chagrin at the failure of his son General Garnet Hughes to get to i France as the commander of a fifth brigade of Canadians but an all are unanimous In their that the charges call for an Immediate and thorough Investigation General Currie Cur Cur- rio rie was an appointee ot of Sir Sams Sam's when lie he was minister ot of militia