Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-15
ARMY PETS SCORED
BY MR.. GALLNAN
Says Favorites Have DispIac-
ed Officers "Who Went
Through He'll"
ASKS FOR INVESTIGATION

! Citing his own regiment, less than
! 90 per cent of whom will ever come
back from France, and resenting the
fact that their gallant officers who
| went through helr' with the boys
! had been relieved of command to
make way for Regular Army pets"
| Representative James A. Gallivan of
! Boston, after an impassioned and
dramatic speech in the House, de-
manded thorough investigation of
| the military authorities.
He said that National Guard Off
GERS, whom he described as battle.
combat, fighting officers" had been
removed to make way for Regular
! Army officers, most of whom would
run away from a baked apple" He
paid his respects to "our handsome
| chief of STAFF and to some of his
/ 'whippersnapper" aids, who have
| been passing the buck" when mem
bers of Congress tried to get in
| formation as to when these broken
soldiers, after more than a year of
hardest fighting, would be allowed to
| come home. and who, he said are
now stranded in France"
Alleged Threat of Division Chief.
! Maj. Gen. Clarence Edwards. who
was adiutant under Gen. Lawton in
the Philippines, Mr.. Gallivan declar-
ed. was told by a division chief of
staff, IF you don't get these national
| guardsmen, well get YOU
| Mr.. Gal1ivan asserted that he knew
OF Texas officer, two colonies from
Mississippi and brigadier from
pennsylvania who also had been re-
bat
! resentative Butler of pennsylvania.
/ republican. interrupted him to say he
knew of a Pennsylvania captain.
| III you ask the Secretary of War
for an explanation continued Mr.
Gallivan, you are told that he has
nothing to do with it; that Gen.
Pershing is in complete authority. and
| if you ask him the second time for
some other information he gets
peeved."
Indorses Oregon Senator's Speech.
| In reference to Senator Chamber
lain's recent speech criticising the
! War Department for falling to func-
| ton. Mr.. Gallivan said that this was
true. and that the Oregon senator's
speech "awoke the country and the
department. so that it proceeded to
| function in part"
/ Later Mr.. Gallivan identified the di-
vision chief of staff who made the
threat as Lieut. Col Duncan L. Ma jor.
and said that Gen. Edwards, a Regu-
! lar Army officer, who commanded the
! New England division, was relieved
/ and sent home because he would not
/ do dirty work
The colonel of the 101st Infantry,
formerly 9Th Massachusetts Regi-
ment, the speaker continued. was re-
lieved on November s, after he had
fought with his men from Septem-
| Der, 1917. to November, 1918 during
which time $50 of the men were kill
/ ed.
He was relieved of his regiment
TO make way for a dandy pet of the
| Leavenworth clique" declared Mr.
! Gallivan.
Mr.. Galiivan said the New England
| division. among the first to go over
| seas, lis now stranded in France"
and that his efforts to get inferma-
ton regarding its return had been
| unavailing. A letter to Gen March
chief of staff was answered by an
| other officer, saying the unit had not
been designated by Gen. Pershing for
] early return, and that further infor-
nation would be furnished through
the press, Mr.. Gallivan said.
II want to say to the practical
politicians in Congress-" continued
/! Mr. Gallivan, that l would not wish
than that he should select for high
! public preferment one or two of the
SO called great generals who are
abroad and who have never seen a
. combat. Not one of the boys that /
/! have talked to have either affection
| or respect for the two or three /
have in mind"