The spectator., 1921-03-25

urging has been done in an indirect fest So far as anyone now can de- termine, Mir. White will continue to be the chief of the Democratic national committee for some time to come. It was made plain at the meeting of the executive committee that a majority of the members present desired him to remain.
 From time to time in the confer ences and in the correspondence of the members of the Democratic ma tional committee the question of re- organization of the party has been discussed. There is not Democrat in Washington who is not saying that organization is necessary for victory at subsequent elections. IL seems to- day as if reorganization was not to concern itself so much with men as with methods.
 Gossip About Opposition to White.
 There is always Il great deal of gossip in connection with any attempt of party to change its committee
 leadership. In whispers and occa- sionally aloud, it was said by the on- looking politicians that the opposition to Mir. White was based on affection for William Gibbs McAdoo who. Il was declared, would like to be the next nominee of the Democratic party for the presidency, and who thought that ina if should step aside from the path of leadership.
 No sooner did this gossip start on its running way than it was met with sharp denial from the man most con- cerned and from his friends. It was declared that they had neither per sonal nor political feeling against Mir i White. and that any desire for a schange in the chairmanship, if there was such a desire, did not arise from the wish of any man to forward his personal ambitions, but simply te make It certain that the party reor
 ganization work was put in the hands of one known to be competent to carry 1t out Now it seems that the majority cf the membership of the Democratic committee thinks that Mir White Is competent.
 The members of the Republican na- tional committee when they meet will discuss several things. One of them
 and perhaps the chief one, will he the l raising of funds to pay off the deficit which exists in the treasury The committee came out of the campa ign with n debt of something over mill lion dollars. Since the election about S3O0000 of this amount has been l raised, but the debt still outstanding
 looks pretty big.
 Promotion Denied to Ligsett | Maj Gen. Hunter Liggett, U. S. army. who as n corps chief commanded
 million men in the field in France. has been refused promotion in con gress to the rank of lieutenant gen eral on the active list. General Liz.
 gett will go on the retired list on March 21, and il is possible. and per haps probable that congress when he leaves. will give him the rank of lieu tenant general to balm his days of re- | tirement.
 Other chieftains of the [ nited States
 army. some of whom fought in France
 and others who did high service in this country. also will be denied pro
 motion while they still are in the ac- tive service and when, of course. pro-
 motion and the compliment of il count, Among these officers Go whom denial of promotion probably is to come are Maj. Gen. Robert Lee Bullard, who. like Liggett. commanded corps on the fighting line; Gen. Peyton C. March. chief of staff of the army; Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood. whose foresight in vir- tually forcing preliminary education for young officers aided materially In the work of quick victory for the United States: Maj. Gen. Enoch II. Crowder, who prepared the draft plans and brought big army of civilians into the field under what was called cOnscription. and did 1t without any of the troubles that were predicted: and Maj. Gen, Joseph T. Dickman. who commanded the first corps in the Ar gonne and later the army of occupa. tion in Germany. command which should have carried with It the rank of full general of the forces.
 Their Names Omitted From Reports
 From virtually every government re port which deals with the successful operations of the American troops abroad the names of the commanding officers were omitted. To some men this has looked almost like "a con spiracy of suppression" Of course this charge is denied, but up to date no one has been able to determine just why 1t Is that the men under whose direction advances were made and bat ties won, have not been able to ge, their names into those of the govern. ment reports which the people read.
 The names of the commanding off, cers who served in this country are