New-York tribune., 1919-04-05
Friends of City's Draft
Division Say Men by
Good Work Earned
Official Welcome Home
Senators Also TO
Use Influence
Calder and W WatIswor,l, to
Appeal to War Depart
ment TO Rescind Order

Lieutenant colonel Douglas lamp
bell, of the advance guard of the 77tf
Division. conferred in Washington YES
terday with Secretary Baker on The
plan FOR a review by New York City
OF the 77th The result. as indicated
in subsequent statement by Mr.
Baker, was:
j. That if the division reaches
New York as a unit parade may be
arranged within forty-eight hours
after its arrival. At least the Secre-
tary hopes so.
;. The forty eight-hou discharge
policy will be rigidly adhered to-
Unofficial reports from Washington
last night stated that Mr.. Baker had
directed that every effort be made by
the transport service to embark the
division as unit.
The numerous organizations of
friends and relatives of the men of the
18th saw in this some basis for hope
Will Appeal to Wilson
They are preparing to take the mat
ter up to President Wilson in Paris.
while Senator Wadsworjh, who will re-
turn to Washington to-day, renews the
city's plea before The army authorities
They Indicated by preparations for
further action that they Will be salts
fed with nothing less than an unquali-
fed promise by Secretary Baker or
General March, chief OF the General
staff. that a divisional review will be
permitted. even if the War Depart
mcnt's policy regarding discharges in
forty-eight hours has to be modified
Meetings of regimcntal auxiliary as
sociations Of the 77tn were begun by the
3OSth Infantry association, which met
under the presidency of Lieutenant
Colonel Charles Whittlesy, of the
Lost Battalion" at the Engineering
Society Building, and adopted resolu-
tons calling for a divisional review.
Representatives of the 1879 local draft
boards of the city announced a mass
meeting for next week, if the War De
partment does not in the meanwhile
recede from its position.
That position, expressed yesterday
al Washington by Major General
Henry Jervey, chief of the operations
division of the general staff, is that
"permission will be given to regiments
or individual units to parade if they
desire to-
Baker Is Hopeful
Secretary Baker issued the follow
ing Statement yesterday in Washing
ton regarding the nth Division:
II understand the nth Division VIII
be moved home as complete division,
and if it is possible New York City
will be privileged to pay homage to the
organization in full divisional strength,
just as was done II ;nc case Of the 9th
Division.
'lf the New York division returns
home as {. division, as Colonel Camp
bel indicated, have no doubt that
it can be arranged to have them pa
rade III New York City. If it is at all
possible the complete division viii
march IN review, and l personally hope
II viii not be possible. however, for
the department to hold in the service
fnen who come from states distant
IRON New York ard are now part
"i the division # they desire iinmc-
date rehabilitation ard return to
their original points Of induction We
VIII try 10 adhere to our policv Of
quick deinobilizat.on OF troors ard IT
the same tine accede to the desires
Of friends and relatives Of the soldiers
70 pay then, t1ibute = general den.
oIStra,son.'
Say Parade Must he Heid
Replying 70 that. "a statement issued
By members Of the draft boards after
meeting With Senator Wadsworth
said:
This parade must be ncid. We dc
rot intend IT, see these men, whom We
tcnt away with appeals to their patri.
oiiam, brought back Ike whipped dogs
ne 'ea1t e.e can 20 * to 4chuowlcdg &c
the splri, - Amorscanlsni born while
the shcl!s ourst around then
The statement made by John da,lccn
and Frank Harvey Field. of the exccC-
rYe committee OF the draft board
aiso fcc'ted that wnen the drafted .act
were paraded prior 70 going 20 Europe
|" arouse patriotism Mr. Baker mp.
plaudcd.
lie was wiling enough then that
'ns parade should be held" says the
statement. "is it right for the War
Department to forbid parade now
aiser these men have fulfilled the trust
Anf'r country placed in them 2"
Would Add 10 Unrest
Af. Field further said that a failure
70 mold the parade would be source
~ added social unrest among the pco.
pie Of the East Side, who, he said, viii
axe the attitude that "ouY son. were
xood enough 10 die for The tinted
psa'@s Now the United States does
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