The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-10-13
Joffre
By RICHARD sPiII.ANE.

HhNA'N WI wa ARANN' ~
OF intrigue. OF schemlng, OF a%ntaEOn-
Ism among people In hiEh places. Now
we are getting "a little ligh on the
case of Jofre. a peep behind the
seems that max Us understand -
little of tho mystery OF his sudden re-
moval from command or the armies
Of France and his practical retire.
ment.
~ what "a presented Tor our reading
N correct Jonre Numbered somewhat
In hla early strategy and particularly
In regard to the defense OF Ncrdun.
But FOR Sarraii. who had he ouage
to do more than his superior's instruc-
lions warranted, Nerdun might have
fallen 10 the Germans early In the
war. The "nlhhlinR" tactics ~ Jonre
also were more costly In life than sup-
posed and. unable TO get him 70
change his plans, those who ala not
agree with him gradually came to-
/ gethCr shelved him with the
marshal's baton ~ n solace.
Apparently there was more Of poll
tiles than ~ patriotism In h conduct
u many 81 those who were parties 20
the anair. The royaIists schemed to
elevate surrail TO the highest com
mnnd because Snrruil wnF a royalist
avmpathizer. Some there were who
fancied Foch but Foch had a brother.
a priest. and he wouldn't do becaus.
with success he might he powerful
I NfNNAAAh ~ ANNNNANNf W AHAAN HNN Wv
France. Pcuain and Niyeile remained.
~ these Nivclie was selected. lie
plunged into an offensive hat WI,
premature ana not supported proper
Is. That settled him. Petain had
practical command for a time. Thea.
reluctantly, the Paris parties selected
Fo'h.
We are told Paris was as,onished
hy the fervor of the reception Jonre
received In America, and second by
the Owe and admiration displayed az
nll times by the common people n
France for tho Man Of the Marnc.
Perhaps the world at large gauges
Jonre and an tho others better than
does the clique In Paris. Distance, "a
clear eye and n Cispnssionate nina
sometimes add much to the perspect-
i've.
The story from Paris does not make
pleasant reading. u IN with some
sense o. humiliation thai n person
Foes over the work of the t~raflckers
They were not u%nfnlthful 10 France
but they always were considering their
own cliques and their personal nmhi-
tons In all that they did.
. u N well. perhaps. that Sarraii did
not succeed Jonrc. or his military
capacity there " little question. az
his conduct after the remoVn Of
Ionre aud especially his dubious work
in the Saloniki front he less said the
better.
The British furnish something of a
rarailel case In their war story. Lord
French II not adding 10 his fame hy
what he has spread before the world
f. his book.
We may get q lite story out ~
Germany later. Un-questionabiy Mack
enscn was the greatest commander
the Teuions produced, hut for some
peculiar reason tho kaiser never place
ed him on the western front.
OF the lntrigues 81 petroTrnd we
know a little through what happened
In the case ~ the Grand Duke Mich
olas.
We had our troubles IN all our
wars. Washington was under attack
from n clique within the army ana
another In congress from start TO I'm
ish. In the anair Of 1879 politics put
IN the forefront some ~ the most In
Competent 81 American commanders,
In the Mexican war the rivalry he.
tween Scott and Taylor wax 20 bitter
that u went far beyund the war pe-
riod and served 10 lard Tpylor in I've
presidential chair, In the un-Civil
war in Washington politicians messed
IN command Of tho Union army
shamefuliy. For time II was n game
Of ever changing generals. Grant.
when moved from the west Of Vir.
giniR. had tn combat foes Ia his rear
as well ~ Foes In the front.
Much OF CRITICISM OF the selection
Of commanders In our war with Spain
was justified.
Even Napoleon had his troubles.
Norsan. his greatest rival. came
mighty near q paying the death pen
atty for aspiring 10 the leadership Of
the armies Of France. Ponaparie
WINS not particular about how persons
who blocked his passage were ireiten
perhaps, II was true. ~ alleged
against MORGAN, that he aspircd "a
kingAhlp. But Napoleon looked oven
higher and assume immortal honors
The amalre Iofre will en~are tho
attention % men today and historians
tomorrow This Man ~ the Marns
will not suffer bv ANYTHING that "a
revealed. He Is a plain. simple sol-
dior with u great. warm heart over
flowing with love for the plain people
OF France.
Rlvalrles. ~icalousies, chickering's are
hut side issues. Time measures an
thinrs hv results. Only those count
As for the actors In the great scenes,
tho PLAYERS IN the pagennts-ihoy
may crave much ana aspire 10 much
az i the nature of mon but when
vlcfory u achieved the philosophy 4