Show WATSON ATSON PUR PURSUES UE S ARMY HANGING HANGINGS S HGEL Verbal Battles Follow Pr Presentation Pres 4 ent tion of Letters in inS S S Senate WASHINGTON Nov ov 3 Letters Letters and t telegrams from persons persons o offering to s. s submit proof of charges charges' that Amer American ican lean soldiers overseas were hanged without trial were were presented In the senate today by Senator Watson Vatson Dem of Georgia who whose a presentation of the original charges in the senate several days ago resulted in appointment appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment of ot a special committee of In es tig One of the telegrams Senator Vatson Watson Watson Wat Vat son said was from a former major in inthe inthe inthe the army and said he could assist In substantiating the charges Another from a resident of Philadelphia of offered offered of- of to give two photographs similar I to that presented recently by Senator Vats Watson n. n as showing a gallows The whose name was no not made public by the the Georgia senator said he saw one hanging on the Meuse of a negro in uniform and could supply supply supply sup sup- ply ply- positive proof of the hanging The correspondent did not say whether er the hanging was after a court court- martial or not CL CLASHES HES FREQUENT S In In pres presenting his documents Senator Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor Watson Watson- with much show of feelIng feelIng feeling feel- feel Ing clashed with several senators and was reminded by Vice President CoolIdge Cool- Cool Idge that he s should proceed In order and observe senate rules Mr Watson said that a n. former Georgia soldier was en route here to furnish proof of the hanging charges and that he might appoint him as his I secretary so that he might stand by bythe bythe bythe the senators senator's side In the chamber to aid In proof S Senator Watson atson then had senate clerks read a n. large number of letters telegrams and newspaper clippings Into Into- the record all reporting aU ged ed cruelties to or or mistreatment of Off of sol sot diers S SI I would be glad to disbelieve e these charges charges' said Mr Ir Watson If It proof is submitted that the they are arc not true I would be glad to know they are not true He Ito then added I can cad show and I will show that officers had men shot with no trial whatever CHALLENGES OPPOSITION Facing the Republicans and shoving out his chin Senator Watson said You make a fight on me if yo i oo can if you ou dare You said you'd put my head against a wall Come on do dolt it Senator Watson said that three million mil million million mil mil- lion privates of the war were were enlisted enlisted en listed with his side and that negroes seeing the photograph he presented would resent it Hereafter the man who Impugns my honor said Mr Watson in conclusion con con- elusion will answer to me not only here but somewhere else Senator Edge Rep of New Jersey read from a n. New Jersey newspaper presented by Mr Watson that the soldiers whose execution was there pictured had been found guilty of at attacking attacking attacking at- at tacking a 7 year old French girl who i had died |