Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-03
FRENCH GENERAL BUSY MAN
Gallieni Starts Work Early and
Keeps at 1t Until Late
at Night.
MANY QUESTIONS TO ANSWER

Correspondence ~ The Associated prsssl
PARIS. haroh f5.@Gausrai 0Aiiisufs
great yiaor and energy are beins put 70
4 severe strain IN the War office. lie
begins work ~ O'Clock in tic morning
and keeps NJ II MI day DISCRIMINATING
his VI years. but Win ell his application,
hs nndA the Days w6rk N never finished
Nhen night comes
10 say nothing N the responsibility of
conducting the French military opsf1s
tlobs GENERAL G8ilieni has 70 receive
frequent visits from considerable nIm'
Der u The W deputies ann no senalofsi
be has 10 attend meetings ~ The cabinet,
participating IN me deliberations u the
French War council aBd NJ the Aliiss
combined war coindiH. be Ia summoned
before the war committee ~ the cham
her ana war committee u the senate iwo
or three times week 70 give information
regarding the progress ~ the VAT ana
he ms 10 attend sessions ~ The cham
her anG senate on eVafy occasion Wbsn
military questions are discussed, ana
frequently 70 reply 70 one ~ two inter
pell6tions ~ members
MANY questions 10 answer.
~ that would he insufficient 70 ~.
hanst gallienis snefgg. buf he has IN ~
diti0n ~ reply either from the Hpeaksfs
stand IN tho chanbaf Or through The
Journal OffleleI " All sorts N questions
posed IN writing bY Tho members 81
parliament These questions occupy from
q dozen pages upwards every day, e6v.
eflng The widest imaginable range NJ
| subjects The minister ~ war, ~ e6ursa
does not personally conduct that e6rrss
| spobdsnee, bnt since tbs reply anE6Kes
| hts responsibility Bs minister, be must
IN each r6ae know that tbs information
| IL exact.
you force me 10 follow profession
that IA NOT mine" General osiileni said
IN n recent debate from the speakerl
stand Of TIM chamber In d moment u
pathetic despair The profession II
which no referred was that Of 1sbaiei
and ~ general intelligence agent Tor M
benefit 6f the deputies. on single dsj
tie minister n var naH INTERCEPTED N
times Tho following fpecIucns give M
i161 NJ the rhnRe ~ questions
How many buildings we're rsd1lsl
toned for iiss az hospitals befofs 0cto
Der !, 1916 how many have been reqIisl'
TONED since October !. 1916, how mant
hotels vera there among tbemf
Here Are some POssrs.
why are the daily reports Of offiears
IN charge ~ hospitals sometimes signed
Nv head nursss7
~ such .and-sueh a paragraph ~ such
and such n section Of such-snd such q
chapter Of sneh-snds such iaw WIS ap.
piled IN such D case, II 10, wby7 N not
why notT
~ II IL true that IN certain hospitals
The patients Of The same ward hrs ai.
lowed 10 take tho air only twies q wssh
and IN squads on only slr ~ d tlfno. and
wby7
why IN some eeotions Of the army a.
mon sleep with their clothes on"
buch cases have done more than any.
thing else 10 call the attention N enc
| public 10 the Imposltions that certain
members Of Parliament mako upon the
minister's limo, n has developed De
cidcd current " opinion IN favor ~ meas
ures 20 put stop 10 II. one proposition
favored IA the adjournment N the SEES.
bion by the president under the powers
conferred upon him by The constitution
Of 1915, On Tie other hand. tho socialists
and republican socialists have proposed
Tho nomination ot n permanent commits
zion Of fofty.four members, with powsi
70 Visit any part Of tho front and ans
military establishment or quarters 10
Hind the front.