The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-28

in tho full dress uniform Of the ArMy's ono and only full-f -fle0ged general. stood the Chief of Staff, hts hand raised In salute aS the flag went by,
 Besides Marshall was that Re- publican gadfly, tho fat little con- RressmAn from Michigan. This was the first time Marshall had seen Engel since Engel complained to Harry Woodrsng, then Secre- tary of War, about the excessive cost of new officers quarters ($lv,- 800 instead of $lA,S00 the limit set by law).
 Tho troops kept marching hN and MaFshall = always . man te do two 1ehs at onee -- kept hts eyes on Che troops, but out of Che cegner of hts mouth, he said oandldly to Engel, "I sent an
 engineer Co inspect these of. fleers' quarters you complained
 about. There was a lot of waste, nc deuht about it, and che terrible part ef lt is the
 moneya genet"
 If you ask dadtly Engel what he thinks of the Chief Of Staff, he says, T swear by Marshall. MARSHALL'S RITUAL
 Marshall works at Q terrible pace, but he keeps himself in trim. There are no late parties in the home of the Chief ot Staff at Fort Myer Just across the river. Here Is . typical Marshall day;
 Ills morning horseback ride Is e daily ritual. You can set your watch by the fact that at $40 a. m., tho General arrives at the stables of the Tenth Cavalry to mount the horse "Trail Blaxer". For 50 minutes he rides along the Potocas on the Virginia side and returns to bathe and dress by 7:20.
 Then, after ao-minute break fast, 1t Is only a minute drive across the Memorial Bridge to the Munitions buildnig, and he Is at his desk before 800. NO HANNIBAL. HE
 There Is no dog about Marshall. The baroness of his office testi- fies to that. He does not strut before visitors with an Oriental fan in his hand, as did General Douglas MacArthur, one of his predecessors. He flaunts no be- medalled bosom.
 But hes has great imagination. When Under Secretary of State Welles asks him 10 fly to Latin America on a goodwill pilgrimage, he grasps the political implica- tons and accepts immediately.
 Admiral stark, Chief of Naval Operations, argued for six months before he would invite Latin Amer ican naval chiefs to come to the USA, but General Marshall in- yited Latin American chiefs of staff the minute it was suggested.
 General Johnson HAgeod once called Marshall the greatest army officer since George Wash. ington and Ssonewall Jackson. But that ls stretching ik. Real fact is that Marshall has meyer been tested out En the command of large masses of troops under fire.
 During the last war he served on the general staff and per- formed a masterful job of plotting out the strategy of St. Mihiel, first offensive in which the U. s. Army acted as S unit. But he is popular on Capital Hill that many Congressmen would rank him even higher.
 CANOE ENTHUSIAST
 These days appropriations for defense come easy. but if any per- suasion were needed, Marshall could produce it. In the House appropriaticns Committe they regard him as the best Chief Of Staff in a generation.
 Speaking eg funds. Marshall himself mays, AxVe used te have all she alme and nc money; now we have ala the mensy and nc ekmo.s
 After a day of talking with the members of Congress, the General Staff, foreign military missions. stc., Marshall goes home 10 Fort Meyer and yields to Ksrs. 4mg~ shnals suggestion: @0eoree, you look tired. Let's pack a bite and s1 dorm fhe slTkE."