The Washington herald., 1918-01-26
ALLIES WANT
MORE ACTION
FROM AMERICA
Representative Mccormick
Tells Congress Closer Co.
ordination Is Needed.

OtOllldllOll 10 lNCCOCO.
-Four months ago the British and
French urged Col. E. NJ. House TO
hurry 90 Europe.
They cabled urging him to come
over SO that better cooperation could
be secured" MediIl Mccormick the
Representative from Illinois says.
Il spent three hours with Lloyd
George" says the Representative. He
talked freely. He was especially anN-
ious to know what had happened 10
Leonard Wood, where he had been
buried, and why he was not in Wash
ington or Paris.
He wanted him on the Allied War
Council as our representative. He
was very insistent upon that point"
This and other sensational insights
into the European situation were re-
vealed yesterday when secret testi-
mony from Mr.. Mccormick was dis
closed. When the Illinois Represen-
tative told Il TO the Senate n airy
Committee Dec. IS, he had 1uS re-
, turned from a tour of the battle
, fronts and consultation with the great
allied leaders.
Change In Sentiment.
rs Lloyd George disposed to be
critical of our military authori-
ties?" asked Senator Hitchcock, of
Nebraska
Between the time when l first
went to England and before l went
to Italy, and when l returned there
was a perceptable change" replied
Mr.. Mccormick. When I landed
they hurrahed for America. the
wonder worker Of the world, but
when 1 got back there was some
apprehension. They said:
I'VE wonder if there is a lack
of co-ordination at Washington?
We wonder if you have all the big
men whom you might bring to-
gether in your government
They were very polite. but you
sensed a difference in their atti-
tude.
They cabled to Col. House.
They felt that they were losing
time by trying to coordinate over
here rather than on the scene of
the problem"
Guns, guns. guns, made in Amer
lea and sent to France was what
Mccormick pounded into the COM
mittee.
Gen. Crozier said there was
some advantage in shipping the
raw material to France" said Sen
ator Hitchcock.
The French cannot do it." re-
sponded Mccormick. Every man in
France is needed for her own guns
or on the battle line. We should
not put it on France which is de-
nuded of man-power.
$4,000 Cannon Needed.
I'VE must have $4,000 more can
non and it is impossible for the
allies to make them. We should
have a munitions director.
Il would rather not mention any
names, but the most important
American officers said. if Sharpe
and Crozier do not go we do not
known what may happen"
Il have had that from three ma
jor geperals," interjected Senator
Wadsworth.
YES" responded Mr.. Mccormick
THE man on whom our burden rests
said that to me-"
Some Frenchmen-a minority
believe that this country is bluff
ing" still said the Congressman
And to call that BLUM we must send
the great cannon oversee to batter
down the German lines.
French Arc skepticaL
The French population and army
have been led by their press" he de-
clared, ito anticipate efforts on our
part to believe that the industrial
genius and energy of the New World
is going to accomplish the impossi-
bic.
But il we should fail to produce
by 1919 it might have grave conse-
quences. That minority which holds
that We were buffers for three years
before We entered the war and that
we are bluffing still could say, We
were right; the Americans are not
going to make good The French in
fantryman is rather skepticaL He is
game to fight and die. But he does
not believe the Western allies can
do this Job unless America supplies the
weapons"
On the subject Of the American
army, Senator Hitchcock asked IL
the men who deplored too much au-
thority for Generals Sharpe and
Crozier, could reach" the admins
tration.
'I do not know" replied the wit
ness" When Gen. Biddle was re-
Gently appointed American officers
were all broken UP about it. AS an
engineer he was well thought Of; they
all liked him. But when he was IN
be made the probable successor to the
ooNTINrED oS PAGE Tvo