New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 13, 1917, Page 14

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1917; HAMBERLAIN AND HARDINGE ARE,OUT esignations Caused by Report on Mesopotamian Scandal | London, July 13.—As a result of the poent report on the mismanagement the campaign in Mesopotamia in its rly stages, J. Austen Chahmberlain, poretary of state for India, has re- ned. Lord Hardinge, the former cero; of India, also, and for the ird time, presented his resignation under secretary for foreign affairs. 8 resignation, however, was nat ac- pted. Nothing is known lher resignations are pending, but it considered quite possible that fur- r developments may occur on the Rurn of the king to the capital It understood that Premier Lloyd prge and Mr. Chamberlain’s col- ies have done their best to per- de him to withdraw his resigna- n, but without avail. Great sympa- is felt for Mr. Chamberlain who regarded as the victim of the pe- Indian administrative system. r. Chamberlain made the an- Bnocement himself in the House in a fech defending his *position as af- by the commission’s report, The p has proved a severe blow to .government, which had to make her concession to popular re- jtment. fter a debate extending through- the evening, which revolved main- ound the form the judicial in- should take—strong criticisms g volced that the tribunal sug- d by the government was & mere tewashing and shelving procedure otect the statesmen who came un- the commisston’s condemnation— Balfour, secretary for foreign af- s, announced that the government willing to set up a tribunal by jute competent to deal with both ffers and civilians, instead of an tribunal, as already proposed. hes in the House of Lords by Marquis of Crew, Earl Curzon, Marquis of Lansdowne, and others largely of an apologetic charac- defending the impugned statesmen Jthe ground of there loyal services e empire, their well-intentioned , and the great difficulties th to face under exceptional cir- stances, and the handicap of the uliar Indian administrative v as to whether Praise for Hardinge. ron Hardinge especially found lous defenders in both the Lords Commons. Sir Mark Sykes, Un- st for /Hull, caused sympathetic onstrations in the Commons by inding the House of Lord Har- e’s long and valuable services, the fmpt on his life at the Delhi Dur- some years ago, the death of his under tragic circumstances, and, ly, the recent death of his son in pon in France. e attorney general, Sir Frederick th, had early in the debate ex- ned the motives which induced government to propose a judicial iry. He said it would have been unfair and illegal to take action nst the officers mentioned in the mission’s report and it would, efore, be unfair to take such ac- against the civilians. But if the e considered the course proposed oper the government was pre- d to set up a statutory tribunal. he speaker of the house at the t of the debate, in exphlaining suggested tribunal, said it was her a court-martial nor a court w, but merely a court of inquiry, e no person stand in the position lefendant. . Chamberlain, after alluding to difficulty of his position, an- ced his resignation. Then, re- ng to the proposed tribunal, he that there might be a difference pinion concerning its form, but lwhole house was unanimous that dicial tribunal should try the fon. He announced that the In- government had already sent to Imperial government a dispatch osing reform in the Indlan po- 1 system for adoption after the and the government was giving matter careful attention. Acted on Military Advice. Chamberlain warmly defended if and the others named in the rt against the newspaper charges mbdling in the lives of soldiers political considerations, and led that they would not have orders for an advance unless military advisers had recom- (ded it as the proper course. He ed the house to consider what ommission would have said had ignored the advice of the mil- experts. He would not say a in excuse of the horrible break- h in the medical service, but six- months ago he had, through Hardinge, warned the mlilitary orities of the possibility of such teakdown, and had his warning acted upon a breakdown would been avoided. fending Lord Hardinge, he said the gravest charge the commis- had to bring against him was he trusted too implicitly in mil- affairs to the military advisers failed to use his great authority errule them. He declared it d be an evil day for the country account of errors of judgment, 'which others were equally re- pible, & great public servant d be hounded ont of public life put trial or hearing in answer to lamor of an ill-informed and lonate mob. y an Indlana truck.—advt. SHIPS ON STOGKS T0 BE COMMANDEERED Goethal's Board Gets Sweeping Authority From Wilson Washington, July 13.—Definite steps speed up the shipbuilding program were taken late yesterday When President Wilson signed an ex- ecutive order giving authority to the Emergency Fleet Corporation, of which Majar General George W. Goe- thals is general manager, to comman- deer vessels on the stocks and hasten their construction With this power the corporation was also given au- thority to take charge of new con- struction and expend the $500,000,000 for materials and building cost of the new merchant-carrying fleet. The United States Shipping Board, | of which William Denman is chair- man, was vested with the power to take over by purchase of ships or charter vessels on the seas. The board also will have charge of the operation of ships. While the executive order thus has- tened constructian, there was much debate last night as to how far it went in settling permanently the dis- putes which have come up from time to time between General Goethals and | Mr. Denman over the shipbuilding program, especlally as it involved the constructign of a big wooden carga fleet. Friends of General Goethals had hoped that the executive order would refer to him as ‘“General Man- ager,” but from what could be learned it did not. The official text of the order was not made public. The cam- plications arose over the fact that Mr, to Denham is president of the Emergen- cy Fleet Corporation as well as chair- man of the Shipping Board, and that the Shipping board owns all the stock of the Emergency Fleet Corporation. The doubt in the situation is found in the fact that the Executive Board, which passes final judgment, consists | of Mr. Denman, General Goethals and JF. A. Eustis. The last named official is the one who recently joined F. Huntington Clark, another subordi- nate of the Emergency Fleet Corpor- ation, is assailing General Goethals be- cause he had rejected their ldeas about wooden ships. Mr. Eustis has offered his resignation as a member of the Executive Board, but no action has been taken. NO-DRAFT STUDENTS LOSE CITIZENSHIP Cattell and Phillips Fined and Given Short Sentences Paris, July 13.—Major General Si- bert, who will command the Ameri- can training camp behind the French front, has arrived here. Major Gen- cral John J. Pershing, commander of the American forces, visited the larg- est ammunition plant in the Paris dis- trict. He was shown abaut by Albert Thomas, minister of munitions. 1t is announced that the American Red Cross will take over all French infirmaries relief stations—between its bases and the part of the front whera the American troops will be placed, supplanting the French, who will take up other duties elsewhere. The American troops in France, it is made known in a partial report of investigations made by American officers, will discard the well known poncho while in service in France and will adopt the French cavalry slicker in a modified form as best adapted to trench fighting. The troops also will be equipped with sleeveless canvas jerkins, lined with wool, sleeping bags and with numerous other devices that have proved efficaclous against the intense cold of winter. The familiar puttee will disappear We Solicit Your Charge Account. —OUR JULY=— 1-4 Off Sale IS NOW IN PROGRESS Every article of Furniture is included in this sale excepting Grafonolas and Records. Purchases stored and suitably packed for later delivery withgut any charge. S & H Green and Royal Gold Stamp Books Re- deemed here. Store Closes Fridays at Noon During July and August. LOUIS HERRUP Complete Homefurnisher, 1052-58 MAIN STREET, NEAR MORGAN HARTFORD Vacation 1 Die 24 Envelopes of dies. 24 correspondence - Monogram Stationery 24 Sheets of Paper Stamped 69c white — 89c colors Your choice of 30 different styles Stamped in any color, gold or silver, in either a quire of papeg or with envelopes. Price includes die. ADKINS PRINTING GO. 66 CHUACH ST, Special cards complete in favor of cloth leggings such as were used by the expeditionary force in Mexico. FEach soldier will have a folding cloth fatigue cap to wear un- der the irksome steel helmet. Some idea may he gained of the immensity of the task of supplying the Aerican armles when they reach full strength by the fact that each million men must have a 1,000-ton rofrigeration plant, the steel and iron for which must be brought from America. The refrigerators must be located not only at the base, but close behind the fighting line. Storage tanks with a capacity of a million gal- lons will be needed at the bases wit depots for transferring gasoline ta ob- viate the necessity of using trains. Plans already far advanced include the construction of so-called salvage depots for the repair of worn-out clothing and shoes. A pair of shoes will last a soldier in the trenches anly three weeks on the average. The mag- nitude of such depots is shown by those used by the French which em- | ploy 7,000 men each. Each millien men will probably consume one mil- lion pounds of meat daily, Puv an Indiana truck.—advt. SUIGHT CHANGE IN | UNIFORMS FOR WAR American Equipment to Be Modi- fied for Trench Life Owen Cattell, son of Prof. J. McK. Cattell of the department of psycholo- gy at Columbia university, and Charles Francis Phillips, son of Harry Phillips, a manufacturer, who were convicted recently of conspiracy to ob- struct the operation of the military laws of the United States, were ar- raigned for sentence before Judge Julius M. Mayer in the federal dis- trict court yesterday. Both were fined $500, and Phillips was sentenced to serve six days and Cattell one day in #he Tombs. The sentence deprives | Cattell an Philips, who are among the leaders of the so-called Collegiate An- ti-Militarism League, or their citizen- ship. Cattell served his day in the Tombs yesterday. Phillips is serving his sentence in the same prison. “I do not consider you young men Uumhin university,” said Judge Mayer in imposing sentence, “for the reason that while you were engaged in spreading anti-American propaganda the real men of Columbia were out on the campus preparing themselves to defend their country in its hour of trial. I cannot imagine how you young men came to prepare that anti- draft pamphlet, in which it was sought to induce others to violate the military laws of our country, unless older persons suggested it to you. However, that is not in the evidence. “Your adventure was a silly one, to say the least. But, no matter what your sentence 1S, You pay a precious price for your folly, for you lose your American citizenship. The others who have been sentenced in this court for | similar offenses were, unlike yourself, not born with that right. The sen- tence automatically deprives vou of your citizenship, and the only person who can restore it is the president ot | I {to be representative students of Co- | the United States. Unless your future conduct is against you nothing could give me greater pleasure than to do what I can to aid you in regaining your citizenship.” The judge then Phillips received imposed sentence. an additional five days in jail for his offense of refus- ing to register. For the conspiracy he received, as did Cattell, a fine of $500 and one day in prison. The fines were paid. In the courtroom when Judge May- sentenced the young men were many of their relatives and friends, including the parents of Cattell and Miss Eleanor W. Parker, the Barnard college girl, who was indicted for cony spiracy with them, but was discharged for lack of evidence of criminal in- tent. Just before Phillips and Cattell left for the Tombs they. with Miss Parker issued a signed statement, in which they stated, among a great many other things. that their activities “‘on behalf of peace began a long time befi fore the nation became involved i war.” They said that in all their ac- tions they had tried to “keep within the law.” er Semi-Annual Clearance Sale At Jos. M. Halloran’s INCORPORATED. 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