Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-08
BY GEN. ERICH Won LUpENDoRFF

The other occupied territories fell
under the administration of the quar-
termaster-g general and thus under
CHIC. The real authorities in these
areas were the army headquarters
staffs.
Much Jealousy in the Army.
The ministries of war of Prussia,
Bavaria, Saxony and Wurtemberg
ranked equal to ourselves. They had
their representatives. at G.H.Q. in the
person of the military representatives
of the separate contingents. The
Bavarians were always changing their
representatives.
The other function of these officers
was to uphold the Interests of their
own armies as against CLIO, 1t must
be clear that not even in the German
army was jealousy wholly non-eXist-
emit If any difficulties arose in any
part of the field, one national contin-
gent was at times disposed to lay the
blame on another At one time there
would be complaints of too heavy
losses, at another of too little oppor-
tunity to shine.
There were also personal questions
to be settled with the military repre-
sentatives These officers co-operated
well with CHG | think / must have
convinced them that ! attended to
their interests in disinterested spirit.
, | have never made any difference be-
tween the four contingents. They all
did their duty and all had their good
and less good divisions. Wurtemberg
alone had only good ones. The Baden
! divisions deserve the same praise, al
4, though they did not form separate
| contingent.
In 10 Of nf
! pies composing 1t the army held to-
| gether well. 1t was only after a long
| period of nerve-raCking toll that a
certain spirit of hostility manifested
! ieself between the Bavarians and the
Prussians. And this never applied to
officers of higher rank,
| Succumbed 10 the Homes.
In many directions the war minis
tries compiled with our requests, and
| found them loyal helpers. When,
! however, the eXigencies of war began
to affect the home life of the people
more and more intimately, the Off
Gals could not shake themselves free
of home influences They succumb bed
instead of rising superior to them.
and thus failed to give the army that
moral support it so urgently needed,
had no dealings with the general
officers commanding the home COM
mands, except on questions of patriot
ic instruction. They were not under
4 the orders of CHG. Under the Be
lagerungsgesetz (the LAX of the
State of Siege") they We're absolutely
independent, and after the creation by
the reichstag of supreme military
authority, in the autumn of 1916, they
were made responsible to the war
ministers, as was already the case In
Bavaria. Much popular anger in
Germany was directed at the auto
cratic ways of the generals in COM
mand of various departments, Lu-
dendorff declines to take responsible
ity for them.)
i BY this appointment the Prussian
war minister became of much more
importance to the successful prosecu-
ton of the war. His responsibility was
much greater and he had now frankly
|, to remind the chancellor of his duty
/, to strengthen morale. in order thai
that of the army should not suffer
lie had also to insist that order should
be maintained at home from what
, ever quarter it was threatened. Thi:
was what the army expected of the
; Prussian war minister.
Il The attitude of-the government an6
the law creating a supreme military