Evening star., 1932-05-21
Gen. Crowder Lauded as
Soldier, Diplomat and Jurist

The death of Maj. Gen. Enoch n
Crowder ends a notable career which
arouses widespread praise of his serv-
ices, not only as soldier, but also
as an expert lawyer and diplomat. He
won early fame as an Indian fighter.
served in judicial positions in the island
possessions Of the country and is
credited with the creation and carry
ing to success Of the draft plan in the
World War.
Gen. Crowder is remembered by the
Ann Arbor Daily News as zone of the
few remaining old war horses of the
United States" as a man of action
career was brilliant with romance"
Recalling that he had IAN unusual
number of chances to serve his Nation,
and in no instance failed to render
patriotic, efficient service" the Nash
vile Banner states that few men in
American history have served the coun-
try longer and more ably"
Excellent military and civil service
is credited to him by the San Antonio
Express, which recalls his participation
in the final campaign against Geronimo,
as a troop commander, his study of
law while on military duty, his appoint
ment as a major in the Judge Advocate
Generals Department, his service as an
associate justice of the Insular Supreme
Court of the Philippines and his de-
velopment of a plan by which Philip
pine authority gradually was transferred
from military to civil administrators. "
The Express refers also to his duties
as secretary of state and justice in
Cuba, with recognition that when he
departed from Havana the island was
prosperous and tranquil"
OF his services in the World War, the
Hartford Times offers the comment that
he showed IRE. larkable leadership in
getting under way a plan which en-
abled this county to win it." The Rock
Island Argus finds strong opinion that
he was "the ablest judge advocate gen.
eral that ever served the Army" that
the Cuban constitution was recast by
him" and that he constructed the stat
utes for the government OF the Philip
pines" That paped concludes that he
is as deserving Of the gratitude of the
Nation as any commander who served
on the field and at the battle front in
the World War"
He spent all his active years in the
Army" says the Cleveland News, "and
yet he attained success not only as a
soldier, but also as lawyer and Dip
lcmat In America he will be remem-
bered as the father of the universal
draft system, but he led men in battle
as we'll as pulled them from civilian life
into the Army. He commanded cav
airy troop in the campaigns against &C.
ronimo and Sitting Bull. In the Philip
pines he also led soldiers, but there his
name will live in Supreme Court deci-
sicns he handed down while serving as
an associate justice. In Cuba he will
be remembered as the Secretary of State
during the period the United States
tutored the isuand republic in self-gov-
ernment and also as the Ambassador of
the United States to Havana at later
period"
He is one of the few men who at
tanned to fame both as soldier and dip
lomat," in the opinion of the Altoona
Mirror, while the Rockford Register
Republic holds that "he probably will
go down in history as one of the three
great American personalities, because,
aside from Wilson and Pershtng, he
reached intimately into the lives and
fortunes of more than 100000 young
Americans" AS to his abilities and
achievements, the Newark Evening
News comments: Had he been a civil
ian. Gen. Crowder would have been one
of this country's outstanding lawyers or
judges. He had fine legal mind. He
also had a mind attuned to administer
ing great enterprises. His work in Cuba
in putting the government on its feet
after the troubles of 1906 in the Palma
regime. and subsequently as Ambassa-
dor proved his high quality. He was a
very useful man in the Philippines in
the early days. He was useful man
to have around IN any emergency. His
work with the draft alone would have