Show BILL WOULD ALLOW UI U. SI S. r SOLDIERS TO ACCEPT HONORS Pershing Asks That Men Be BeI I Permitted to Wear Allied Decorations By United Press WASHINGTON March 26 General General Pershing through the war department I has asked congress to authorize his troops to wear WE-ar decorations bestowed I on them by the allied governments and to to give him similar powers powers t to reward allied heroes I II Such decorations Pershing nil 1 ill I are a very powerful incentive to lantry In hi action and reciprocal I on heroes In the different i mies would contribute to good feeling r and closer relations with our allies A bill granting granting- Pershing's request was introduced with his report by Senator Senator Sen Sen- Senator ator Chamberlain The bill would also entitle American sailors to wear foreign decorations de despite despite despite de- de spite the personal opposition to this by Secretary of the Navy Daniels Pershing's remarks we were e Service of our troops with France has already resulted in a number of cases of individual gallantry Some of these have been awarded by citations in orders by the French and award of the cross of war which our soldiers solders are unable to accept officially Such Sch recognition is a very powerful Incentive in incentive incentive In- In to gallantry In action A number of our men mett won the i cross of honor in previous service under under under un un- der the French and are not permitted to wear them since entering our army Both the French and British governments governments governments govern govern- ments would permit their troops to wear our campaign badges and would accept our decorations There is no good reason why we ve should not be empowered empowered empowered em em- powered to bestow decorations on the French and British entitled to them especially when serving alongside of our troops and we should accept theirs Decorations carefully bestowed would contribute to good feeling and closer relations with our allies bA v b vA A bill to permit the wearing of ot foreign foreign foreign for for- eign decorations by Americans was buried burled on the house calendar last week when Daniels opposed its passage |