The Washington herald., 1921-09-04

make Dawes police up" button his overcoat.
The volumes, however, display hardly damn
There is plenty OF Dawesan writing in them but
profanity. The books consist Of personal journal
supplemented with letters and other papers, and
eral reports. The journal begins he arrives in ST.
Nazare and ends as he sails for home two years later
Gen. Dawes general purchasing agent for the
A. E F, American member OF the military board Of
allied supply, and military member OF the United
States Liquidation Commission. AS appendix to
Vol l is given his report Pershng his work
with the allied supply board. VOL II contains his
daily and final reports general purchasing agent
made to the commanding general of the services Of
supply. A. E. F.
Dawes wishes. he says. to point out to military
students the necessity of unified control of the
similar to that established in the world war with
Marshal Foch in supreme command of the fighting
forces. Foch able to these weapons only as
their supply systems permitted. Dawes early
mended such unhcation Of the and at length
ceeded in having the military board OF allied supply
created for this purpose. This board helped to CO.
ordinate and avoid duplication although there was no
supreme command Of the various services 1t came to
general agreements which the allies followed.
On account of the distance of the A. E F. from
Its base the shortage of bottoms and the general in
ability of American industry furnish what was
needed large proportion of American supplies was
bought overseas This purchasing Dawes superin-
tended general purchasing agent and his functions
were very important.
Dawes got his original commission as major
through Pershing and S. NJ FELTON,, then director
general of railways. He assigned to the Seven
tecnth Engineers (raiway) and went overseas as
lieutenant-colonel of that outfit At ST. Nazaire he
was detached and sent Paris, where he stayed at
the Ritz worked very hard and occasionally gave din
ners and attended the theater His journal he kept in
the office of Morgan Harjes Company, bankers where
. it could be locked up
Dawes was in frequent consultation with his good
friend John" Pershng, and with Maj Gems. Francis
J. Herman and James G. Harbord, who successfully
commanded the services OF supply. In addition to
his duties director of purchasing he given the
task of obtaining the civilian labor needed by the
A. E. F.
There are a number of incidents in the book which
will interest the general reader Those who took part
in the events Dawes describes-and there many
in Washington-will get lot out Of the personalities
and negotiations depicted in it. Dawes is unstinting
in his praise of Pershing. and hands bouquets
large number of his associates. Some representatives
of the diplomatic service disgusted him through their
lack of force but he doesn't mention them by
One Dawesian incident occurred early in 1919
when his auxiliary advisory committee" joined in
roundrobin attack our department of army service"
Dawes promptly dissolved the committee
In 1917, when Dawes wanted to borrow ship
from Admiral Sims and get some coal to France
Sims, according to the book, Started a strong
complaint that the situation needed handle
it who knew it, that it being handled piecemea,
and that this -and-that was the way to do it."
What came for" he continues, was to borrow
ship not to get statement of what knew to be
the fact up to the time took hold of the coal matter
about week ago got apparently only angry and
proceeded to give him a good imitation of a man who
knew what he talking about, descending regret
to say, to extreme statement Immediately the gold
lace dropped away and clear r-headed helpful man
emerged-one who could not give ship for he
did not have give but one who gave helpful
suggestions and kindly encouragement. l realized
then that Sims was big man. and what he had said
at first was to find OUT whether l was or not in the
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