The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-02
TECHNICAL STAFF
 OF 43 NAMED ON
 ARMS DIFFERENCE
Sutherland Is Chairman ot Advisory Committee ot Which Hoover and Per-
 shing Are Members
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nament conference today by the ap- pointment of an advisory committed of 21 to act with the principal dele gates and a technical staff of s4 to provide data and expert opinion upon military, naval and far eastern ques- tions.
 George Sutherland, former sem ator from Utah and former president of the American Bar association, was designated chairman of the advisory committee which will also number among its members Secretary Herbert C. Hoover. Gen. John J. Pershing, Rear Admiral W L.. Rodgers, Presi dent Samuel Gompers of the Amer ican Federation of Labor, and Presi- dent Charles S. Barrett of the Farm CTS union. Four members of the committee are women.
 Harbord Heads Army List
 In the group of selected technical advisors Maj. Gen. James c. Harbord, deputy chief of staff under General Pershing, heads the list of eight army officers, while Admiral Robert E. Coontz chief of operations, is at the top of similar staff of officers of the navy Associated with them will be twelve officials of the state department, headed by John Van A. MacMurray, chief of the far eastern division, and a half dozen men se- lected from other executive depart ments and from outside the govern ment service.
 No official announcement was made in connection with today's ap- pointments, but it was indicated that the technical staff was intended to function largely as an informative body while the advisory committee was designed to give the four prin- cipal delegates the benefit of general counsel on policy as well as a re- flection of various schools of public sentiment. Officials familiar with far eastern problems and officers in charge of divisions devoted to spe- cialized forms of warfare predomi- nate Tn the former body and public figures Tn touch with the life and thought of the nation sit on the latter, thus providing a broader rep reesntation than it was possible to give on the delegation proper, because of the desirability of limiting the latter to four.
 Hardinx's Close Friend.
 Former Senator Sutherland, chosen chairman of the advisory com mittee, Is a close personal friend of President Harding who served in Harding headquarters at Marion dur ing the last campaign and was prom : inently mentioned for a place In the cabinet He has travelled widely and has been a close student of national and international politics. In addi- ton to their general qualifications Secretary Hoover. General Pershing and Admiral Rodgers all have lived in the far east, the last named being q former commander -in- chief of the Asiatic fleet. Mir. Gompers and MT Barrett are considered qualified to present., respectively. the viewpoints of labor and agriculture
 Other Members
 The other members of the advisory committee are:
 Representative Stephen G. Porter Of Pennsylvania, chairman of the House foreign affairs committee.
 John NJ. Parker, democratic gov ernor of Louisiana and candidate for the vice presidency with Roosevelt on the progressive ticket in 1912.
 Henry P. Fletcher of Pennsylvania, under Secretary of State, former am- bassador to Mexico.
 J. NJ. Wainwright of New York. as- sistant Secretary of War, veteran of the Spanish- American and World wars.
 Theodore Roosevelt of New York, assistant Secretary of the Navy. son l..
 William Boyce Thompson of New York, financier. head Of the Ameri- can Red Gross mission in Russia in 1s17
 Willard Salisbury of Delaware, business man. former democratic sen ator and president pro tenn of the Senate.
 Lewis Is Included
 John L. Lewis of Illinois. president of f1aa Irrff cd America.
 Walter George Smith of Pennsyl- vania. lawyer, former president of the American Bar association and for mer president of the Federation of Catholic societies of Pennsylvania. carm. Thompson of Ohio. former secretary to President Taft and for mer treasurer of the United States. Harold M. Sewall of Maine. lawyer. formerly in consular service at samoa and Liverpool. interested for many years in ship building.
 Mrs. Thomas G. Winter of Minne- sota. president of the National Fed eration of Women's clubs.
 Mrs. Charles Sumner Bird of Mas sachusetts, wife of former progress sive candidate for governor of Mas sachusetts.
 Mrs. Eleanor Franklin Eagin of New York, a writer of Asiatic prob lems.
 Mrs. Katherine Phillips Edson of California. a prominent clubwomau.
 Technical Staff.
 Other members of the technical staff appointed from the army re:
 Mat Gen George o. Squier, chief of the signal corps; Maj. Gen. C. c. Williams; Brig Gen William Mitchell of the air service and Brig. Gen. Amos A. Fries of the chemical war fare service; Col. John McA. Palmer of the general staff Col B. H. Wells; Lieut.. Col. Stewart Heintzelmaa, chief of army intelligence. and Louis Cohen "a civilian specialist.
 For the navy others are:
 Rear Admiral William A. Mofijtt, Capt William " Pratt. Capts. Frank H. Schofield, Luke McNamee and samuel 1. Bryant and MT. l.. w. Aus tin. civilian specialist
 Other Members
 Other members of the technical staff named from the state depart ment ara:
 D. c. Pool. chief of division of Rus sian affairs Prof E. T. Williams former chief of the division of far aaTtfrn affairs: j. Butler Wright. Le- land Earrispn and Edward Bell. coun. sellors If emDassies; w $. Rogers Nelson T. Johnson, r. L. Neville and Frederick K. Neilsesis the latter so- lcitor of the departfaess% Chandler F Anderson. former counsellor and J Reuben Clark, a former sss,Jscitor.
 Also named on the technic$t tfrs'
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