The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-03
WOOD is SCORED
General Brooke Testifies Be-
fore Senate Committee.
BAD BREACH CHARGED
Wood Accused Of ignoring Orders OF
His Superior-May Have to Re-
turn from Manila to
Testify.

Major General John R. Brooke, re-
tired, formerly governor general OF
Cuba, gave testimony before the SEN
ate committee on military affairs Mon
day which charged insubordination
against General Leonard Wood. Gen.
eral Brooke was before the committee
more than two hours and occupied
the entire time in telling of Wood
conduct at Santiago. The witness Of
fered in support of his statements
many documents taken from records
at the war department and several pa
pers from his personal collection. At
the close of his testimony, member
of the committee said it is probable
General Wood will have to return
from the Philippines and testify.
One of the charges made by General
Brooke is that General Wood violated
the order which required him in max.
ing improvements in Santiago to sub.
nit estimates to the governor general.
AS evidence OF this violation General
Brooke called attention to the building
of barracks at Santiago, near the Nor
70, without General Woods first hav-
ing given notice to the derartment at
Havana. General Brooke said also that
General Wood continually sent com.
munications to the war department
over the head Of his commanding offi.
Ger. The witness assured the commit
tee that he cared nothing for the ig.
noring of his authority, but said that
the proceeding had been detrimental
to military discipline.
General Brooke called to the atten-
tion of the committee in support of an
allegation that General Wood had neg
lected to work in harmony with the
military government, the matter OF
General Woods attitude toward the
newspapers at Santiago, which repeat
edly made attacks on General Brooke's
administration. General Brooke read
a number of these attacks and also his
recommendation to the war depart
ment that the papers be suppressed
unless they desisted.
Wanted Freedom of Speech.
One of the extracts from The Inde-
pendencie, published at Santiago.
which was read was a bitter denuncia-
ton of General Brooke, under the cap
ton of "God Save Cuba" The article
was based on General Brooks order
for the Capitalization Of affairs of the
island by which receipts from all Gus.
tom houses were ordered sent to Ha-
vana. The article, among other things,
said that If carried into effect, the or
der soon would prohibit the people OF
Santiago from breathing without per-
nilsson from General Brooke; that it
was a matter Of life and death to the
province of Santiago to get the order
rescinded.
General Brooke read letter which
he had sent to the adjutant general OF
the war department asking that Gen.
eral Wood be instructed to prohibit
the publication of such articles dur
ing the period OF military government.
He also read General Woods reply to
the adjutant general, which, the wit
ness said, had been sent over the head
of his superior officer, saying that
freedom of speech, untrammeled criti-
cism of the military government and
absolute independence in all matters,
were necessary, part Of the educa-
ton of the Cubans to fit them to con-
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