The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-02-26
KEPT
ON 60 WITH NIL
SORTS Of LABOR
Not Least Of Tasks Of Head of
French War Office Is An.
swering Questions From
Legislators.

Associated Press Correspondence
Paris General Gaiiioni'J great
vigor and mercy are being put Ia u
severe strain IN the war Once, He
begins work at ) o'clock IN the morn
ins and keeps At Il all day.
standing his 81 years. nut with all his
application. he 3nds the days work
Is never finished when nigh comes
To say nothing of the responsibility
Of conducting the Frcnch military OPP
crations. he has - receive frequent
visits from a considerable Number OF
the 600 deputies and 500 senators; he
has to attend meetings of the cabinet
participating In the deliberations ol
the French war oounc and OF the
allies combined vat councils ne ~
summoned before the war '"minlttec
of the chamber and war committee OF
the senate two or three tunes a week
To- give Information regarding uhu
| progress " the war. and he las I" at
J lend sessions ui the chamber aud sem
ate on every occasion when miiiiafN
questions are discussed. and frequent
~ to roply To one or Two iht'rpeiin-
! lions by members
An ina, would be insufficient to cs-
haust C%nllleni's energy. hut he has
] m N1ullltN ~ l'Iis 'ANh'' '
sneakers stand IN the chamber or
through the Jouruat pfhciei I" "H
sorts of questions posed In writing ny
the members of parlitWrnt Th"s'
questions occupy from ID dozrn pages
inward every day. covering the wid-
est imaginable range of subjects Tn"
rmini.ter of war. o' course. does not
personally conduct that corresponds
cncc. but since tho rcp'y engages his
~responsihilty as minister h" u IA
each ease know that the Information
is exact
you force me so follow ' profess
sion that ,s not mine. General Cal
uoni said "a a recent debate from the
speaker stand of the Vhamh"r ~ 3"
moment of pathetic despair IN" pro-
fe,.i,n To- which hc referred was mat
of dcbaicr and of general mtcllis'n''
agent for the benefit of The deputies.
ON u siuri, day the minister Of war
wa. -ntcrrouatod lls Time IN" i"i-
having apc,imeus give an ida OF ths
!. rang, uf questions
How many buildings were roquis'-
, TONED iur use as hospitals n'i"I" 'c-
,ober /. 1915. how many have h'oi'
r,auistioned since october J. l'l''
now many hotels w'r, th'r" among
a th,mT' -
why arc IN" da,l> rcporv 81 "i.
ncorr n chars" ol hDapl,1l a"in''
: timer sirucd los mead nurses
"If such and such a. paragraph col
n such aud such "a section 81 such 'n'
X such and such a chapter - 'hch 'h'
rich "a law was Applied ir ~h'h 81
n case. u So. wis II NOT wh' ru'
III II rs true that iu certain h'.pl
tabs the patients Of the f'uc ware
are allowed Co takc the az uilf t"l''
" /, week and In squad ct oul. etA at
T" ume. and why
o why in some sections "f th' "lne
e de- men sleep with their cloth'. "n
n such cases hay. done more lhil
n ANYTHING else to call tho attention (.
the public W the imposI tions thni Ger
tain members Of parliament max
upon the minister's time u has d'
v.lopcd "A decided current 81 'plhi"
" In favor Of measures to put 90 stop !
|" a. one proposition favored me al
N inurumeut of the scssinu hf iio pres
nj dent under the powers opnicrfo
n. uuon h,m hy the constitution 81 lN''
hi on the ether hand. IN" Soritit-is Hl
nj Republican Socialists hnt" propose
A.. tho nomination ~ n permanent CON
:. mission oi 4, members with mower
!" visit any mart ~ the front ana an
military establishment "r quarters ''
~ nind the front.