Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-16
GENERAL PERSHINQIG RETIRES
AFTER IL YEARS OF SERVICE;
PRAISED HIGHLY BY COOLIDGE
Weeks, Expressing Regret, Hopes for Some Way to
Keep Commando r in Harness While
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was conferred upon him permanent
ly, under authority of a special act
Of congress, III recognition of his
fulfillment of his cOuntry's eXpecta-
tons The American troops under
his command, by their presence,
| high qualities and skillful manage
ment, assisted materially in the de-
feat of the central powers of Eu-
rope which resulted in the freedom
of civilization from autocratlc rule.
He is one of the very few Off
GERS who have held the rank of
general in the permanent military
eSta blshment and the one who mas
exercised supreme command over
much of the largest body of troops
ever called into action by the Unit
ed States government. His services
to the world in the greatest conflict
in which military forces have ever
been engaged have been recognized
through the award of the highest
decoration by the governing authori'
ties of Belgium, Great Britain, Chi
| ma, CZecho-SlOvallia, France, Greece,
Italy. Japan and Montenegro and
Serbia.
"In his position as chief of staff
|
! conflict he has been a mainstay to
! the executive IN preparing an army
of modest dimensions to be the
nucleus of any military force the
country may be obliged to place in
/ the field. He has taken a leading
part in the development of tie citi-
zen components of the army of the
| United States.
| General Pershing has already re-
= cefved from the congress tie thanks
| of that body and of the American
! people. and now I extend to him
/ anew the thanks of the nation for his
eminent services and feel certain
| that [ voice the sentiment OF
! the entire citizenry of TIE republic
in wishing him long life, happiness
and prosperity in the retirement he
| has so richly earned"
The retiring general of the army
lays down his burden o. active mill
/ tary duty with the satisfaction Oh
having witnessed. as a elimination
of the task to which he has con
| trlbuted devOtcGiY' in the perio
since the war, 4 test of the new ma
uOnal defense program which H.
and his associates regard as emf
'iNhIiN SUCCESSFUL. HIS ucdIL dllt
thoughts were wrapped up in this
one ching to The very last hour Of
his active service.
General Po"Shing's farewell to his
associates OF he army was given
over the telephone after he had
concluded the ;aGio address to tn
f! country for which this was ar
ranged last night Calling the rol;
of corps area headquarters frore
Washington % New York and
| thence to San Francisco, with an
Instant respons4 from each, the gen.
eral inquired OF each major gen
cal in command the result of the
defense test in his territory. The
unNarying report of success and en-
! thuSiastiC response brought his
/ personal thanks and congratula.
tons. Then he bade them farewell.
General PershinS has not indicat-
ed his plans for the future, but Re
! declared at an informal gathering
/ with Secretary Weeks and other
! nigh officers and officials last night
/ that he had no thought of being in
! active after retirement. He had
| plans which he hoped to carry out,
! ne SAID. but was not more definite.
Secretary Weeks. who earlier in
! the night had introduced General
/ Pershing n his Defense day radio ad.
! dress as the nations foremost sol
! der at the latter gathering ex-
/ pressed the hope that some wav
| would be found 10 keen the General