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Military Justice during the War. A letter from the Judge
Advocate General of the Army to the Secretary of War in reply
to a request for information.
[Crowder to Baker, March 1919]
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This document
is comprised of two letters. The first is from Secretary of War
Newton D. Baker, dated March 1, 1919 and addressed to Major General
Enoch H. Crowder, Judge Advocate General. In his letter, Secretary
Baker expresses concern over recent harsh criticisms of the U.S.
system of military justice and requests that General Crowder answer
these criticisms by providing “a concise survey of the entire
field” so as to restore the confidence of all those concerned.
General Crowder’s reply, dated March 10, 1919, follows. After
introductory remarks on “prior efforts to revise the Articles
of War” and the extent of his own “personal responsibility
for the administration of military justice” during the previous
two years, General Crowder presents detailed information on three
individual cases, addresses at length the general defects that allegedly
exist in military justice, and concludes with recommendations. (Library
of Congress Call Number UB843.A55
1919; OCLC Number 2281877)
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Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center & School Library,
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