Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-07
JEALOUS OF @n. WOOD.
Army Officers Think He Is Being Promoted
loo Quickly.
hut lse 1sas Done well at santiago,
aud 'bc President wants 1sim 90
Nc military Governor OF Cuba.

New York. Dec. 5s--Discussing the
promotion ~ Gen. wood to the rank
OF major general. the Washington cor
respondent OF the Herald says;
Though II has been apparent that the
President has further reward In store
for Gen. Wood. there has been strong
feeling In the army In opposition to his
appointment as brigadler general OF
the regular service. and this opposition
has undoubtedly caused the President
to determine to make Gen. Wood u
major general OF volunteers and then
place him In command Of the military
division Of Cuba.
so opposed are some officers OF the
service to Gen. Woods advancement
that It In expected movement will be
inaugurnted 60 prevent confirmation Of
the nomination By the Senate. IL Is
claimed BY these men that the adj
Nnncement OF a captain OF the medical
corps to the high rank OF fnnJor gem
cral u calculated TO Hubvcrt discipline.
disturbing existing methods Of promo
tion and IN apt 10 make the younger
officers devote more time to getting po-
liticnl pulls" than to pcrfecting them
selves In their special branches OF
course Gen. Woods appointment Us
governor OF cuba will depend upon the
confirmation OF the nomination.
Cen. brooke VIII complete a years
| service In command ~ Cuba ON Janu-
airy !. Gen. Wilson and Gen. Lee Will.
some time IN the near future. be np-
pointed brigadler generals OF the regu-
| lar service and retired with that rank,
ana Brigadlcr General Ludlow, United
| States Volunteers VIII be brought
home. Gen. Brooke will probably be
a
OF California, TO succeed Major General
Shafter, when that officer In retired as
! major general In accordance with the
recommendation OF Secretary Root.
The decision Of the President not TO
divide cuba into two departments. as
contemplated at one time, placing Gen.
| oral Ludlow IN command OF the west
crn department ana General Wood OF
the eastern department undoubtedly
| IL due IN part to the published inter-
| views with Gen. ludlow. Indicating that
that officer was opposed to the vlcws Of
| the administration with respect to
| Cuba and his statements were caleu-
| lated, Il was believed. TO make the In
| hnbitanta OF the island dissatisfied I'M
der his administration.
General Wood was opposed 10 the cs-
tabllshmcnt OF civil government ut
this time. but h. IL very popular, not
| only In the eastern section Of the ISL
and. but In the middle and western sees
lions IA well, and prominent cubans
have Acquainted the President with
their hope that he Will be appointed
| their governor,
| Gen. Wood will not Immediately take
command Of the island. II Is under
stood that he viii return to his post at
Santiago de Cuba the latter part OF
this week, or early neXt week. and re-
main there strengthening up the Affairs
| OF the department. preliminary TO his
| transfer to Havana, from which point no
| will administer the affaira OF the cntirc
| island. A conference was held between
Secretary Root and Gen. Wood at
which the future OF Cuba was cnre-
fully discussed, and II II assumed that
the secretary communicated 10 Gen.
Wood the wishes Of the administration
| respecting the policy which he should
| inaugurate and pursue.
Con. Wood WI continue to give the
| Cubans as large measure OF self
government under the military admin
istratlon nv they are able to control.
increasing their authority as they grow
accustomed to exercising the functions
OF administering their own affairs, 50
that when the municipal elections are
held, after April II next, the Cubans
elected to office win have had expert
enee to conduct their affairs.