Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-26
A Thorough Sitting Of Charges
Against Him
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pin particular s..ter5t5os " ts2s a@sg-
sssSx EASe Dee1 coyop@1J9S ~ get their
ss3sorraasaosa from sEeo Do0-ces ~ they
N-ere able. TIE enemies ~ Genera
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hzre bee~s particularly sn-lTe IL g1Y-
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TIE natural rsssi: N al1 ts!s soFt u
thing has BERN - pre5eoJoe G@1eral
TGl3e las@ lri the y5sblgc mind
4 1aye.G! arsa3ysss y. the case r4s1e
nst zzz4rs, him fzjls. io1eger. ~ st1r.r
any gfc1r.G @sy he E.3oa5j1 mn oe ctsl-
f.nsed " tbe rnArJr zersa-alcy, zhlcn
o,ra%e ~ hin 81 the regular o-tte- u
D@s34G1ty.
There hzg oeeD an etfcgt ~ sflpu' ti4@t
General W'o,>1, while 81 co-rEnaE-d -
fszD.kgr, uAx ia scTne aay lHegDY-c4
ga,e sn resp%ct ~ his s1i,srio- pff3cer.
General Er>>DIe, ~1p @ss = ts3zt t!rsge
,he military s,r.erJ4p: II Cpbs-
There has teen IA eTof- N trafE n
G~neSai Un<,d the ress,DnsiDijlty TT r.
rpagszlue article ID which ,ne adrrif !
isiration u General Ero,oke ya& IT.
yern3y .yi,iriSH3
There has been ar e.sDyt ~ p;ltH' '3at
az zoyer,.>s nj cDb9, Ge41era! U'DI<1 IN
,erferes1 With the colrt prpceeeiTs9 jn
sBch 4 MAJ as ~ ss-c1re the c',flTNt!otl
N Llarr i2athhn3e. charged Wiz. t<siax
n party ~ ;hr IsJstsl fraHSg.
There has bee. an s.pft " sfloT flaal
Genera, H'tt,d rr.lerrs1 tha, me duty
uptg. q silver service. imsJrfet from
the United E:aten and iFltesdsd al = gl.t
~ himself, snsaid be resnitted.
There EsH been IN e'tort 4, sfaDH that
this silver scrYic- was prevented 70 hlT
IN return frT cDracessio:3H he Eyantec fl
his officla! espaelty.
There has beeT an enor. ~ st.DH' ,fsat
this ery1neaaiIn - the j&i Alai 2as u
grant " Il gambling cgncerEl, that T.
WA. ir1,,rop~r, and that Il Wan nalis Ill
the teeth u a proFision u congr'eEs
lnoWa AZ the FGraker amendment.
which eapressiy prohibited the grant
ing ~ cDtcr1sSions beyDr.d the period Of
military occupation.
Then there has been an effort ~ re-
feet upon General Woof by making II
appear thu. he was cIneeiy a@opclated
With, and "aG friendly To. Eeiiaira. the
Associated i'reg. representative r.
cuba who IN his 1igpatcfea nlaDfested
his frisndIiness ~. and admiration for
General WDod, and who afteTWardr
turned out ~ have had 4 ronv!ct rec
ord.
These are the principal charges that
have beer made befpre the Senatc cpnl-
tni,tee. incidcntai u them have been
several tninor things. on fDr iuHt3uce
that General Wocd ezprerse1 regret
that an official had been called katk -
10 the United States from his prr.t III
Cuba only 10 discover after he got here
that the responsibility for his recall
rested with General wool. 50 far al +
am able " gee, there Is abHOlutcly moth
ing more 70 this cpigJde than the dem
onstratipn thst General wool ~ soinc-
thing nj n politician hirng-lf. and c;4fi-
not zee how this fart Is likely 10 injurc
him before the senate.
4 fair analysis " these yaTipuE
chargcs and the testimony upon which
they are supported must lead 10 the
conclusion th3t there ia very little IN
them. Whether there IL sufficient 10
give the enemies II General wood the
opportunity they seek 30 prevent Cen
craI Woods confirmation at this scs-
sion Of Congress and thus 10 some en-
tent humiIiatc him. 1t il !mpoagibIc 1t
this time 10 s3y.
Some OF theEc charges can be dig
missed IN very short order. General
charge" Of having cut the red tape
of Spanish legal methods in order TO
secure the conviction Of Former Di-
rector OF Posts Rathbone. He may or
he may not have done this; but If nc
did he may feel sure that the Ameri-
can people forgive him for IT.
II IT. was AN act Of characterization
on the part Of General Wood 10 protest
against the transfer Of the funds Of
the province of Santiago. where he de-
hircd them applied TO local improve
Incnts, TO Havana. where they should
be absorbed In the general fund with
little chance Of Santiago getting any
thing out Of II. the chances are that
the American people and the American
Senate wiz put an "approved' stamp
upon those proceedings.
And 80 with regard TO the Runcle
magazine article which exposcd the
Weaknesses OF the Brooke administra-
ton. General Wood may or may not
have been directly responsible for that
publication. II he were responsible.
his act was no more an act OF insub-
ordination than was the act OF a GER