Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-05-04 | Page 3 | Hagood to Quit Post after Day

MOOD TO QUIT POST I AFTER DA DAY Y Yu Yo u r ra o fi l. l K a WASHINGTON May 4 Af Jp-Af- UP Af- Af Mer ter serving only one full day as commanding om officer of the Sixth army corps area at Chicago Major General Johnson Hagood who spen spent teeven weeks in military exile after 1 criticising W V P A spending policies today requested Immediate retire retire- Intent ment Sri ent In a communication received here at the same time from Chicago the veteran officer announced that he expected to go to his home in Charleston 1 S. S C. C to write a book n which I shall show how v the United States can get a much betHer bettor bet- bet Her tor national defenso defense at very much it less cost to the taxpayer r During part of the time he has been been on lna Inactive tive duty after losing t I command of the Eighth corps corps area i i at ct San Antonio General Antonio General Hagood E f has worked with Sears Roebuck Co Chicago mail order house h He Hel 1 l' l Is understood to to have been tendered I A n permanent permanent- position with that r firm but to have decided d against F accepting an active business cons con- con s section f Without specifically mentioning i I. I his punishment or the con trover- trover ey BY in congress until he ho was restored f L ito to active duty General Hagood said his friends considered he had been vindicated He assumed command of the area On Cn Saturday Under army regulations Hagood Hagoods I i Is b s entitled to retire with the rank fret of major general and full retirement retirement retire retire- ment ment pay Granting of his request his jis is mandatory a r l'