The Colorado statesman., 1921-05-14

known. comparatively few changes
were made In the list MS sent over by
former President Wilson some time
ago.
II was a foregone conclusion that
Brlg Gen. Clarence X. Edwards
would be nominated as n major gen
eral. Edwards case has been dis-
cussed too frequently to need much
additional comment. As soon as the
senate can act he VIII he confirmed.
1t is irony. and perhaps cruelty, that
the promotion of Edwards Will dis
place one of his classmates and life-
long friends, Omar Bundy. who was
named by Wilson for n place among
the major generals.
General Bundy. like Edwards. has
been n center of comment, discussion
and dispute. He commanded divi-
sion In France and Inter was relieved
from his command. He had won
derful fighting record before the last
war began and II was he who told the
French generals who wanted him to
order some of his men to fall back,
that Americans did not know how to
fall back. Bundy was praised ana
criticized alternately for this action.
He Is an Indiana man.
May Be Governor Of Porto Rico.
What is going to be done with Ed
wards now that he has been made
major general of regulars? Some
army men seem to think that he Will
retire voluntarily. He has had 40
| 80 a
time that he wishes. Others say mat
he will stick until the day that the
law forces him to go out on the sixty
fourth anniversary of his birth. There
is rumor that President Harding
wants to make Edwards governor OF
Porto Rico. If this be true it may be
that he will accept, for some OF MS
friends say that he would like the
job.
Mai. Gen. David c. Shanks is the
only man promoted to the rank of
major general who did not see service
overseas. but Shanks did a really ire
mendous work as chief of the port of
embarkation at Hoboken. He tried
hard enough to get overseas, but the.
authorities would not let him go be-
cause he was showing perfect
genius for the work which he had In
hand.
Barring Edwards, the only new
name on the list of promotions to the
rank of major general Is that OF
George Bell, Jr. He commanded a
division overseas and he did good
work. Moreover he has been in the
active military service of his country
ever since March, 1876, when he en-
tered West Point as a cadet.
Weeks Creates Precedent.
Secretary Weeks announcement
that during the coming year when two
retirements in the grade of major
general occur, Brig. Gems. Charles j.
Bailey and Samuel G. Sturgis Will be
promoted to fill them, came somewhat
as surprise, not because of the
names of the favored ones, but be-
cause it is against custom to tell men
so long In advance that they are to be
showed up. However, there seems to
be some wisdom in this, because 1t
will stop log rolling on the part of
friends of brigadier generals and Will
save the secretary of war from the
opportunities of men who know what
they want.
General Bailey will take the place
of Gen. Joseph T. Dickman, who COM
manded the Marne division (the
| Third) of the American army and
who later commanded the first corps
in the Argonne, and later still the
army of occupation. Dlckman will
retire In October. 1t may be that
Secretary Weeks will recommend that
Dickman, accounted by some military
critics as the greatest American SOL
| dier who saw service on the other
side, be promoted to the grade of
lieutenant general on retirement or
perhaps before.
New Correspondents Committee.
Newspaper correspondents entitled
to admission to the press galleries of
congress have just held their biennial
meeting and have elected standing
committee as follows:
Robert Z. Barry, Philadelphia Pub
| lie Ledger; Charles S. Albert, New
York World; Roy A. Roberts, Kansas
City Star; Gus ]. Karger. Cincinnati
Time-Star, and Arthur ]. Henning.
| Chicago Tribune.
Recently the senate rules commit
tee closed the inner lobby of the SEN
ate chamber to correspondents who
for many years have been allowed en-
trance thereto for the purpose of in
terviewing senators on matters of
public moment. A vigorous attempt
will be made by the correspondents
to have the privilege restored. The
new rule works hardship. No senator
was obliged to leave the chamber to
speak to correspondent. The ques-
ton of Interview or no interview was
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