Talk:Brehon B. Somervell

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Gaps in coverage[edit]

This article appears to have far too little criticism of Somervell, far too little about abuses in military spending, and cost overruns associated with the construction of military housing and with the Canol Project. Somervell appeared repeatedly in front of the Truman Committee, and as a result had the construction of housing taken away from him, given to the Army engineers. He was seen as a "martinet", quick to remind people of the fact that he had highly placed political protection in Harry Hopkins and George Marshall. Somervell went outside the chain of command to amass a fiefdom. He insulted Truman on the phone, saying "Mr. Senator, as far as I'm concerned you can go piss up a rope." Somervell had a "mania for publicity", according to Steve Vogel quoting Leslie Groves. Binksternet (talk) 21:54, 19 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The article also had very incomplete information in the Between the Wars section about Somervell's relations with unions, left-wing groups, and artists during his time as WPA administrator for New York City. It said he improved relations with unions and left-wing groups and included the quote "I wouldn't know a Red if I saw one...." but failed to note that he later purged suspected Communists and censored art works. I added more detailed information, with citations. I'm also working on a longer article about his order to burn murals and his ongoing conflicts with artists.Brooklinehistory (talk) 13:24, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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