The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-01
Probably That Other Army ( Of
fcers WILDE Called By, 3s5}i'}1g
the Committees sA3 .assS sgiSs5 h
PRESIDENTS PET IS y.
VERY UNP0P AR5
Officers Oppose Confrrr1ati of33
His Nomination Almost to a 5 VI
Marl-The General is Said
to BE Electione eriig
From. 4, Fiar i'lf Away, 5,,..l
Philippines.
Times Dispatch Bureau / Il
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4 It is not r thought probable that the#
Senate Committee on & Militia ary a Affairss.&
which is now 4 Investigating charges
against General Leonard Wood fprellmi-
nary to making a re port OF his fitnesgS
for the rank .of major- general, to which
he has been nominated by the Presidsnt,,
will summon several army offlcerss stos stes.t5
tify in the hearing n, H II slstsssS
1t is charged that General Nv bod |: has
written to several of his bro tlier,o IN lceraS
asking them to write their senator IS and
urge them ato \ confirm his. noni,a tionss%
The direct statement Is n1ade B by a,ls
officer rraeentl ~ turned from service ylss
the Philippines that General Nv ood :. hflSM
In tho islands. has ollpwcd this met thpdss
ofaelecti tioneering q IIe d ID mo = know that
ihs& had written tt' any Qttac GERS beneath
himself In iran III II
Onicers OF the hat d ItoS SbsFa pss
posed to the coilt EinR tioinSt It's u HI,
| Ono Of tho mos 4 dist ing ialisd ot llcersS
now on the etired .llst q sol thetn man,
soldier, IS taking tho deepest Ssinteresta
in the case. and using all the influencaS
he can bring to bear against tho cont firsss59
nation Of Wood s nomination which shaSf
thinks would be Harmful to the service.
But, Of course! he has to work In the b
most quiet manner. 555 II ,sSg 81. 3 il SSs 5S3%
BROOKE KETEsTIFIEs. MN II
Major -Gsneral John r.. Brooke, ret,red.%
former governor -seneral OF tuba, y tod ayss
gave testimony before the comInitteeSs
which charged insubord inatton against
General Leonard Wood. General Brooke
was before the ttee more than Il
two hours, and occupied the en- tire time
4 in telling of Genera Woods conducts :nt
Santiago. Tho witness offered In sup.5f IA
port OF his statements many Documents
taken from records al the War DEPART
mont and several papers from his per-
.sonal colsction. At tho close OF shIss5s
testimony member Of 1; the committee
said that 1t B is probable General NV oodS n
will have to return from the Philippines N
and testify. 5gg{35 t35 SS51s.s#
@ One Of the charges mad.s by General
Brooke n is that General Wood violated
the order which required hm,s III making S
improvements In Santiago. to submit es-s
timates to the governor-g,enera1. AS eyt-s8
Edence OF ,thIs violation, Gene erai B rookie ~
called attention to the building OF bars&
racks at Santiaso3 near the MORO lvl ttl-sss
out Ger>sral Woods first having given
notice to IT,, department at g EIa ayana V .
General Brooke said also that General y
Wood continually sent tcon,mNnica tons TO-
the War Department over the head aoft
his commanding officer. he witness ~
assured tho committee that ieS cared !:
nothing FOR the Ignoring Of bis puthor-B
ty, but said that the proceedings mac a
been detrimental to military dlsc!plins.;,g
ATTACKED II M,LlTARf Z, IMa '4oVE'sNFss
General Brooke called to the attaA-t5
tion Of tho commttse,+ In supper 'of an
tallega ton. that General Wood had neg
lected to work In harmony wit ths tS
military government. General Woods NJ
attitude toward the newspapers at san. \
ttago which ransatedly made attafks,s}
on General Rrooke's administration IS Gen-S3
er.%al Brooke read a number Of these 2
tacks and also his recommend tlqn }. 70 4!
the War Department. that the Spsrsrs 5pe 4.
sl,rnressed unless they, deslsted Il
one OF the extracts from the Indspens8s
dencia. published at Santiago. wi lcht Waa 81
read. was q hitter denunclation .o.l.,enesas 81 s
C,lbn Z" The article was based on4 Gen. s5
eraI prooke's order for the centraliz'n'ioI# y
OF affairs Of the island by which recaipts u
from all custom houses We're ordered sent
to Havana. The article. among otneT N
things said .hnt rrrhbt 'n'e me rsois saSfs
4 'tff
~ Santiago from breathing wi lhout per-
mission fr2n, General Brooke; tha's y 81
was matter OF life and death 70 the 5t5
province OF Santiago to get the order +
rescnded. u q
n General Brooke read letter. which he
had sent to the adjutant-seneral OF TN l4g
war Department. asking that GereT
Wood be Instructed to prohibit he ptbll-
cation Of such articles during the period
Of military government. He also read
General Woods reply to the adlltant- K
general. which. tho Witness said, had i
been sent over tho head OF his superior
officer, saying that freedom or speeci',
untrummelled criticism OF the military
government and absolute Independence
In all matters. was a necessary par1 $ot
the education Of the Cubans TO nc them 20
conduct n liberal government. Z, 8
General Brooke told the committee tRes
ON January 1, 1929, General Wood WlthonI
consulting his superior officer, optalneN
nermisslon to visit Washington az houBn
he left in allegiance matters neeas4s as.%fa
~, b NEWSPAPER MAN. .St5 t$
tuoratio S. Rubens, OF New forl, HAs
before fine committee at tho morning ses- Sa
sion.. His testimony tended 70 fosreho
ate the statements made 20 the commute 4 4
bv Major j. u. Runeie. IN Ieiass9ses ri 81 rs
Ihe knowledge General Weed ts sali L1as
have had OF the Runcie nag zine rstc.a
crlticlsinS untaverasly the adiS iStnl1sE Ssop
y