The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-14
Rep. Gallivan Continues His
Attack on High Army
Officers 81
COLONEL REDUCED
KILLED HIMSELF.
Congressman Charges
Regular Army Officers With Unfair
Treatment of Those i'll National
Guard and Reserve Corps.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Representa- |
tive Gallivan of Massachusetts, continued
yesterday his criticism of those officers
of the high command abroad, who have,
in his opinion, been guilty of injustice IN
dealing with National Guard and reserve
army officers.
During the discussion OF the Military
Appropriation bill Mr. Gallivan replied
to Representative shallenburger of Ne
braska, who had expressed the opinion
that the alleged canning factory at
Blois did not exist
Officers Of the National Guard who
were in the way of regular army officers
who desired promotion, said Mr. CALLS
van, were sent to this canning factory
on the most ilimsy grounds Almost IN
varlably the charges were sustained AMI
the officers were discharged on denoted !"
Mr.. Gallivan said more officers were
crushed in mind at Blois than were
killed at Chateau-Thierry lie announced
that the last mail from France had
brought HIM 40 letters from officers in
the expeditionary forces, from colonies
down to second lieutenants, applaudn5
and approving his recent utterances AMI
giving additional evidence OF mstreatment
Of American officers.
Mr.. GalliFan read letter from a major
who told him the story of the late Brig.
Gen. Hill of Illinois. It was as follows
Gen. Hill Of Illinois, one OF the most
able and conscientious officers that the
National Guard ever produced, was hailed
before that tribunal whose door should
have upon it, All who enter here leave
/ lope behind, and told he could accept a
/ @olonets commission IN the S. o. S OF
1 majors commission in the line, and he
stated that he came over here to fgh;
md was going 10 fight if he had to fight
IS a private. He went to the line as d
major, and every officer and man wht
knew him testified to his soldierly con
iuct and ability
i have visited his grave near Epion
vile, in an orchard, in that shell-torn Al
yonne Forest, and as | stood at tina
'hrinc / felt that ii God ever cursed
human being, He surely would troubl,
he consciences of that board, who nevti
'melled powder but who have broken til,
hearts OF many patriotic American Off
GERS"
Mr.. Galivan then told the story Of tin
late Col Joseph Cavendar of Wyoming
md the reading of this letter was r.
eeived by the house in hushed silence
1t was as follows:
: Col. Joseph Cavendar, who left wy
oming with as good a regiment Of husk
Nesterners as was ever organized, an
who was transferred from the infantI
to the artillery with 10 choice, and VIII
ook up the new work with vim and er
thusasm, and put together a regimen
whose record has not been excelled, an
who were on the fighting line for fix
long months, was detached from the reg
T nient and sent to the same board, whei
he was informed that he could take
/ captains commission or go home.
Broken hearted he walked over t
the hotel and fired 45-calibre pistol bu
| let into his brain, and then the casuait
| reports showed him Killed in action
| and / have in mind at least 80 general
| colonies and lieutenant colonies of til
| National Guard who have met disgrac
] 1t this tribunal of injustice, and / viii |
glad to furnish the names and address,
: if they are needed.
| I'VE stood this long without mu
1 tHul Wulte tine war Was gong on, 1OI u
reason that nothing mattered much
| the Boche won, and We were willing
/ suffer even these things, in order
maintain harmony in our own forces, bl
now we fel that justice must be done.
Representative Gallivan proceeded
: quote from major of engineers, now
Tours, who said: II want to say to yc
that these men are making our army hel
a regular mob, not soldiers. 1t is getti1
so that men have little respect for Il
officers. The latter are no better tina
enlisted men as far as discipline goes al
the men know it. The papers at hon
are either ignorant of the facts or tn,
e hesitate about publishing them
Mr., Gallivan added that on Wednesd;
y he was advised that the casualty recor'
of the war department had been eorreet'
:, in connection with the death of c.