The appearance of former Major General Edwin A. Walker before the Special Preparedness Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate April 4 and 5 was a painful experience for all concerned. Walker, the very model of an old-fashioned Major General, tough, ramrod-stiff and always on the offensive, seemed totally unsuited for the delicate political combat in which he was engaged.
His opening statement, some 31 pages long, dealt mainly with his relief from the command of the 24th Division and with the Overseas Weekly, the sex-and-scandal journal whose “exposure” of his Pro-Blue program he plainly considered responsible for his troubles in Europe. The statement took well over one hour to deliver and the remainder of the morning session was devoted to questioning by the senators—questions which Walker handled reasonably well.
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