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Show HERO COMING HOME. General Pershing, who expects to leave France for the United States in tho courso of a few days, has refusod to tostify before the subcommittee of three of the congressional committee on expenditures by the. war department. depart-ment. The reason given for his refusal to appear was that all his records had been shipped to this country, but . ho stated at the; same time that all the activities of the American expeditionary expedi-tionary forces wore open to investigation. investiga-tion. As tho general will be available as a witness before tho full committee when he reaches his native land, the investigation will not be delayed on account of his refusal to be quizzed "over there" where he led the American Ameri-can army to victory. It is possible ho will be subjected to criticism. But ho probably will not -worry over such a trivial matter, since all of our great military leaders from the dnys of Washington Wash-ington clown to tho present era have been sniped at from tho rear. In the meantime advance organizations of the First division are landing in New York and receiving a royal welcome. General Gen-eral Tershing will soon disembark at the same port. Congress is making preparations for his proper reception, and tie American people are awaiting an opportunity to do him honor. Investigation In-vestigation of war department expenditures expendi-tures will not be allowed to interfere with this part of the program. |