Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-07-09
officers May Criticize Freely.

ordnance and chief OF everything else,
unless it be the medical corps.
Officers May Criticize Freely.
Within the next few weeks, if the
purveyors of the news consider the
matter of Importance enough, the
country will learn that army officers
of high rank are not afraid to speak
their opinions when the shield Of con-
gress is thrown about them. An army
officer giving his views before COM
mittee of congress is protected in his
right to criticize the doings of his SUI
periors, although, of course, he is eX-
pected to keep away from personalities
that are personalities only.
Discipline and a feeling Of loyalty
to the service have kept scores of
ranking officers of the army quiet dur
ing the past few months. An immense
amount of bitterness of feeling has
been engendered by the reorganiza-
ton plans of the general staff. The
staff will defend itself an6 officers of
other bureaus will attack.
Women's Legion of Great War;
Washington is taking the initiative
in, organizing the wives, mothers and
daughters Of men who fought in the
great war. An association has been
completed in the district of Columbia.
1t is to be known as the American
Women's Legion of the Great War;
This is a local organization, but the
belief here is that eventually the scope
of the work will be nation wide. In
fact, some of the friends of the move
ment believe the women of the coun-
try who have close relatives in the
war should undertake to form an or
ganizatiOn somewhat like that of the
American Legion recently formed in
st. Louis, and which has for it's OBJ
ject the banding together in fellow
ship of the soldiers who fought against
Germany.
1t is true that the American Legion
will admit to membership women who
did war work of a certain kind. 1t
does not contemplate, however, the adj
mission to membership of women SIM
ply because they were either the
wives, mothers, daughters or sisters
of active combatants.
The Washington organization offers
to the female next of
kin" to veterans of the war. The
wives, mothers and daughters of en-
listed men are just as welcome as are
the women relatives of officers. The
Intention is to make the thing thor
oughly democratic. Representative
women have the organization in
charge, and for time will conduct it's
activities. 1t is likely that before
long officers of the organization will
be chosen from the ranks of the wom-
en- whose next of kin were enlisted
men.
Mrs. Eustis Is President.
Mrs. William Cochran Eustis has
been elected president Of this District
of Columbia association. She is the
daughter of former Vice President
Levi P. Morton, who in his ninety-sixth
year is still living. Mrs. Eustis Is the
wife of a soldier who saw service in
France.
The organization is open to ''wom-
anfolk'' of men Of the army, navy and
marine corps. Among the officers are
Mrs. William M. Black, wife of the
chief of engineers; Mrs. A. F. Niblack,
wife of an admiral of the navy, and
Mrs. George Barnett, wife of the chief
Of the marine corps.
The association has a twofold aim;
First, ITO be living memorial to the
cause which sent America into the
war;" and second, ito strive to fill some
useful purpose with consequent
benefit to the nation"