New Britain herald., 1920-01-13
Vindictiye Attack by Congress-
 man on Army Heads
COMPARES MARCH TO KAISER
Attacks Chief of Staff and General Pershing For Fayoritism and De- mands Congressional Investigation Into Method of Army Awards.


 Washington, Jan. 13.-Urging con- Sresslonal investigation of the award of army decorations for services dur ing the war, Representative Gallivan, democrat, Mass, declared in the house today that more D. s. Medals III proportion were awarded to army officers who never got nearer the front than Washington than to those who saw service oversaS.
 Ut is common talk in the arnly" said MT. Gallivan, that our present chief of staff and one of his assist. ants, colonel whose duty it was to escort and dine foreign missions here in Washington, have no space left be- tween ther belts and their collars to display the medals that have been given them as a result of this Sery- ice.''
 Congress should investigate all awards of medals and crosses" Mr. Galiivan said, ESQ as to determine why some recommendations were act ed upon favorably and others disre- garded.
 The Distinguished Service Medal has been cheapened and certainly rid iculed by the bold and brazen man. ner in which it hasbeen passed out to those who belong to the elect,' said MT. Gallivan. Tt has been used as a reward for friendship; it has even been used to placate those who have been removed to make way for some one else.
 ''The reading of the sum total of the citations in awarding the D. s. M. to several chair officers of the gener- al staff, who never left Washington during the war. if believed, would certainly impress one that the war was fought with red ink at mahogany desks near the shadows of the Wash ington monument. -
 Surely the lounge lizards of the second army of the Potomac can have no quarrel with their comrades, the 1cbiy lancers' CT the capitol as to the number of D. s. Ms these two valiant units received for heroic Ser- vice in this war.
 "As for France, whenever the com- mander-in-cnief sent a commissioned messenger boy on an errand, the D. s. M. was sure to be the reward.
 "In Washington we had four diff ferent chiefs Of staff during the war and every one who knows anything at all about the workings of the war de- partment knows the predecessors of the present High Priest of Prussian- ism Gen. Peyton c. March were con- sidered unequal to the task. Through one pretense or anotfe: they were removed
 Ordinarily when a man has failed in the performance of any specific task he is removed without reward. These men have on the other hand been rewarded in the name of the president of the United States by the bestowal on them of the D. s. M.
 "The kaiser,' continued MT. Gall 1ivan, with some spark of apprecia- ton for consistency, yet alive, said: Me und Gott.' Not so your chief of staff. T.. S. A. Peyton c. March who sees no reason for including Got It is simply me with him.
 Tn France there was a board of awards of medals that sat in Chau- mont and looked with easy favor on giving awards to their friends and with blurred eyes and deaf ears to recommendations of those without the pale.
 "The failure to send Major Gen. Leonard Wood overseas in command of troops was a case of international notoriety," MT. Gallivan said, adding that General Wood was never given an important active command during the war;" but ito placate public opin- ion something must be done.'
 The bestowal of the D. s. M. on General Wood,' he continued, lis heartily approved by the entire mili- tary service I am told, but the reason for such bestowal looks like an inter rogation point in the minds of every one who has a knowledge of General Woods treatment.
 "Inuuirv also should be- made into case of civilians who received med aIs." declared MT. Gallivan who charged that "Eisenmann of Cleve- land who was mixed up in the cloth ing and shoddy graft and also in the rag picking graft, appears to have got q medal |
 Tt has been whispered that other junkmen' have been so honored,' said he.
 Gallivan's reference to Mir. Eisen- mann was Interrupted by Representa- tive Mooney, democrat, Ohio, who de- clared that the Cleveland man was eAonerated of every charge against him. Representative Kahn. republi- can, California. said General Bliss was not removed as chief of staff but sent abroad for importnt service
 Representative Dewait, democrat Penna., accused Representative Gal Iiyan of 'singling General March out for attack and praised the chief of staff for his work. MT. Dewalt said he had yet to hear rom an authentic or authoritative source any: hing that would bring condemnation of General March from any man adding that it was unfair for Gallivan to attack off cers who were unable to meet their 1 fo n