The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-04
Dawes May Become
Governor Of Federal
Reserve Bank System
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
Copyright by The In~telliSencer

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-When Charles
Grosvenor Dawes told the reporters that
ne didn't intend 10 be u member OF the
cabinet or 10 go into politics. he
meant What hc aid. but there Is coed
reason 20 believe that Mr.. Dawes Is be-
ing considered cor the EOvcrnorship "
The Federal Reserve board. = position
hat is outside the domain Of politics.
Mr.. Dawes would succeed W. T. u.
Harding who resigns soon 70 become tie
head of the new 500. 900. 900 corporation
eo;ng organized 10 finance foreign
trade.
Mr.. Dawes drainatIr defense OF the
American t.xpcd!tiOnary forces against
charges Of CNtravagant e~Npendtturp
made by congressional committees was
no surprise 70 those who have known
how men like General PershinG AMI
others in the y. r. +. have chafcd uu'
der the cauli-fjndinE and fiaw-pickins
Of Investigating committees long after
he war WAS fought. rh" general argu-
ment Of Mr. Dawes that many things
q 10 be done uu The spur Of the mo-
mcnt and in the heat OF the war in or
der TO assure victory by any means
that seemed at the moment available IS
exactly what the army officers wis
fought in France have insisted from
the start and while most OF Them have
been muzzlr,i by the orders torhiddinr
officers ~ discuss matters before CON
greSS Unless for that pur!
pose, army opinion Is S"lidly behind
Mr.. Dawes for ms courageous dctcrS'.
of tho \. e.. +.
Did Not Mtnce Words.
The outburS, Iy MIR. Dawes u"fo-t
Nhn AnEr.ZSfAn.l ,r ~ il FI,. fN 1nlNf.
eating war Expenditure was in,nlSston.
I'd. Vet H.. FORMER bgiEadier-gencrai
minced no words and ..as no apology Or
regrets to "C:"r uu t." day after. Cen
erai rc-ShinE - >tt,i Ia tn" army ana
maintains :owarI congress - morv tell.
perat" attribute au' examination OF hrs
testimony from tiruv - time shows rha;
lie shares ;he chagr!n It army men ren-
orally who FiSkrd their lives and Ha:e
everything they could ." assure vic
tory ~ tho -uur'"St possible time Ou:S
10 have their methods picked TO pieces
BY IA sr"uu Of lLymcn in congress.
There has been = consistent attack
Ga tho governments management OF
;u. war ever sine the political cam
lA,!Sn OF 9l2O Startrd-which was early
IA hat year. Mr.. DAVIS Is 4 Republican
S"h one OF the few who have come to
In" Jrfsuse Of the Democratic admin
.~S:ration responsible for the conduct OF
;rc war. As 4 matter OF fact Republi-
ans occupied many positions OF inn
p~UrtaUc" in tue war department AMI
probably iraIdc just as many mistakes
and were just rs c~Ntravagant as the
Democrats but the UiamcI rave been
placed on tho Democrats and there *
no question but that much OF the over
whelming vote in the last election was
due 10 some extent To the stories Of eN-
travaganc" and !ncffeciency In mana
ging the war.
Cutlery Against Delay.
Mr. Dawes takes the position that
the making OF war IS not an. efficiency
job that can be carefully calculated in
advance and that whore human life ~
At stake there IS very little thought OF
the money that must he spent 10 secure
victory and end blnodshcd. Thos9 who
were in Washington In the early
months Of the war and had an opportun-
!ty TO know was going on inside
the war department will never forget
the avalanche OF criticism which came
down on IN. head OF Secretary Rakcr
when ne tried 10 be pa~rSimnnIouS. when
hc insisted N examining contracts with
minute care. The outcry was against
delay no matter what the cost. spend
the money now win the war, and count
the expense afterwards" this was the
general tone OF the criticism and much
OF 70 came from members OF congress
who went to the war department. to
hasten the execution OF contracts in
which their constituents were vitally
Interested.
Dawes c~ourasous Act.
General PcrShing in his official report
or tho American eXped!tionary forces
says that he could not have done the JOB
in France without the w~hoie-hr&rted CO.
operation he got from P~resider. Wilson
and Secretary Baker. They gave him 1
free hand from beginning 20 end because
they thought his judgment on the spot
was better \ their own 5000 miles
away. Mr.. Dawes. therefore. has turn
ed tho gun Of the Investigators away
from the Democratic administration.
1T was 4 big job" ne said. and We
arc proud OF Il. In finding fault and
hunting responsibility. YOU dom, have
far to go. Persh!nG was tho comman-
der-in-chief. and his shoulders are big
enough, thank God. to bear T."
These words still rInK in the ears OF
members OF congress who heard Dawes
throw politics TO the winds and couraEe-
ously rise in defense Of those who. what
ever their political mistakes actcrward,
did use every ounce OF energy and every
resource 10 bring the Nal 70 an end
without entaiiinK 20 America the tre-
mcndous loss OF life which the allied
countries suffered.