Evening journal., 1921-02-14
MONDAY, FEBRUARY "A, 1921
NO vNDnAr1oN ron ADMINISTRATION.

nEPoRTs Of he tessunOuy gwen by Generai Dawes
N before the House Comaataee investigating he
appear TO convey rhe impression tiat The
witness gave he War Department bfll OF health
and heaped upon the VINO have been
charging that all not as 1t should be.
As Dela~ercans no doubt notccd Secretary DaDie
has sezcd upon DRIVES sOnoent a complete refuia
ton charges which his department and that
sided over by Seoreiary fssker have been SUBJECTED
in clear agir OF history" he exuts. 'tse great
achievement ,vHl shine syhne me dsaracor Of Wilson's
conduct OF he will be despsed and forgotten"
Very likely other gentlemen who 0hed eabtug roles
IN the United vte the in progress Will
the picturesque language Of General Dawes
an EFFORT save their regulations as drowning
reaches for strsVs.
n is true that ae witness was most vehement in his
Characterization OF certain who leveed unjust
criticism at the conduct Of the army France while los
sight entirely OF The great achievements accomplished
by Pcrshings forces
The public will stand with General The posi-
ton he has taken.
But perusai OF all OF his testimony will reveal that
the language he used to describe the War
Department in ts country wtlile soldiers were nst
ing France fuh OF yitrOc denuncation as the
words he used 10 conoemn the edueers OF the American
Expeditonary F0rces
reminded his hearers that the army il
Franco spent only siO0O0OOO0 while the department an,
bureaus in this country expended si7OO0OOOOO OF TN
peoples money
There may have been mistakes and extravagsnces in tn
handling Of the funds entrusted Perngs officers bu
they may be excused in he it OF the emcrgenc,
with which they were confronted
The public had wish IN the political campaign Of
last year, and mas no wish now 10 dwell upon them
But the enormous scandals attending the expenditure,
Of money this OF ie Atlantic and the hear4break
Ing loss OF months Of precious lime while the Wilson mis-
MS squFDbed, were subject OF discussion last summer
and threw mdAions voters 20 the Republican column
They arr bitter memory now and always viii throw
cloud ove- lhe otherwise brKAant history or Amercai
part in tde war
AMI General Dawes made attempt 10 belittle tho~-
scandals on ne contrary DE condemned them vgor
ousy ss any other Republican has done.
-rhe diplomatic system Of appointing men with PIN
Tea experiences IN war tEDes was a rotten failure" n
eiscliaied referring to some of the Wilson diplomats
win whom ne had to deal IN France
Tue system n governments under he Wilson admnis
i-shon he oharscerssd 'decentrshzed bureaucrais
inefirient, AMI cne-ly
TIE snppns 1ssco. made possible by the appointment
ig wilson Of Democratic Pacidc Coast politician
supervise the building Of neei cost ne govern
meni months of valuable tilne in me opinion
General Dawes.
He denounced ne war Department Tor its refusal .
permit ihe promotion OF men from the ranks. for IN
rule requiring officers VINO eager TO go overseas bu
were kept al home 10 silver stripes.
He freely charged mat the Department made aimoe
complete failure OF me aircraft program
The truth behind the sensational reports Of the Dave
testimony that he corroborated every substantial chars
lha has been against Mr. Wilson secretary Bake
ana he War Department the ooDiuci OF the war
Hc paid the highest trbue " General Pershng and hi
handling Of the American Expediuonary Forces renecn
sentiment mat nobody OF consequence has attempts
io refutc