Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-04
By n. T. JONES.
staff Correspondent.

WASHINGTON. Jan. s.-Thc army
general staff list has been announccu
nnl already there Il much criticism
IN Congress over the D., because soplc
worthy Officers nave been omitted and
bccrusc some Officers not deemed com.
pctcnt have been included
Also there IL great hcartburnings
and htiei feelings among thn officers
who hay" been omitted from tho 'hluc
rilhoH' roll ~ the army. a nat onc
ihNwInd officers ATE now on the new
general staff rolls. as announced by
~" war department. Included in the
number are not only refnillr officers
but members uf the offic.u' i,sorye
corpse. and the National Gur'd. Thu
Il tho first time In the history - the
country that National Guard officers
have been included In any general staff
~ peace time. and the first time that
reserve corps officers have been IN.
cludcd because before the World War
there was practically no officers re-.
serve corps.
The lirt ~ names WIS prepared hy
q special board cf which Gcrt-al Per
shlrg Is chairman. finder the army
reorganization act. amended or - 1870
the number ~ cligihl,s frr Ia. rem
'rll staff II not limited and trani de.
appointment har bcon "Nur,r. Il hy ~
Ulcers whos' names were l.u 90 the
list These men any that the porahlng
board could as well have made the
l.fi 2ooo In number irst"fd oi limit.
ing u g. about 1000 nance 800 ff,m
the regular army a. th.fc nr, uhlut
i'.noo officers Ia the n'my. ors win 10
" the rg list now pending bel, tn
Senate IL confirmed IN sprriHl -ansrti
STAFF 1T Includes only riali ,1o re.
ul1r officer ont - oyry Gftv.
Among the Die and Distinguished
"ffiocrs wh's. uamcs dp O. = 1ppcar
on tho lisi. ~ ~ whom reformed
worii'ri'ur services during tie World
War ave Generals Morton. Eprran
i.undy Edwards lion 1I.ai. Hics
unr MrN"uudor. Hr' .'hrr- who
coner'.sn"u plv. should 'av hran IN.
'lglel 90 ether wuile. Poe silrs, o.
mod" ly srntt.rs ui .sw esaniltiyr-
Mat .hc' distinguished ana r,llant IT
ii'nr have l"'n dis,ruirgt.d rriInsi
hy tho rcrshing bolrd.
Tho criticisms and charge are an
The more f.rr,ful whom II s known
that about zoo 81 tir NAMES 90 In
lirt include dVilipne and former offi.
GERS who arc new IN civil ne. or men
who hold commissions IN The Nationil
Guard and tho .ffic1f reserve catrs
There ARE many celebrated American
n7mos among this par'. ~ the list. hut
nn ANALYSIS - most uf them leads 90
the belief That their t,lrn's I!c either
in the field - psl.t.cs e. fiu~nc, than
IN skilled warfare. IN ebert. Il sccma
In some 'lcmlsrs ~ Colrrcss tht'
SOME u the selections 20 these men
vas made with an cyc ., gaining Pc.
iiii"al aud financial support for the
army. For instance. IN making nm 70
general staff u seems ridiculous o. IN
ciu> IN tho list clleill. for the zen.
cisi STAFF Lieut. Col Henry nrcr',c'
ridcr former assisiant secretary ~
war. and omit fighting goncra, like
Ulysscs G. AcAlcNlnder. ~ Include the
name ~ rrig. Gen. Cornelius Wand r.
hilt and omit the namc - 1nOth r
fighting general of hing experience
Mni, Cen RuckmnH. in fact u seems
u many that some ~ the names on
the eligible list among the National
Guard. officers reserve corps. the Tor.
mer emergency officers. were put IN
that list ar a result ~ pull" political
und financial ratlri than Tor signal
military ahliiy.
Theoretically the l.' should include
IN, mast highly educated and akill,h
personnel dcvclopcd during tho war.
ana this Is 50 IN somr ~ the lrpoln,