New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-09
that right is all America asks. It will be salts
fed with nothing less.
THE CHARGE AGAINST GENERAL WOOD.


In response to The Tribunes request Tor
proofs of the scandalous charge that Generai
Leonard Wood, through the agency of Lieuten-
ant Runcie, had attacked General Brooke, "Ihe
New-York Evening Post yesterday said:
On May ] 1.-The Evening Post stated that
General Leonard Wood had inspired an article
in THE North American Review" for FEBRUARY
1900, written by Lieutenant James f. Runcle,
and attacking Woods predecessor General
Brooke 1t was added that interneatons IN the
manuscript made in the handwriting OF
General Wood. In making this assertion, we de-
pended not alone upon our Havana correspo in
ent whom had every reason to think trust
worthy, but also upon an explicit statement
made to us by one high in authority IN the oLice
of THE Review" But find that we were
misinformed and misled, and that the article In
question not interlined by General WOOD
We accordingly withdraw the charge unquali-
fedly. with sincere apologies TO GeneraI Noou'
1t is not necessary to add that our Havana cor
respondent ceases to be such with this date
Thus vanishes into thin air libel put forth
with all the assurance of settled TACT ana ac-
cepted as such in some quarters, notably ny
1.-The Springfield Republican, which, after pup
fishing the charge as if it were a matter OF set
tied history, explained that it had done so be-
c.,,- &C : rcrSation 'appeared>in The New
ok Even g Post journal in whose down
right assertions of fact the entire reading pup
lie have great confidence.
One more item is added TO the long IIst Oh VI
fclal misdeads charged up TO imperial pohcy
which are found to be the result of misconcep-
ton or mendacity the moment they are inquired
into Only few days ago bitter editorial at
lacks were made upon General Baldwin. and
pious reflections about the brutalizing tenden-
cies of imperialism INDUCED in by some VINO
have not yet had the grace to make reparatlon
for the injustice done in accepting false reports
and commenting on them as settled fact.
1.-THE Evening POST has made honoraDle
apology to General Wood and taken steps TO
avoid future msinformation. We cannot how
ever help feeling sorry for the Havana CORE
spondent who merely suffers from excess OF
zeal He doubtless sent what he thought was
wanted. what harmonized with Independent in
formation in the possession of his principal. and
all would probably have gone we'll with him IL
the facts to justify editorial remarks much
stronger than his news item had not failed
His statement was comparatively mild, simply
noting that General Woods connection with the
Runcie article was well known by which he
probably meant that it was a matter Of COM
mon gossip in Havana, which may have been
true. As it was our curiosity in asking for
proofs of the charge against General Wood
which led to the correspondents downfall, we
bespeak for him a pardon, now that there IS
an end of the SANDER which he-ike the Editor
Of 1.-The Evening Post" with his supposed in
dependent information from the office of ''The
North American Review''-heard and repeated.