The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-04-05
ROASTS ROOSEVELT
HENRY wATTERsoN SPEARS HIS
MIND.
Declare President is Trying to use Cow
boy Tactics with All Who oppose
Him-Mentions Miles as Example.

WASHINGTON, March ga report
is current tonight that President RoOse-
welt has decided upon General Wood as
the officer to command the army i'm the
event of the involuntary retirement of
General Miles. 1t was stated tonight
that the President has expressed the
view that q young and vigorous man
should be at the head of our military
affairs in a progressive government like
that of the United States. In the esti-
nation of President Roosevelt, it is be-
lieved General Wood possesses all Of
these qualities. If General Wood is
named there would of course, be great
deal of resentment throughout the ar
my, because his selection would kill the
chances of all officers Immediately be-
low Miles.
WASHINGTON. March 22.-Henry
Watterson, the distinguished Southern
journalist, is of the opinion that Gem
eral Miles is marked for punishment.
In an interview with an Examiner
reporter today Mr.. WattersOn said:
Little need be added to what has
| been said already as to the case of Cen
eral Miles. From the day when he re-
fused to become an orderly for the Adj
ministratiOn he was marked for punish
ment. Whilst Mr. Mckinley lived this
was limited to condemnation chiefly.
But with the advent of Mr. Roosevelt
a more drastic course of proceeding was
adopted The President fairly leaped
at the first chance to assail and humi-
late General Miles that offered ITSELF
or rather that seemed to offer itself
for he had, as a matter of fact, no au-
thority either under the Constitution Of
the United States or the articles of war
to repIimand the General except for
single Offense. AS | have repeatedly
shown without contradiction or denial
the only act for which, under the arti-
Giles of war, the President may repri-
mand, is indecent behavior at divine
worship. General Miles has not as yet
been even accused Of that.
ITO forge a preteXt for the President
the law ruling in such cases was shame
fully garbled. The head and front of
! Miles offending was that he agreed
with Dewey Yet Funston is permitted
and even encouraged to roam at large,
abusing his betters without stint or
limit
RETIREMENT is the club which Is held
by the chief occupant of the White
House over the Lieutenant-GeneralO of
the army who was fighting the battles
of his country when our putssant Pres
ident bronco buster was fighting the
battles of the nursery. Just now this
club is particularly in evidence, the oc-
casion General Miles opposition to the
Administrations army bill This bill
ought to be entitled An Act to Make
the President of the United States a
Military Dictator because in effect
that is precisely what it proposes.
"The President has so long and so
successfully played the part of the cow
boy in politics that he really aspires
to become the man on horseback
Differences of opinion are not to be en-
dured. The intolerance which marked
the Dreyfus epoch in France is to be
the rule or measure of the American
War Department. An astute and very
able New York attorney and politician
/ is to find the law for it. Because he
answered the call of a committee of
! Congress, Miles is to be retired. Moral:
! Let the officers of the army beware.
Result: Arbitrary power eliminating
! in absOlutism. Thus slowly but surely
! is the Administration MeXicaning' the
! Government of the United States"