Evening Star Newspaper, May 9, 1929, Page 34

POLITICS SHUNNED BY FOCH IN CAREER Paths of Honesty Pay Best in Long Run, War Leader Told Friends. mntl the generalissimo’s ¢ Bis 000K, “Focn Aalks,” iLtimal ations with the man who the allied forces in the Marshal Focn knew and approved of Commandant Bugnet's work ©f revealing the real Foch but asked thet the book be withheid from publica tion until nis death in order to escape ssible criticism that i was inspired. s 15 the eleventh of a series Of ar- exclusively 1o Star Nortn incor- parts of ANT BUGNET. or The Staj and the | ‘Newspaper AtRance) | To the young officers at the Staff| College, Col. Foch said: “A lesson of a higher character may be derived from this survey. At the present time, when it is thought possible to dispense with| ideals, to reject what are termed ab- stract notions, to depend on realism, rationalism, positivism, to reduce every- thing to questions of knowledge or expe- | diency, more or less ingenious, applied in & casual manner, only one resource | —but a sound and a fruitful one—can | be found by which to avoid mistakes | and disaster; one must hold fast o two | abstract moral ideas—duty and disci- pline—which, to be truly effective, must | be supplemented by knowledge and| ability to reason.” It will be understood that, with in-| tellectual preoccupations such as these. he was able for 20 years, overshadowed | 2s they were by defeat, to overcome dis- | couragement and live through a period in which skepticism and dilettantism | were cultivated like fashionable mala- dies, without himself being infected by them. Others Sought Favor. Similarly, he held himself aloof from politics, in compliance with the military tradition long followed by all, but from which, unfortunately, certain officers | were at the time beginning to deviate. “I was told, " ‘Mark my words. you | will never get anywhere.’ *You will not | prevent me from being promoted and THE FVENTNG STAR. WASHINGTON, T. , THURSDAY. MAY 9. 19207 | then temporarily acting as war minister | sent for me. “There is an adverse report on you." I should like to see it.” “Doubtful Republican.” ““The prefect of the Alsme reports | about you, “A good officer, but a doubt~ | ful Republican.” What have you to | say?’ ‘Nothing.’ “‘Is that so?" ‘But is that all?’ "’ «“Then you are not in possession of the reports which the Prefects of the Lariet and Morbihan made on me?’ “*That is so." ““Then your dossier is incomplete and meaningless. It is Gen. Toutee! who has trumped up a case against me! “Yes, you are right. But what were g to teach at the Stafl College?” ag, as I shall be in charge!’ “‘Yes, but in what way are you going to take charge?’ “'T shall do just as I did when I was a professor there.’ ““But they didn't like you, because you favored students who came from the religious schools?' ““That is surprising. I did not know who they were * * * Mention some of them.’ ‘De Grandmaison De Lafontaine’ “‘They are A. D. C's to Gen. Tremeau or on the general staff . . . Not such a bad choice! What about the others?’ s, 4 y X z — Where are they? I don't know. “‘You see. * * * And even now you have only mentioned five or six, and I have had over 500 students through my hands! “After that he appointed me.” Character Inspires Confidence. Could it be otherwise? A character which is so full of vigor, independence and loyalty cannot fail to inspire confi- dence. Confronted by such a personal- ity, politics are powerless. Ciemenceau | was ‘far 100 intelligent not to realize that As commandant at the Staff College. Gen. Foch. es_he had ‘promised, put into operation the principles which he had taught as a professor and whose importance he had again realized. During the last few years the Russo- apanese War, with its long and costly attles. had taken place. From these operations (although in his opinion the Jessons to be learned from them were neither complete nor of immediate interest; for, owing to many reasons— the widespread theater of operations, the lack of communications, and e limited _objectives—this war differed from a possible European war, the only war which he -contemplated, the great war), he concluded that, even if “methods of warfare are subject to change, the guiding principles hold good.” This inference greatly en- couraged him Appointed divisional general in 1011, from getting my rosette (of the Legion | of Honour) when I take my pension.’ | ‘Yes, but you will never be a com. mander (of the Legion).” ‘What does that matter? And I have had my cra vate, my plaque and my grand cordon! What of these others? They certainly | made a good start, but that was as far | as they got! You know, one should no have the idea that in order to succeed intrigue is essential. And what then? .. . No, one must work and follow the paths of honesty. The reward will come | —it always comes. t method pays | best in the long run. Dismissed from the Staff College in 1901 because he was accused of being a reactionary, unjustly sent in disgrace to Loan, kept under suspicion, de- prived of advancement for three years, although on the list for promotion to the rank of colonel, he bore up under his trials, and urged his colleagues who were fellow’ victims with him not to resign their commissions, for this would be desertion. Made Use of Theories. At last, when appointed colonel of | the 35th Regiment of Artillery at Vann 1903, he made use of his theorieg: -u’{:umm-mn in the in- strue * regiment. What was his job? “To teach his men to fire their 5 guns. Range orders and all adminis- trative regulations had to bow before this necessity. After his promotion to the rank of brigadier general the question of his appointment as commandant of the Stafl College was discussed. But po- litical p: ns had not subsided and Clemenceau, then prime minister, wished first of all to see him. “We had such a long and pleasant talk that we kept the cabinet meeting arranged for 9 o'clock (I had arrived at 8:45) waiting. At 9:25 I took my departure. He said, ‘I will give you a command,” and asked me, to send him copies of my books. That was July 15, 1908. After that I attended the ma- neuvers and had no time to think of anything. “In September I was at the maneu- vers yith Picard, who was then war minister. One day he said to me, ‘So you are going to the Staff College? ‘Oh?’ said I. ‘The President says no,’ he replied. Eight days later nothing had yet happened. M. Clemenceau was —_— he was placed in command of an army corps in 1912. 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