South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-30
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BALFOUR I'D JOFFRE IS CAMOUFLAGE.
JANUARY so, 1913.

BALFOUR AND JOFFRE AS CAMOUFLAGE.
Republican newspapers aside from those in the large
cities which frequently their subsidized pedes-
tails. lead republican opinion-and few Of enough
patriotic independence to- speak honestly-appear to
be waiting for their from the publicity depart
ment Of the cepublicau national committee, before
commenting on Secy Of War Bakers reply to the
senate military affairs "carping critics
delivered Monday. Either that, or, it may be, that
they have not yet recovered from the solar peNus
blow that the secretary delivered them, that
of the most interesting his address.
the manner in which he apprzed them of the
they-the military affairs committee. both
houses and including much Of the press, and consider
able of country,-nad been camouhaged by the
presence in America last summer, Of the French and
British commissions.
In our close approach 20 popular snobbery. with
eyes riveted only upon great the near-great
and trying feel something of close association
while sweety obious to the presence save the
'promnent" Lord Balfour of England, and Marshal
Jonre France in their pioturesqueness and wonder
ful personalities, employed entertain while
workers the commissions. back behind the
scenes. were laying efficiency groundwork for
coordinate military operations of which we
dreamed.
Here were 80 snen, or Whereabouts, best of the
experts of England and France representing every
phase of military and naval life; not out parade
crafty the public snobbery, but meeting here there.
and yonder Washington. with the various branches
of the army and navy. the ordnance and qUarermas-
ters departments and talking things over from the
standpoint their experience. BY the they. were
ready to go home, a plan of coordination had been
agreed upon such as resulted in the wonderful ac-
complishments, in the way of preparation that
the country has gone throush.
Time rolled on. Congressman used their vacation to
visit Europe in quest of things ind fault about
and came back and found it. Under their leadership
the whole country in the
lack OF coordination. sweety unconscious of the
ordination that going on. They told us we
had France "bled white" and straining England.
'syes awfuly.' by the o shops
manufacture OF machine guns on, forth.
remained for Secy Baker reveal the that
the British and French commissions part
get to those shops, to help France main
tain her industrial organization, and if YOU please,
conserve sea tonnage for other purposes
Thus while certain congressional gentlemen below
"a and blowed about lack OF coordination. the
government appears to have been coordinating quite
20 the satisfaction the allies leaving those
aforesaid congressional gentlemen to below and blow
up TO the last moment Of near-explosion, before
puneturng their wnd-bag We the experience
and advice experts they said Well we had it: the
advice of the best that France and England could
send u.s. mistake. if any, it seems that has been
made by the OF is that take
advice of these military experts of some experience
rather to gather congressional and edi-
toriaI the republican national committee
Quite the with respect the much 4nootes
Lewis machine gun. and the modification Brit
ish Enfield rife. 1t such experts Pershiug
Kuhn and Crozer, after advising with the European
specialists. that decided the be these
bits Of ordnance. and the necessities of them. Again
we suppose the secretary should have gone 70
congress body void of sufficient brains 10
frame understandable revenue Then. to
top it all. and taking Mr. T. RooseVelts hobby as a
It develops that 81 beloved
and admired expert, Maj Gen. Leonard A. Wood who
insisted upon drafting the environments with
out waiting FOR guns and uniforms; that there was
much training that they could DO without waiting
these compliments. The cooners opinion of The majos
general now would seem. must be- that the latter is
a fool and with him sen. Chamberlain must agree
that Pershug. kuhn. Crozer. Sharpe and those Brit
ISL and French experts, were AN asses-because they
didn't the house-tops and veil all they knew
through a megaphone.
IT did 5t,' Il charged san Juan hnl." Il she's
a spaniard in the back" or. a la Chamberlain. Il
need make kind of anti-administration noise
in republican Oregon may nor be able to save my
political soose.'