El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-14
MAY BARE MORE
Of WAR SECRETS

political campaign approaches there
viii be many answers Charges that
money was wastefully spent will be
refuted by lifting the veil on the
entire management Of the war.
II viii be found. for instance. that
the allies we're IN much more
desperate straits than the world gen
orally knew It will be disclosed
that their appeals to the president
were answered, one after the other,
with a spirit that threw prudence
to the winds" The perilious situa-
ton Of the allies influenced a good
many hasty actions on the part Of
America, which never would have
been sanctioned IN moments Of calm
deliberations.
The controversy between the
American and British navies con-
tinued for many months. The Sims
episode is only one OF many Again
and again the two navies were
arguing how the war should be
fought The British had appeared
content TO fight a defensive war on
the seas President Wilson was in
sisting always on an offensive, even
entire fleets Of the allies and max
ing a raid and landing on the Ger
man coast
An Overwhelming Weapon.
The presidents idea OF shortening
the war was combine the allied
He advocated the same kind OF
tactics on land. He believed in
marshal Foch from the first He
didn't hesitate TO approve the re-
quest for the brigade Of American
troops with British or French doing
something in that connection Incl
dentally which Americanized the
European nations-for Mr.. Wilson
didn't reveal any national sensitive
ness such as had troubled the British
q m
their military men
There may be a good deal OF
political mud singing this year. but
Of one thing the public can rest as
sured. the administration isn't going
to let the American war record be
clouded- Admiral Sims started some
thing when he began his criticism Of
the navy department. Practically all
the admirals OF the United States
who were on the other side took is
sue with him. It Is not a personal
controversy, II IS really difference
between the American and the Brit
ism way OF going at war. At this
end It was suspected that admiral
Sims became saturated with the Brit
ISL viewpoint
More Revelations Possible.
OF course, II had been charged.
particularly by the friends OF Irish
freedom that president Wilson was
thoroughly English" and that he
Guence- The covenant OF the league
Of nations has been denounced as
''Wilson-British-" II would not be
surprising. therefore. II the admin
istration took the public into its con
fidence on some Of The trouble II had
during the war
OF course. the British had trouble
with the French and so did the
Americans. Allies never can
harmonic in war time The selsc- Z
tion OF a generalissimo and the estab-
lishment OF unity OF command on
land. as well as water, developed be- I
cause OF this friction But little has
been said about the land operations !
Of the United States. There is much ]
to be made public just as interesting I
as the messages that passed between /
the American and British navies. I
Gen John J. Pershing could tell some I
interesting stories about his troubles l
with the commanders Of other I
armies. II Mai Gen Wood becomes
the nominee Of the Rpublican party !
and any considerable part OF the /
campaign is devoted to criticism OF
the way the administration con {
Quoted the war, or to a criticism Of {
the administration for not sending /
Gen Wood to France, the next series /
OF revelation can be expected
The Sims controversy has started I
something which the administration I
is billigerently taking advantage OF. D
TO answer its critics.-Copyrigh /
1870, by David Lawrence.