WAR REWARDS.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 August 1919, Page 5

WAR REWARDS.

AN INVIDIOUS DISTINCTION, | GENERAL BIHDWOOD DOES NOT J UliT lilS DUE. -J '' ' ; ip| By Telegraph.—rress Assn.—Copjrlfht 'i Received August 8, 2.20 p.m. "J London,. August 7.' v-J The AuetAdian I'joait Asßocia,tioft'« correspondent jad an interview with,'Jj prominent Australian oflicerg, plained of the invidious ,-gj against General Birdwood in tho wit rtf- 'jNg wards, which, tliey declared, has itUe#d ?! acute indignation throughout the Aw- Vj 1 J ulian Forces. It wan felt that the"nj only reason for discrimination wm Qe|- 'J oral Birdwood's whole-hoarted cAuapiosing of Australians throughout the CMd- - J paign of Uttllipoli mid ou the Wtttfnt 'l front. The fact that General Birdwood tl wits overlooked after the evacuation of ,'j (Jallipoli has already been mentioDod. v It must be admitted that of tiu army commanders now rewarSad Birdwood received the army eoßpMoj'lf most recently, but the other f<ntt Ifr'M eeive a peerage and ,O),0U0 and CJ»diW»s| Birdwood a peerage and (loneral Birdwood had a difficult -Ss|sif|| in reorganising the Fifth Army the German break-through, although Ru.aed in little fighting afterwards pawl with the strenuous earlier period!'. i| The discrimination has caused surpriie in British Army circles, because it per- ■ potuutcg tho moi„ory of the Fitrh Army's catastrophe bw'ore tieupral Binlwood was given command. ,« has not Been the guiding factor, as tieii- '• eval Birdwood Hands third out of the live in seniority.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Astu. i . ' A MEMBER'S PROTEST. ' '' Received August 8. 10.15 p.m. . . London, August 7. ■ > In tho House of Commons, Mr. T. W. , fT. InaUip (Unionist member for Bri*> tol Central), protested that Genera! liirdtvuod had not. received a sum equal i to tho other urmy commanders. Th.< differentiation had caused dismay in tho hearts of the Australians, wh'a regaidtd him with a devotion unique in ■' thn annals of. the ariuy. > Mi'. Adamson's amendment ~a* re- s jeetod by 288 to I)o.—Aus.-N.Z, Cftble ' Assn. 'r. 1