Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-27
SCHEME TO DEPOSE
GENERAL WOOD
As CHIEF Of
STAFF
Amendment to Army ApprOp-
ration Bill Would Disquali-
fy Soldiers With Less Than
Ten Years Service.
FUNSTON AND CROzIER
AFFECTED BY PROVISION



lBs EveaiAg IseraIa A. r. Isasea wircI
Washington. May 27.--The army
appropriation bin was reported back
20 the senate and house today by the
conferees with nti-admlnistration
amendments which would leglsiate
Major General wood cut of office a.
chief of stan and would leave the
location Of military postn to COM
mission Of retired army officers and
two members each OF the senate ana
house committees on military affairs.
The amendment which would re-
move General Wood. also would pre-
vent either Brigadier Generals CrO-
zier or Funston from ever attaining
che office OF chief OF staH, no officer
who has not spent 10 years IN TIE
line with troops before becoming
brigadier would be eligible. Many
army officers ciRrge that tho isht
| between the line ard the stan which
recently resulted In the retirement
from the army OF Major General.Ains-
worth is responsible for the provis-
ion.
Lieutenant Generals Young and Me-
i Arthur: Major Generals Randall,
| lee aud Humphrey. would be the re-
tired army officers on the proposed
commission which would report TO
congress by January ] upon the loca-
ton and distribution of army posts
and the proposed abandonment of
many recommended by the war de-
partment
The report was not acted on IN
either house today.
a sharp conflict over the amend-
ments IS expected. Senators Curtis
and smoot blocked immediate action
in the senate by insisting on time TO
study the chanEes.
Secretary 81 war stmsou. In a
statement on the proposed action by
congress said the provision, supposed
~ aimed at General wood. would
have rendered ineligible for service
as chief ~ stan, every one except four
OF the nineteen generals who have
served aa commanders-in-ch chief Of the
American army since General WASH
ington.
IL would" he said, have disquaI-
lned General WINFIELD Scott, Of the old
army. X would also have disqualified
Sheridan Mcclellan. Mcpherson.
Meade. Warren, Halieck, scoheld, o.
q. Howard James "A. Wilson ans
Horace Porter. among others OF the
Union army in the civil war; and
Robert r. Lee, Jackson, BeauregaFd,
Forrest, Wheeler. OF the Confedracy.
General Grant would barely have
escaped its restriction By one years
service and General sherman by two
months
Coming down 70 modern times. Il
permanently disQualifles practically
the entire engineer corps--the honor
men ~ West Point. Il disquaiifies for
example. Col. tfoethais, aud all OF his
assistants on the Panama canal; GEN
eral crozier, the chief OF ordinance;
General Funston aud many other Of
accrs.
"in fact. this order tends 90 put q
premium upon mere routine service
and To exclude from the highest post
In the army the men whose force, in
tolllgence and opportunities have
brought them quickly 70 the front II
would result in combining the choice
for thia principal stan position 20 men
who have had the least STAFF oxper-
fence.
~ ls currently said that this pro
vision is aimed ht General Leonard
Wood, the present chief or stan n
so. this a. n pretty high price 60 pay
for personal logislation Waat / am
concerned with primarily Is the ef.
J feet of such legislation on the service
Personal iegislati0n--thc attempt by
) iagislation 20 affect the status OF in
j dividunl officers, for good or ili--has
been the bone Of the American ARMY
administration. IN the present propo.
I sliion, the evil Is exhibited In rs mos.
exaE8erased FORM
b II doubt n the American people
4 have any erent sympathy for an az
d tack upon q capable officer who served
b his country Well in the Philippines
b and who u serving with energy and
efficiency Aa chief OF star"
4 Wilson Carries igOrth CarOiinE.
Raleigh, n. O.. May 27.--Returnl
from tho Democratic county coayen.
h sions of saturday, now practically
complete. Indicate that while Gov.
! ernor Wilson viii have more instruct
p ed delegates than Representative TN.
p dcrwood IA the state convention Junl
3 8. the malerliy of delegates will com'
uninstructed only forty out OF i0l
a counties are instructed.
Clark ana Harmon also made
r showing OF strength.
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on Trust IAlinntion.