New-York tribune., 1921-04-23
Fight Develops
I'm Senate Over.
Gen. Edwards
Democrats Threaten 90 Op.
pose Confirmation Of the
Former Commander Of
26th Division I'm France
May Investigate Record
New May Insist ON the
Facts Resulting i'm Omis.
sion of Bundy From List

F"To~ The TvsbSms's WosAiwGto~ Bwrsau
WASHINGTON, April 22.-DiAaculty
over the confirmation Of Ms3or General
Clarence Edwards developed In tho
Senate Military Affairs Committee TO-
DAY. Democratic Senators showed dis
tinct symptoms Of making 9 fight on
the confirmation Of General Edwards
aud there was talk Of an investigation
Of his record. ~ tAe same time Sen.
ator New. Republican, Of Indiana. Is
displeased because tho name Of Briea-
der General Omar Bundy. OF his state;
10 omitted from tho list Of promotions
to the grade Of major general. and Mr.
New is disposed to insist on an inquiry
Into the circumstances.
Secretary OF War Weeks appeared
before the committee. Of which Senator
Wadsworth is head, in executive ses-
sion sion this afternoon. He was closeted
ton minutes! In that time no disc discussed d
tho recent promotions Of twelve brisa.
diers to be major generals and Of four
teen colonels to be brigadiers. Many
questions were asked him by Senators
General Edwards, old friend Of
William Howard Taft and commander
Of the 26th Division in France, heads
the list Of major generals as nominal.
ed by President Harding. General Ed.
ward1s name was omitted from the
list Of major generals sent to the Sen.
ate at BY President Wilson. President
W.. %'' suns3 sadsa s +: Il: p:n' :s o q e; s;s
generals. He was omitted from Presi. I.
dent HAYding's list. President Harding
also added Brigadier General George
Bell jr., to the list to make up for
vacancy left by the retirement Of
Major General Hunter Liggett.
Democrats Threaten Trouble
Democratic Senators were plainly dis
posed to make trouble over tho promo
tion Of General Edwards. They insist
It Is political. Secretary Weeks said
no had gone over the records In the
case Of General Edwards and held there
was nothing in tho records that re-
Aected on him. The fact that he wss
superseded in tho command Of the 26th
Division and ordered home was dis
cussed, and the Democratic Senators
took the position that \ full explana-
tion of the records Of the War De.
partment would reveal reasons which
justified the change in command OF
the 26th.
With respect to General Bundy, who
also was ordered home from France
Senator New maintains he should be
immediately promoted.
How far the controversy over the
promotions will be carried has not yet
developed. The committee will meet
again tomorrow to consider the nomi.
nations Of the generals.
Nominations FavorabIy Reported
The committee ordered favorable re.
ports to-day on q number Of nomina.
tions. 1t had before it long list Of
subordinate nominations which 1t did
not reach. The nominations on which
it acted were principally those Of the
following War Department bureau
chiefs:
Inspector general, with rank. Of
major general, Colonel John Loomie
Chamberlain.
Chief Of finance, with rank Of briga.
dier general, Brigadier General Her
bert Mayhem Lord.
Chief signal officer, with rank OF
major general, Colonel George Owen
Squier.
Chief Of chemical warfare service
Amos Alfred Fries.
OHAS! u SoV0A4Je WIN xouH VI W0JOI
general, Colonel willard Amos Hol.
brook.
Chief Of Aeld artillery, with rank OF
major general, Colonel William Josiah
Snow.
Chief Of infantry, with rank Of majol
general, Colonel Charles Stewart Farms
worth.
Chief Of air service, with rank Of
major general, Brigadier Genera
Charles Thomas Menoher.