Revision of the Articles of war ..

The Hon. William Gordon (chairman) presided over the subcommittee meeting hearings, June 29-30, 1916. Part one of this document contains statements of Brig. Gen. Enoch H. Crowder, Judge Advocate General, and Hon. Newton D. Baker, Secretary of War. In addition to all questions and answers, the proposed code and existing code appear side by side in parallel columns, with comments and relevant memoranda following. Part two contains a "Letter from the Secretary of War to Hon. William Gordon, House of Representatives" dated July 6, 1916, in which Secretary Baker supplements his statement before the Subcommittee.