Show MARCH MARCHAND MAR H t AND HIT HII IN ADDRESS Capitol Lounge Cheapen War r Tar Honors Is Claim of Gallivan V Woods Wood's Treatment Is Attacked WASHINGTON Jan Jn 13 The Thc The movement for congressional investigation in in- into awards s of or army war produced a stormy scene in the Hie House today during which a resolution by Representative Gallivan Democrat t Mass calling on Secretary Secre Secre- Secretary I tar tary Baker for a report on the awards was vas ad adopted The fight centered large largely 1 about Mr Gallivan's Galivan's attack on G General March ehl chief r of or staff start and other officers as assigned assigned as- as signed to La duty duly in Washington during the the wan chic of staff tal lC o officers vree i J d def ended by byI other members I The House ought not to acquiesce Ih ill the attack on General March and other officers of ot tho arm army declared Representative Representative- Moore Democrat Vir VII ginia lnla concluding the the debate with an appeal for or rejection of ot the resolution which on a was adopted to 1 3 Most st of ot tho Democrats opposed op- op posed It Representative o Gallivan urged the adoption o of his measure as the the start of ot a 3 general congressional Investigation tion into the tho award o of war honors de declaring dc- dc claring daring that proportionately more of officers ot- ot I in Washington received distinguished distin isUn- service medals than those on i the front line lines The services of or all loungo lizards of o the Second Army of the Potomac were recognized with decorations Gallivan charged I I ing lug former chiefs lerS O of staffs who he said were removed for or inefficiency Claim General March wa was wa referred to by Gallivan as the tho high priest of ot Irus sian Ism and the man for whom no officer over ever speaks a word sord except contempt contempt con con- tempt adding ad that his citation for forthe tho the distinguished service medal would woul have o been written only under or or- or ders S Several e other members lauded the chief chic of or staff sta for tor hi his hin fairness and efficiency ef cf- cf- cf declaring he lie was entitled to any honors honora conferred on him Representatives Do Vo Walt alt an and Steele of Pennsylvania vigorously defended the chief of or staff starr the latter declaring that General March had fought abroad I like a a. true soldier and returned here hero I over his own opposition Chairman Kahn Kann of the military committee com corn mitlee questioned some borne of or Mr Galil I cans ean's statements an and Representative c I Caldwell Democrat Nov New York said attacks on the officers trained at nt West Vest WestPoint Point an and Leavenworth were Urie tilled 4 I utter Made I Ul Urging in congressional investigation of the award of oc army decorations for tor services during the war Representative tive U Gullivan declared that more distinguished distinguished dis dis- linc service medals In proportion tion lion were a awarded to army officers who never got nearer the front than Washington ton than titan to lo tho those e who saw t erico overseas o H It Is in common talk in th the arm army said saM Mr Gallivan that our present chief chic of oc staff li and aud some of or his assistants assist assist- ants anh a colonel whose duty It was WS to escort and dine forel foreign n missions here herein herein in Washington ashington have o no abs space left between between be be- tween their belts belta and amid their coIl collars to lo display the medals that have ha been given them as a a. a result of ot this s rice r ice Co Congress a gre ss s should Ii 0 U I d I iu 11 i t I ga t e all a Il awards war 8 of or medals and crosses c Mr Ir Gallivan Gal Gal- livan hiran said so 10 as to determine why some borne recommendations were acte acted upon upon up up- on favorably and others disregarded The distinguished h d I service medal has been cheapened and certainly ridiculed by y the bol bold an and lJra cn manner InI in which It has haa been used to placate those I who WIll have ha be been n removed o to m de Wa way vay for or some borne one else Lizards Lizard Scored The reading of or tho the citations citation In tho time award of or th the service medal to several beveral c chair calr or officers of or th time general staff who never nover left Washington Washing ton during during- the war if Ie believed b cd would s certainly impress one that the time war wa was wan fought with red Ink at al mahogany desks Surely tho the lounge lizards' lizards of lh the second army ann of time thc Potomac can have ha no quarrel with their comrades the lobb lobby lancers' lancers o of th the capitol as to the tho nun number of or I D. D S S. Ms M's I th those these se two units received for or heroic service Inthis In this war var As ts for Cor Prance wherever cr the tho corni com com- i Continued on I page a lt I I HOUSE ORDERS PROBE OF ARMY WAR HONORS I Continued Continue from tram l' l Pago o 1 mander in chief chic sent a commissioned messenger boy on an erran errand tho tim D. D I S 5 S. S M. M I was suro sure to bo be the reward In Washington we wo had four different differ differ- ent cat chiefs of ot staff during tho the war I and everyone who knows anything at all about the workings of ot the war var department department depart depart- ment mont knows that the predecessors of ot tho the present High Priest of ot Gen Peyton Ct C March vero considered unequal to the task Through ono one pretense or another the they were re removed re- re moved moed Ordinarily when a a. man has fan failed d dIn in the performance of ot any specific task tusk i he is removed without reward These imen j i men havo have on the other hand been re rewarded rc- rc warded in tho the name of or the President re-I re of ot the tho United States Stales by bj the bestowal upon them of the D. D S. S M. M I The l kaiser alser continued 1 Mr Gallivan an with some spark of ot appreciation for consistency yet et alive alle said Mo Me Io und I Gott Not ot so your our chief chic of ot st staff l I U S S. S A A. Peyton C. C March who sees no reason for including Gott Golt It is la simply I me mc with them Case Touched I In lr France t there h r wis I. I a. a t. t board of awards of ot medals that sat In Chaumont and looked with ea easy oaty y favor avor on giving awards to their friends and with blind eyes ees and deaf deat cars to recommendations o of those without tho the pale The failure to send Major General I Leonard Wood overseas i in comm command nd of or I troops wa was a caso of or international notoriety Mr 11 Galilean n said adding add Ins Ins- that General Wood was never given an Important active command during t o 0 war but to placate public opinion something must be done The Tho be bestowal bo- bo of ot the D. D S S. M. M on General Wood he continued is heartily approved b by bythe bythe the entire military service ser I am told but the reason son for tor such bestowal looks I like lUte an interrogation point in the minds of ot evor every ono one who ho has a knowledge of I General Woods Wood's treatment Inquiry also should be made mado into cases caes of or civilians who received medals declared Mr Gallivan who vho char charged cd that Eisenmann of ot Cleveland who was mL mixed ed up in the clothing and shoddy graft cratt and also in the graft appears to have got ot a medal It has been whispered that other Junkman havo have been GO so 0 honored said he Mr Gallivan's reference to Mr r. r Eisenmann Elsen Eisen- mann was interrupted by Representative presenta nc-presenta- tive Uvo Mooney fooney Democrat Ohio who declared de dc- dared that Cleveland was a n man ex exonerated cx- cx of or every charge ag against him Representative Kahn Republican California Call Cali 1 fornia said eaid General Bliss was not r T I moved as chief chic of or staff start but sent abroad for or Important service Representative DeWalt Democrat Pennsylvania accused Representative Gallivan of ot singling sins General March out for attack and praised d the chief of ot staff star for his work worl Mr DC Walt said ho had yet et to hear from rom an authentic or authoritative source anything anything- that would bring condemnation of ot General March arch from any man adding that It waa J unfair for or Gallivan to attack of officers officers ot- ot ers fic-ers who were unable to meet their accuser face faco to face tace and have havo a decent cent chance to reply |