Show CORBINS AMBITION Wants Highest Honors but Not the Position of Chief of Staff Washington Dec Dec 2 E for the Ume r ason of the declination of General eor in to Serve as chief of staff of the tite army Js Is In a letterS letter wrItten by him hIm ned lo Secretary Taft during hi hIs recent to thE ISlands In lils hm letter lie he sn s that ho he would Jt it t t very Ol grout honor homier and a per par to servo serve as chief of staff he suggests that the duties of office should be performed b by an ot of less rank than the tho senior J general of fleer whose period of office shall ext extend ld ul itt least to the end of the thou tion h ly which he hint has been heen appointed As to himself he asks that h he be given some commensurate with the rank of lieutenant general and recommends mends that the office of at chief be re eted for officers haying having hind had long service serj e Secretary Putt huts bas stated that he be In time the near future tale take up Ute tIme matter mattar of reorganization of the arm army staff He is not at aU all satisfied with the tho present methods of doln doIn bui ness flees prescribed for tor that body anti and thAt the general staff Is doing doin too much administrative work and that time the chief I of stat staff hits hus become an administrative officer lie said further that the g gern ern oral I staff should devote devot Its entire tune and energies to research and to advising tIme the secretary of war on military affairs |