Arizona republican., 1918-01-26
WORST NEWS. AT HOME NOT
 ABOUT ITALY
Congressman MdCormick's Evidence Before Body of Congress, Given in Secret,
 is Given Full Publicity
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 WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Some in teresting disclosures regarding army affairs at home and abroad were made today through publication of confidential testimony given recently before the senate committee in executive session.
 Statements of nearly all the wit nesses heard behind closed doors, except Major General Crozier, chief of ordnance, were given in the usual printed report of committee pro ceedings. One that created some thing of stir among members of congress and in official circles gen erally, was that of Representative Mccormick of Illinois who, back from a visit to the allied battle fronts, told the committee allied officials were apprehensive regarding CO ordination of American war management; that Premier Lloyd George earnestly sus gested General Leonard Woods ap- pointment as the American military representative abroad and that high officers in General Pershing's com mand urged that Major General Crozier, chief of ordnance, and Quartermaster General Sharpe, be suspended.
 In the confidential testimony of General Sharpe, he defended the de- cision to send General ,Pershing's ex- | petition to France sooner than had been planned, and the calling into service of more men than had been provided for He said he knew and formally notified Secretary Baker that clothing shortages would result, but that even with the sacrifice of some lives, as many men as possible should be summoned for the effect on the Germans.
 Some of the statements in secret session of Major Generals Creole O'Ryan and Wright, after their re- turn from the French front also were made public. General Creole said that in October the allied artillery was unqDestionably superior in effect to the Germans and that Genera Pershing's men were well clothed and equipped.
 All of the testimony of General 1 Crozier was ordered kept confidential BACK FROM FRANCE HE
 FAVORS MUNiTiON HEAD
 Mr. Mccormick, in his statement said that for the American and allied armies to break through on the west l big guns-and that it is impossible {! for the allies to make them
 The French, he said, cannot make
 the guns. "We ought to set 2a00C
 as the mark and 2U,ooo as hflhl' num- he said.
 Representative Mccormick said h. did not think this production coul(
 be attained under the present sys +o,a and suooeSted creation or
 minister of munitions.
 The witness said Lloyd George ha insisted that in making big guns tn
 United States would not add a thir' caliber.
 You know we have done it?
 questioned Senator Wadsworth. , q did not know it. Mr. McCor mick replied. but l can very easll.
 believe it from what l have hear' since I have been home. The mos disappointing news 1 have heard Wa
 not on the Italian front, or m france
 but since I have come back. coul' not say specifically, except here an
 there, what is wrong, put meinpei 7 of the senate and house on pot
 sides. give me the impression Una we lack the coordination ana enefg
 which is especially marked Tn Lon , don-the tremendous adm1nlstrauV 7 machine which they have over there- i In references to General CroAie
 and Sharpe, MT. Mccormick saiu' ' would rather not mention any name. hut the most important American oI s ficers said if Sharpe and Crozler d : not go we do not know what ma s Ehappen."