The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-11
WASHINGTON NEWS AND VIEWS.


Washington February 6.-(Siaf Coyresbondenee)- lit
sopss that the OF reprimand IRON the strenuous
one M at the White House depends entirely on VINO the OF
fender is and not at all what he has done
This observation called forth by the recent develop
en in the case OF Governor General Leonard WOOD OF
Cuba who not long took it on himself to send TO mem
bers Of the circular letter urging them to grant tar
concessions to the island OF which he is the military head
These developments decided contrast to those IN
the case OF General Nelson Miles OF the army
who made few remarks concerning the Sehiey
ease and who was reprimauded by the president IN manner
which even the latters ardent admirers admit was
nothing short of brutal General Woods ohense was, ae-
cordng those who competent to Judge OF sueh matters
much serious than that OF General Mics II tne
latter may be properly said to have committed any otense
While perhaps there not much popular interest IN the
reciprocity with Cuba as there was in the schley
case the time General Miles gave out his interview 1t
can denied that the people OF the country are greatly
interested in the former matter While the members OF both
branches congress dclyng into the and attempt
nr according to their respective lights to decide what
should should be done for Cuba and while even the
republican members OF the ways and means committee them
selves holding against the expressed wishes OF the
president there circular letter from Governor Wood
asking the he house being ignored entirely to
make concessions Of Cuba The envelopes contain
ing these letters we're marked official business and the let
heads bore the inscription HEADQUARTERS Military Gov
eruor Of Cuba Havana" Further. the communication
gred by Wood in his official capacity military
governor of Cuba
Aud ,e, President Roosevelt nothing in all this
which TO base ever the iest sort of censure TO say moth
m Of vicious epruard like that administered to General
Miles in which the embarrassed general according the
Very best authority informed that the addressing
him "tae government and that he had teeth had
ec.h had teeth The Washington Star the official apollo
Kiss the administration kindly informs the public that
ar was no reason Tor any reprrnand being administered
to Governor Wood thar the latter had acted with the con-
sent of the president and that he had exceeded his
authority This after the Washington Post had stated
hat the president and Secretary Root had conferred about
ff matter and thai had been decided +, rerrirand Wood
Inst what occurred AT those conferences NAV never he
known but certain it is that very shortly after trey were
held the made that Wood had done no wrong
Two OF three republican senator's among them Burroughs
,f Ni,bys1 arc .iU f,ri,,sl,, ,,,r, o,s- h, th. .
Moods presumption hue the others appear to have sval
lowed their resentment which was very plainly EXPRESSED
Immediately after the receipt OF the Wood letter in order
that il may be made to sppear that Tie senate &c IN .
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OF course the fact that Wood and Rooss,.l, r ,,,
personal friends and that latter entered the Spanish war
second in Of the regiment of which the former
was colonel NAV have nothing 70 do ,i+b 49, -. ~
r., -ot,,i.ts.,,li,, 49, ~ 1 present e'Se'
Washington VINO are s,r5nol, of M. o,i,i 49, - ~
ri a reprinsnd from the nrcsidc,t ie1er,i. -, 49,,
you and not at all on what you do After tbinlire -
the Wood case for awhile te,.r,t MI ,t 'S o'ei
t-ol sorry that he was lust who he was ~ NE
gave out that now famous i,7,r,isy =. -. ''. r nc
in Washington who will Law odds AZ 20 60 49,.
Miles would never have been reprranded had he h ~
anything like accord with The rasiJ.. ~ lou " DEE" IN
81 Il 81 way
Colonel S r B. Morse of the Southern Pacific -. ,:-
handsome and as magnetic as ever has t.. ~ Us Dis
nson for day or two past on business ,,g~..s ASH.
the passenger dspartr,.,t 30 A. G., 49, WIN
with the United States department of agrici+ ~, anu
Morses visits to Washington are always apnrec,,cd &
on this particular occasion it seems that his fi.1ls ,
taken UNUSUAL pains and gone to lengths to show
That say friend of the eoIone, was 90, [ s.e no'
he arrived here, able to exhibit to him bill nravd. oay
the erection Of statue of Samuel Firc Pro.ao lo'
IN the city Of Westminster The bill in question asks for
yides that site for the statue shall bs ana pro-
ehamen Of the library committees OF the bouse AND Ds inc
OF there will be some carnno ana senate
attempt to dsract from the honor sought to b, paid coon.
Breese Morse referred to is none otbor 10 S'nue FINLEY