Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-19
REPUBLICANS NOT
TOLERATE WILSON
MEN FOR OFFICERS
WAY PAVED FOR CONFIRMATION
BEFORE MARCH 4. or EMER.
GENCy APPOINTMENTS
ny Associated Press.

| ANitiaNtAosNs JHHs iot- iho'Ai"H
10y the senate on the thousands ~
nominations submitted at this session
By Prcsldcn, Wilson was broken today
and the way paved for confirmation
before March I. Of emergency appoint
ments.
Attempts ~ democratic senators 20
which has been held since congress as
semblcd last month. resulted In an
agreement between party leaders to
refer 10 appropriate committees. with
instructions To report the nominations
~ s.j34 army officers recommended for
permanent commissions In the Perish.
ing board and now holding temporary
appointments.
This agreement was reached ltcr
Senator Lodge. the republican leader.
had given notice that his party would
not tolerate amy tendency on the part
of the present administration to place
itE followers In office to the cmiarass
mcnt ~ the new administration and
after Senator Underwood. the demo
cratic leader. had assured the republl.
cans that there was no desire on his
part 10 do that" Tho agreement. Il
later was said. might lead Ia action
before March I. on few other noml
nations ~ an urgent nature.
Secretary Baker. II was learned 10
day. recently asked the Judge adyo
cate generals department for informa
tion as to the status 81 officers whose
nominations are pending. In each VI
the three following cvcntualities:
First N the senate refused tO con
firm any ~ the nominations at this
session. second. " only the Pcrshine
board appointments were confirmed
and third. u only par, Of the list Of
promotions ~ officers already perma.
ncntly IN the service We're confirmed
Mr., Baker was informed. u In under.
stood. that II the senate did not act on
any nominations. that more than 1000
Officers recommended for permanent
commissions by the Pcrshing board
would find themselves hack In civil
|, life. March 4. II WAS explained that
many of these officers. all ~ whom
have assumed their rank since last
July !. subject Ia confirmation had
been ordered to distant parts ~ the
world and have gone 10 their posts. IN
many eases taking their families and
household effects with them.
IL was said that should the senate
, fail TO confirm they will find them
selves entirely separated from the
army March and without the right
10 live In government quarters. their
pay stopped and with no legnl status
that would cntitlc them TO apply 10 the
war department for money with which
tO dcfray their expenses hack 10 the
United States Their temporary com
missions. II also was said. would be
vacated and u would bc necessary a.
make new appointments and send new
recommendations To congress before
the vacancies could he filled.
In the event that only the Pershlne
" b,ard nominations were confirmed
and all other names on the list were 10
fail ~ confirmation. u was said the
I situation would not bc so serious. al.
: though hardship would he worked on
! almost every officer In the regular
army who was promoted and whose
promotion Is now awaiting senatorial
confirmation. In the case of all the
officers appointed 10 the grade of CAP.
tain and above. the new appointment
when confirmed would give the officer
= rank senior to that ~ regular officer'
= II long service who failed ~ conflrma'
y ton for promotion.
Should the f.,natc confirm only part
= ~ the list of promotions and take NJ
action an the remainder. an unprecc
o dcntcd situation would arise. Il WI.
said. For purpose of illustration q
/, hypothetical ease was cited. AssuminE
\ TIM, all nominations up to and includ
ing Coloneis were confirmed. hut thai
no action was taken ON the genera
officers. many officers ~ long scrvic,
In the army were ~ the opinion thai
number of officers nominated fol
hrigadier general and now holdinl
temporary appointments as such hui
with the permanent rank ~ colonel
would find themselves entirely out nj
the army. As n hasis for this theory
II was aid that by confirming lower
grades the senate would automatically
fill the vacancies from which these off
GERS were promoted. thereby lcavinI
them no lower rank To which Ia rcvcr
when the senate refused Co confirm
them Special legislation would N
necessary to keep them In the army
u was aid. There are more thar
forty nominations to general rank he
fore the senate.
Confirm all or confirm none" haI
been the general slogan around tn
war department ~ late. hut Secrctar,
Baker said today that while he woul'
much prefer to see the entire list con
firmcd. he would urge that nj least tn
new appointments made by the Perish
In. hoard be confirmed. even II NJ
further action was taken, In order tina
thcnc officers might be kept In tn