The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-03-10

the matter Of the craftsmanship NJ the
pnrty's great committee. A respectable
minority Of the party leaders have
urged change Of chairman The
urging has been done in an Indirect
way, although its intention was mani
fest. So far rs anyone now can de
termine Mr. White will continue to he
the chief Of the Democratic national
committee for some time TO come. II
was made plain at the meeting Of the
executive committee that 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. II 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 great deal OF
gossip In connection with any attempt
Of party to change its committee
leadership. In whispers and occa-
sionally aloud, II was said by the on
looking politicians that the opposition
to Mr.. 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
his way would he clearer If Mr.. White
should step aside from the path Of
leadership.
No sooner did this gossip start on
its running way than II was met with
sharp denial from the man most con-
cerned and from his friends. II was
declared that they had neither per-
sonal nor political feeling against Mr..
White. and that any desire for
change in the craftsmanship. IL there
was such desire. did not arise from
the wish of any man to forward his
personal ambitions, but simply to
make II certain that the party reor-
ganlzation work was put in the hands
Of one known to be competent to
carry II out. Now II seems that the
majority of the membership of the
Democratic committee thinks that Mr..
White Is competent.
The members of the Republican ma
tional committee when they meet will
a %
and perhaps the chief one, will be the
raising of funds to pay Off the deficit
which exists in the treasury. The
committee came out of the campaign
with a debt of something over a mil
lion dollars. Since the election about
100000 of this amount has been
raised, but the debt still outstanding
looks pretty big.
Promotion Denied to Lissett
Maj. Gen. Hunter Liggett, U. 8.
army who as n corps chief commanded
million men in the field in France,
has been refused promotion I'm con-
gress to the rank of lieutenant gen.
eral on the active list. General Lig-
gett will go on the retired list on
March 81. 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 United States
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 TO whom denial
of promotion probably is to come are
Maj. Gen. Robert Lee Bullard, who.
like Liggett, commanded a corps on the
fighting line; Gen. PeytOE G. 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 7. Dickman. who
commanded the first corps In the Ar
COME and later the army Of occupa-
ton In Germany. a command which
should have carried with II 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-
splracy OF suppression" OF course
this charge Is denied, but up to date
no one has been able to determine Just
why II is that the men under whose
direction advances were made and bat
ties won. have not been able TO get
their names into those of the govern
ment reports which the people read.