Show BOAR ON I II I HAITI MEETS Barnett to Be First Witness Before Body WASHINGTON Oct IS The IS-The The naval board of of inquiry appointed by Secretary Secre Secre- tary ary Daniels to investigate the charge chare of General Barnett of indiscriminate killing of by American marines marines ma ma- rines and all other criticisms of or the occupation of Haiti was was' expected to today to- to pay day to get under way early this week General Barnett expected to be one of the first witnesses before the board has Jas Issued a statement explaining his statement of ot indiscriminate killing was meant to express without due process of law and not as seems now to be misinterpreted as promiscuous General Barnett who left lett Washing Washington ton Friday for lor his new post at San Francisco was recalled to testify be before before be- be fore the board His statement follows I have hav consistently retrained refrained from giving giving- out any Information and from granting any Interviews on the Hal Hal- situation Any action taken by me as the commandant of ot the corps was taken considering only the good goodof of ot the corps and the proper performance perform perform- ance of ot duty by the corps My r. r y of official official of- of letter of September 27 21 1019 covered the case case fully but at the re reI request re- re I quest of ot the secretary of the navy I I should like to make It clear that the I statement In my letter of October 2 2 statement 1919 as follows a b by counsel showed me trie that practically indiscriminate killing of natives etc ete was meant by me to express without due process of law and not as seems now to be misinterpreted as promiscuous promis and I of course that such statement of counsel would have weight In my mind only when proved and in order to have him prove or disprove the truth of ot these statements 1 wrote the letter of October October Oc Oc- OcI I tober 2 2 1919 to the brigadier com mander I am a soldier and not an author 1 feel certain that the commander tully fully understood my meaning This whole matter refers reters to only a very small portion of the marine corps on duty in Haiti My full report shows that duty in general was splendidly splendidly performed |