Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-01-26
Secret Testimony of War In
quiry by Committee Reveals
Apprehension on Part of
Lloyd George.
HIGH ARMY OFFICERS
DISAPPR0VED CROzIER
Quafternaster General Thought
We Should Put As Many
Men in Field As Possible
Even Minus 0verCoatS,

10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wiREl
Washington, Jan. 25.--Some of the
secret testimony given in the senate
military committees war inquiry was
made public today when the commit
tee released the printed record.
Representative Mccormick of nli-
nois who recently visited the allied
countries is shown to have told the
senators that allied opinion developed
some apprehension over American
aid and that officials of both the
British and French governments, in
October, cabled to Colonel House,
urging him to come over for the pur-
pose of securing better coordination. p"
Allies Made Suggestions.
Premier Lloyd George, according to
Representative McCormick's state
ment wanted Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood as Americas chief r,ilitar rep
resentative, and officers of the Amer
ican expedition in France urged sup
planting General Crozier, chief of ord :
nance, and Quartermaster General
Sharpe.
Between the time when I first
went to England" Representative Nc
Cormick's confidential statement said,
'and when I returned from Italy,
there was perceptible change. When
l landed they hurrahed for America,
the wonder worker of the world, but
when l got back there was some APP
prehension. They would say: we
wonder if there is a lack of
coordination in Washington. We
wonder If you have all the big men
you might bring together in your gov
ernment?' They we're very polite but
you sensed a difference in their atti-
tude.
Lloyd George Anxious.
Premier Lloyd George" Repre-
sentative Mccormick said, "expressed
great anxiety lest America should too
greatly multiply the calibers of ord
nance in use.
Lloyd George" said Mccormick,
was very anxious to know what had
happened to Leonard Wood, where he
had been buried and why he was not
in Washington or Paris He wanted
him on the allied war council as our
representative. He was very insistent
on that point"
Regarding opinion of officers in
General Pershing's staff regarding
Generals Crozier and Sharpe, Repre-.
sentative Mccormick said:
II would rather not mention any
names but the most important Ameri-
can officers said:
eff Sharpe and Crozier do not go
we do not know what may happen
General Biddle Disliked.
when General Biddle was recently
appointed assistant chief of staff
American officers were all broken up
about it,
Representative Mccormick asserted
positively that France could not supply
the ordnance needed for the Ameri-
can forces. The French chief of staff
told him the German line could be
broken with enough artillery. The
Germans, he said, cannot break the
allies line IL the French morale holds.
onartermaster General Sharpe's
confidential statement included ap-
proval of plans to call into service
several hundred thousand more men
than had been originally planned and
also for fastening transportation of
an American force abroad althousl,
he knew and notified Secretary Baker
that clothing shortage would result.
General Sharpe's View.
II think 1t is to our advantage, y
General Sharpe said, ito put as many
men in the field as we can possibly
get there, even If they have to suffer
somewhat. The greater the number
the greater the effect will be on the
enemy"
When Senator Chamberlain said
the unequpment resulting was cost
ing lives, General Sharpe replied:
mo one regrets that more seriously
than do. l think, however, that the
effect upon the Germans will be
worth it, even though few lives are
sacrificed in the cause"
On April 16, last a memorandum
from General Sharpe to Secretary
Baker stated that because of decis-
ion to call out an extra 100000 men
after July 1, sit will not be practic-
able to properly clothe and. equip this
or any other number of men more
than was provided for in the original
plan."