Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-02-17 | Page 4 | Robertson Resigns as Chief of Staff

ROBERTSON RESIGNS AS CHIEF OF STAFF General Wilson, British Member of Supreme War Council, Succeeds Him. LONDON. Feb. 15. General Sir Wit-liani Wit-liani Kobertson. chief of tlie British !m-reilal !m-reilal staff, has reslcned. it w.is ofri-rlally ofri-rlally aimoum-ed this evening. General Wilson, subehief of staff, takes the vacated va-cated place. General Robertson was unable, the statement says, to accept a position as military representative r-n ike. supreme war council at Versailles or to continue as chief oX the imperiaJ general staff with limited power. Tho official announcement of the change sas: Tho eMenslon of the functions of the permanent military representative decided on by tho supreme war council coun-cil at its last meeting at Versailles Ver-sailles has necessitated the limitation limita-tion of the sneclal powers hitherto exercised by the chief of the Imperial , general staff by virtue of tho order in council of January i;iiti In thooe circumstances, the covern ment thouuht It i-IkIU to offer i;en- I eral Sir TV'i'J.sm Koer'.son te c.c'- of bercrrir.c the :v.:i.tarv represer.ti-ti"e represer.ti-ti"e on t.i s':rren'e war c'r tr.c'.! a Versailles or con:. r-:i-;c ?..s chl' c' te irr.perial general s;':' under r.e" ccrditior.s. General Sir Wi:::jni Kortsca. ?e-reasor.s ?e-reasor.s which w.:i be ec'.ai'-e-j i- t statement, whtch w.il be made bv the prime minister in the house of cox-mor.s cox-mor.s as ej.'iy as possible lr. tie cct-week, cct-week, did not see h wj.v to c-ept c-ept either pcsif.on. av.d the c-?v. ernment have, with nvjoh regvet," accepted ac-cepted h:s res:r-at:o'i. ' Ceners.l S..- Kenrv Wilson baa accepted ac-cepted the position of c ef o' lve m-perial fet-.erii staff. The apartment apart-ment ot the Fr-.l.s'- -:-i.rent rep. resentatise at VcrHiis will be announced an-nounced 111 a few c.s The inference to be drawn f-orr, t' British of.c-.al staten-ent recardtt-. Kc-ertson Kc-ertson s res-.cna-ion seems c.earh te b . th.at the supreme nan co-invl bi bffi given the row or l-:. h its r. ime iT-U J and that it w.'i bo in fact the d're.-t -J head of s'l the allied ni!;urv otera- I l.ete have 'ce- n manv -u-rcis Tr.t'v teat General Ko.-,.-;s0-; ,s to rethe ss chief of t;ie Itrnis'i staff -r.d be pl.i.oi ' -Ms.ior General Sir n-v.rv H -.-lies w.l-son w.l-son t te sub.-hief of s-:v.- and Hr:; sh u.ii-narj u.ii-narj .epi.ct-.tat-ve on the supreme s" council Tho siifCfslio,, s; howpve:. tha . si-.ou.d this ,-!a- b:, n-s.ic. Ger-iLV Ger-iLV 'y"10''0" '-uld OT.-banse pU-es .th i.eueial w.lscn. l-ecom-ns" tho ir.ii;-taiy ir.ii;-taiy member of il-.e Vet sa ill, s counc.l.