Show IIA Mf j j ll lISTED IO Of I I rR HIN II I i General Says There 1 I L. L i I Dead Timber bel Among I 0 Officers Offic r and n l J P t f N Nov 1 l'-j l' I W vy Elimination o of dead lead tim- tim 1 among army arm officers rs was I I sll suggested by by General Pershing j i before the house mili mili- ta JY committee today as pe peO O of the I I sieps eps advisable In peace time reorganization i gan i of Qt the military establish establish- I ment In d nearly arlY every grade rade the general enral I. I said there were a few officers who had passed pisse the stage stase of usefulness and ami should be replaced I I l In i seducing educing the army from tom I to Lo tO 30 O oO 0 O men the tho general said only a very ery small reduction could be m made de in the number r of ot staff start officers I ye We had 3 0 on our staff in France i for an army of men menh h he I j said We ve should have needed the tho j I I same Dumber rumber for br half as many I I Nearly every army officer goes around with a a. reorganization bill ill In I I his vest his vest est l pocket ocl et said General I ling I ing and if you ou examine them I you'll i i find each one one arr arranging good promotions promo- promo I lions in hf his n own service I TOO MANY PROMOTIONS I In lr France nce we assigned d officers to toI I I duty without regard to what their I previous service ha had been and they I efficient t p performed service I 1 Chairman Wadsworth said some some re recent recent recent re- re cent promotions had created fifty fifty- 1 ti t- t i nine colonels for sixteen cavalry resI regI reg res I General Pershing said his scheme would prevent that Staff Start officers have been able to come to congress General Pershing I added and get promotions to the I exclusion of or promotions for officers of or th lie actual fighting arms I When the ftc proposed consolidation of I I the chemical warfare service with t the e engineer corps was taken talen up fi a 1 I committeeman asked If use o of f f poison polson gas as should not be eliminated MAKE POISON GAS Id bo ho glad to see that General I Pershing returned but somebody else might use It and leave us In the lurch I would continue preparation rep for chemical warfare c. I The rhe national guar guard performed ex excellent ex- ex c service In 10 the war a considering consider consider- I ing lug its limited opportunity for training train train- I. I ing said the general Its officers and end men had the feeling and quite properly so that they had not hal had i complete support from the regular I army i Men lIen who have e ser served d in the present pres- pres J ent cut war should hould be allowed e tei en enter tel i General volunteer organizations 1 j i Pershing said I i I r would classify and ana and assign them j I to to service he sold saW divisional i l units unite complete b by bt localities lead ready for tor Instant call I I dont don't know how far the forty forty- eight Ight states are going in reestablishIng reestablish reestablish- I log Ins their military III tar for local use he continued but the governors might I to cal Ion Jon these reserve organizations or or- for help In case of or emer emer- gency |