The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-28
GREAT STRAIN PUT
ON GEN. GALLIENI
French Strategist, Despite His 81 Years,
is an Indefatigable Worker and
is at His Work at S in
the Morning.

Paris, Feb 26.-General Gallien's great
vlgor and energy are being put to Sc
we're strain in the war office. He begins
work at 8 o'clock in the morning and
Keeps at it all day notwithstanding his
" years, but with all his application,
he finds the days work is never finished
when night comes.
To say anything of the responsibility
OF conducting the French military oper-
atoms, he has to receive frequent visits
from a considerable number of the 600
deputies and 800 senator's: he has TO
attend meetings of the cabinet, partici-
pating in the deliberations of the French
war council and OF the allies committee
OF the Senate two or three times week
to give information regarding the prog
ress of the war, and he has to attend
sessions of the chamber and Senate on
every occasion when military questions
are discussed, and frequently to reply to
one or two interpretations by members.
All that would be insufficient to ex-
haust Gallieni's energy, but he has in
-ers stand in the chamber or through the
journal official to all sorts of questions
posed in writing by the members of Par
Lament. These questions occupy from
dozen pages upwards every day, covering
the widest imaginable range of subjects.
The minister of war. of course, does not
personally conduct that correspondence,
but since the reply engages his RESPONSE
blllty as minister, he must in each ease
know that the information is exact.
You force me to follow a profession
that is not mine" General Gallieni said
in recent debate from the speakers
stand of the chamber in moment 81 pa
thetic despair. The profession to which
he referred was that of debater and OF
general intelligence agent for the bene-
mt of the deputies. On single day the
minister of war was Intercepted ll9
times. The following specimens give an
idea of the range of questions:
How many buildings We're rcquisi-
toned for use as hospitals before Octo-
Der |. 1915; how many have been re-
Questioned since October /, 1876 how
many hotels were there among them?"
why are the daily reports of officers
n charge of hospitals sometimes signed
~ head nurses?"
"If such and such paragraph of such
md such section of such and such a
hapter of such and such law was APP
lied in such case; ii so; why? II not
Why not 2"
IF il is true that in certain hospitals
he patients of the same ward are al
owed to take the aid only twice
week and in squads Of only six at
ime, and WHY"
why in some sections OF the army do
1en sleep with their clothes on
Such cases have done more than any
hing else to call the attention of the
uhlic TO the impostions that certain
lembers of Parliament make upon the
time. IL has developed a de-
ded current of opinion in favor of meas
res to put stop to it. One proposition 9
ivored the adjournment of the ses /
on by the president under the powers $
upon him by the constitution {
1875, On the other hand. the Social r
Is and Republican Socialists have pro- =
Dsed the nomination of permanent
,mmission OF "a members with power to
sit any part of the front and any mill
Try establishment or quarters behind 6
he front.