Evening star., 1922-06-22
Gets Irish Assignment.

Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes
imperial general staff Of the Brit
ish army He retired from this post
early in the present year and stood
for the imperial parliament as un-
ionist candidate for North Down. Ire
land. He was elected member for the
Ulster district on February 81. and
shortly aft"rward was appointed by
Premier Craig as listers prime agent
for the restoration of order. The field
marshal went to Belfast from Eng
land early in March with plans for
restoring order which he submitted to
the premier
Field Marshal Wilson's career in the
great war was one OF high d.stiac-
tion. He went ont with the expedi-
tionary force under Lord French in
1914. and was the backbone Of the
British STAFF, during the long retreat
from Mons. In 1919 he was sent on
mission TO Russia. returning to
France as special senior liaison officer
at French general headquarters. and
later was appointed TO the eastern
command at home.
Services in War Council.
In 1907. however. his most inpor-
that year h. was appointed British
member of the military committee of
the allied war council for :he western
front. He thus became one of the
best known figures in interallied
army circles. for while Gen. Sir Doug
las HaiE was the British commander
in the field. Gen. Wilson was the
British voice which spoke in the
council at Versailles which carried
out the joint operations of the allies.
At Versailles Gen. Wilson was with
Cen Foch up to the time the French
took command of the joint forces in
the field He also went to Italy after
the Italian debacle al Caporetto and
shaped the plans for holding back the
Austro-German onrush into Italy.
Later Gen. Cadorna became his asso-
ciate at Versailles as the Italian rep
resentative of the joint military coun-
Gil. Gen. Tasker II. Bliss became the
American representative of the Ver-
saillAs council and was a close friend
and associate OF Gen. Wilson.
Attitude of Irish.
While the choice of Field Marshal
Wilson as organizer of pacihcation
measures was favorably received in
Ulster it had a contrary reception in
Southern Ireland. The former British
chief of staff was regarded there with
more or less the same feeling as Sir
Edward Carson. the former Ulster
leader, and predictions were freely
voiced in the south that he would be
strongly in sympathy with the Orange
side of the feud between the two fac
tions.
At the Paris peace conference Gen.
Wilson again came into marked promi-
nence and practically shaped the Brit
ism views on the military terms of the
peace treaty with Germany. Here he
was again associated with Marshal
Foch and Gen. Bliss, who were dele
gates of the respective French and
American commission, and each esbe-
cially interested in the framing of the
military terms.
Gen. Wilson zlways commanded at
tention by his distinguished personal
appearance. Tall and of athletic
build. with strong. sharp features, his
soldierly bearing was set of by the
full uniform of high rank, which he
invariably wore.
His Military Career.
Gen. Wilson's appointment as chief
of staff came on February 16. 1918.
when he took this post in succession
to Gen. Robertson. He was born in
1864, was graduated from the stan
college. and entered the army in the
Royal Irish regiment In 1884. He
s.r,e ed in campaigns in India and
throughout the South African war.
1S99-l9O1. He was created a baronet
in 1909. Field Marshal Wilson's
father was James Wilson of Edge
worthstown, Ireland. He married, in
1891. Miss Cecil Mary Wray of Ard
namona County Donegal.