The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-03
Wood
Man of Great Luck
is Responsible for
Cuban Trouble
Bureau of The Leader,
141S G. St., N. w.

Bureau of The Leader
141s G, ST., n w.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 2.-Dr
Leonard Wood, who never commanded
an army in battle, and who never
planned a campaign. who has had the
good luck to be made a brigadier gen
eral in the United States army, and
who now desires to be made a major
general in the United States army, is
the man who is responsible for all the
trouble which has come to the United
States with reference to the subject Of
reciprocity with Cuba This is a
grave and grievous responsibility, be
cause it Is subject which has har-
rassed the great Republican party by
dividing it into factions and brought
about legislation conditions which
will take from this country tens Of
millions of dollars. and ultimately
hundreds of millions Of dollars, of com
merce and federal revenue.
II is now a matter of susceptible
reproof, that while he was governor
of Cuba, Leonard Wood melted the
leading Cubans to set aside certain
days for the purpose OF circulating pc
titions to the congress Of the United
States, praying for reciprocal trade re-
lations. The fact that action of this
kind was Of immense interest to the
sugar trust is merely mentioned as
incidental to the fact of Leonard
Woods action Documentary evidence
is in the possession of one Of the old
est and ablest members of the Uni
ted States senate, that Leonard Wood
not only icited the Cubans to make
this demand in petitionary form, but
that he promised them favorable ac-
aion by the executive and by the con-
gress of the United States. II is sim
ply question of the propriety of it,
when the senator having possession of
the documentary evidence OF this
alarming fact viii stand in his place
upon the floor of the senate, and de-
clare it to that august body, and TO
the country. The facts herein nafrat-
ed are contained in pamphlet which
was published at the time in Cuba
but which was subsequently sup
pressed when it became known that
the procedure was so damaging to the
Republican party, and causing such
grave apprehension to the entire
country. The pamphlet containing the
facts is entitled Endorsements of the
municipal counsels and financial asso
Citations commercial organizatios and
civil societies of the Island of Cuba
on the Cuban petition for tariff con
cessions."
The question uppermost in the
mind of the senator is to lay this
matter before the people Of the entire
country, by declaring it on the 1ooI
of the senate; While some Of his
friends believe that he should make
use Ol II hilN III AllN tANAANAft oNFaAo+
to prevent the confirmation of Leon
ard Wood TO be major general. The
probability, however, is that the sen
ator will make public his declaration
on the floor of the senate, and repeat
il in the executive session of the sen
ate for the purpose Of preventing the
further advancement in military rani
of this man who has never done any
thing for the army of the United
States in which he desires to be g
commander; but on the contrary, has
been a marlplot who has, by his mac
Citations, commercial organizations an'
class Of our citizens who are engaged
in the big sugar industry and grave
trouble not only to the dominant pol
itical party, but to our entire country
Webster Ballnser.