WORLD-WIDE sensation has been caused by the order:
for a general court-martial "on Major-General Smedley Darlington Butler, one of the most distinguished officers in the United States Marine Corps, who, it is understood, admitted to Secretary Adams that in a speech in Philadelphia last week he described Premier Mussolini as "a hit and run automobile driver."
General Butler also reported to Secretary Adams that the stories he told of Premier Mussol ini in Philadelphia he obtained from Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., the scion of one of America's most prominent houses, A formal apology was made by the Secretary of State, Col, Henry L. Stimson, for Gen. Butler's derogatory remarks.
"Insurgent senators have bitterly denounced" the Italian premier on the floor of the Benate, praising Gen.
Butler for his courage "telling the truth." I Duce has been described by Senator Heflin as "a mad monarch and a red-handed tyrant 'Threats against' the life of Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Ji, the reputed source of the ston 8 told by Gen. Butler' and which gave offence to the Italian premier have been made, and Mr, Vanderbilt has been given permission to carry arms.
Washington, Jan, 27.
Major General Smedley D. Butler, the "stormy. petrel of the' United States Marine Corps, was to-d again under hot tire For his court martial to-day there appeared in the press official documents issued by the Department of the Navy praising General Butler for his service in China. As a young utterances, This time General Butler officer General Butler served in the 4s called upon to explain his action Boxer Uprising in China and in in launching a private war on! the stormy days of 1927 he was in Signoy Benito Mussolini, the Fascist} command of the United States dictator of Italy. marines in China. ation Ambassador, The Navy Department documents no, Rome's diplo made public to-day said: atic envoy the! United "There is probably no finer orinall example of successful arbitration 'American officers in recent years Philadelphia, than that of General Butler eral Butler, according to the China. 'This marine officer. won 'Ambassador, told' x story Of One of the confidence and esteem of the his friends "who "tind "motored Chinese people. Official and private Ehrough ttaly with Signor Mussolini, M'Duce drove at a" high rate pinion of him in China st the highest. Through work of the sort Speed, General, Butler declared. his performed by General Butler the Shiend saids The chief Bluck Shire way reckless, according to Gene paradoxical 'role of peacemaker haw thus assume the unique and Butler, and his autonoile struc
ithe life of a child is og nothing a ea 7 Wes it, General Butler is 49 years of age.
when compared with tne life of the three chil Te achieved fame not only for his service in China Bignot' Mussolini as having remark-but from 1924 to 1925, while on ear General butler, a his Philadel: Teave from active duty, he captured hia speech ud according to Nebile the imagination "of the "world "wpremice Mussolini is one of the through his ofer to clean Philadelphia in. his capacity embryortellows who" are wating to tart another war. mad rector of the department of pub: fogs eye. about t2 break log in' Europ Hisafety, "Hie put the, Philadel hia police force' theough mam Phe department of state, upon Thako-up, conducted countless. sen receiving the Ambassador's protest to-day, Forwarded a demand for an rational tide on vice dens and upon Lion to the navy department, tie haunts of bootlesaers: He once General Butler is respon: Fefured.to allow. any marine. Enter, Quantico, Virgina, until the Ambassador De Martino told the offcinhsof that town had driven out United Press to-day that all General frotlesigers and ladies of uncertala Virtue. "Tu a campaign in Haiti in 7 General Butler captored Fort speech "with regard to Premier Butlers remarks tu hie Philadelphia Mursolint were "untrue, He™ suid hhe_ was That I!" Dace's automobile never varied. the Congressional Hire and for thin service Medal of Horour. struck anyone.
Friends of General Butler said In hie that in his speech he sought merely Butler is a {to depict thave who place the state as a guest at in Californi above' the individual told that his host pitta cole germs) 6 cocktails containing spirits United find Phrenix, Arizona, Jan.
Adams have not yet been, published but on the strength of it Colonel Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., to-} Henry L. Stimson, the Secretary of day bluntly declined to comment on Biate hag formally. apologized" to the fact that he is involved in the incident which caused the United Freprler Atusgolit for the reds ubout hie in the now famous States to apologize to Italy to-day for remarks made in Philadelphia Paladeiphia speech of the marine about Premier Benito Mussolint by Sais watton apology Seretary Major General Butler.
lathe sincere regrets of the gov. over the incident, which is expected the Uaited "States "of to have further " repercussions as] the court martial tries General sre extended. to iis
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