El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-12-27
SENATORS WANT
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ants of other camps in reply to Sena-
tor McKellar's inquiries referred him
to the war department. Major Gen.
eral John F. ORryan, commander OF
the national army cantonment at
Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, s. C.,
| who recently returned from the Euro
pean front, told the committee he wit
messed two important allied drives
and that in them the German artil-
lery was much inferior.
Regarding shoes furnished men at
Camp Wadsworth, General O'Bryan
said there has been some trouble get
ting proper sizes. In one shipment
of 10000 pairs 1000 were returned.
ION what date we're your men ade-
quately equipped?" asked Senator
Wadsworth. .
"They are not adequately equipped
yet" he said, mot to go into cam
paign work.
Senator Hitchcock asked If there
were not enough nurses.
General O'Ryan said he thought
there was no trouble in that respect
at Camp Wadsworth. A letter from
a constituent at Omaha vas read by
Senator Hitchcock, declaring that
with many men dying at Camp Cody,
Deming, N. M, from pneumonia, eight
to ten a day the letter said, there
were few nurses.
Too Much paper Work"
Departmental red tape = paper
work was said by General Organ to
be heavy.
"The general opinion in the army"
he said, "is that the paper work
should be reduced"
Food, General Organ said, has
been satisfactory. There was very
little ground for complaint, he said,
and that only regarding preparation,
not quality or quantity.
Senator Hitchcock asked the gen
eral if he heard any criticism of the
quality of clothing used by General
Pershing's forces. "Inferentially, yes"
said General Organ, explaining that
the British clothing seemed heavier
and superior. fought ours to be
heavier"
81 should think so, in view Of the
British experience in three and one
half years of war"
Blankets furnished the camps, Gen.
eral Organ said, do not seem to be
of as good quality as formerly, al
though there has been no formal com.
plant.
Generally speaking, we have ample
property for training purposes" he
said, "but not enough for campaign
His division is better equipped than
others, General Organ said, because
of earlier organization and the Mexi-
can border service. Officers from re-
serve training camps, according to
General Organ had been found very
satisfactory" and interested, although
lacking experience"
with your knowledge of conditions
abroad, do you think your division is
trained enough to go abroad?" asked
Senator Chamberlain.
"Pd rather see them get another
couple of months" General Organ
said.
"The training that General Perish
ing has established of accustoming
men to shellfire is very valuable"
do you think it is possible for us
to supply too much artillery" asked
Senator Weeks.
LINDA VISTA MEN
NOW WELL SUPPLIED
The soldiers at Camp kearny, Linda
Vista, Calf, now have plenty Of
clothing and overcoats to protect
from the cold weather. There
has been a vast improvement In the
Of equipping the men from
New Mexico and other southwestern
and western states; so General F. 8.
Strong, in command of THE camp,
Governor Lindsey who recent
" gave an interview to the New
Mexican, following his inspection Of
he camp, declaring that many Of the
soldiers lacked clothing, bedding and
lire arms. General Strong also says
hat the Spanish-Americans in the
,amp now are happily situated and
ire doing good work. He repeats his
promise to Governor Lindsey to take
!, personal interest in these men, es-
,eclaIIy those who can not speak Eng
ish and who therefore are at a dis