Arizona republican., 1903-12-01
Gen. BrOOke'S Testimony
 Against Him Damaging.
HE WAS BEYOND CONTROL
The Evidence of His Former Superior Has to Do With His Operations at Santiaso-WOod Will Likely Come From Philippines in Self Defense.

Washington, Nov. 9O.-Maior General John F. Brooke. retired former govern or general of Cuba. todly gave tezti- mony before the senate committee or military affairs. which charged insub- ordination against General Leonard Wood. General Brooke Was before th committee for more than two hours. and occupied the entire time in telling of General Woods conduct at Santiago.
 The witness offered in supp.rt Of his statements many documents taken from records in the war department and sev- eral papers from his personal collection At the close of his testimony a member o. the committee said that it was prob able that General Wood will have to l..- turn from the Philippines and testify.
 One of the charges made by General Brooke is that General Wood violated the order which required him. in mak- ing improvements at Santiago. to sub init estimates to the governor general. As evidence of this violation. SeneraI Brooks called attention to the building of barracks at Santiago. near MorIo without General Wood frs; having giv- en notice to the department at Havana.
 General Brooke said also that General
 
 to the war department over the head of his commanding officer. The witness assured the committee that he cared nothing for the ignoring of his author ity, but said that the proceeding had been detrimental to military discipline. General Brooke called to the attention of the committee, in support of his al- legation that General Wood hal neg lected to wcrt in harmony with the military government. the matter Of General Woods attitude towards the newspapers at antiago. which repeated ly made attacks on General Brooke's administration.
 General Brooke read a number sf these attacks and also his recoInmenda tions to the war depar tTnent that. tre papers ba suppressed unless they desi -t- ed. One of the extracts from the Ir- dependencia, published at Santilg1. which was read, was a bitter denuncia- tion of General Brooke. under the cap ton of God Save Cuha" The article was based on General Brooke's or.ier for the standardization of affairs on the island, by which receipts from all GUS tom houses were order ed sent to Ha- vana.
 The article, among other things, s.il that if carried intn effect. the order soon would prohibit the people Of San tiago from breathing without permi-- sion from General Brookefi that it was matter of life CT death to the provinc. of Santiago to get the order reScinJei. 2. A large number of telegrams of indig- nation sent to President Mckinley were appended to the article
 General Brooke recovered a 1a-+a- which he had sent to the adiutant gen eral of the war department. asking that General Wood be instructed to pro hibit the publication of such articles during the period Of military govern ment. He adso said General Woods Eeply to the adjutant general. which the witness said had been sent over the head of his superior officer said that freedom of speech, untrammelled Criti- cism of the military government ana absolute independence in all matters was a necessary part of the education of the Cubans to fit them tO conduct a liberal government.
 General Brooke told the committee that on Jan. f. 1899. General Wool without consulting his superiOr officer obtained permission to visit Washing ton, even though he left in abeyance matters needing attention. Core spCni- once relating to the trip was laid be- fore the committee.
 In the course of General BrOoke's tes- timony he said that General Wood b. came unduly excited when the Cu- bans held indignation meetings at San tiagO for the purpose of protesting against the cantTalization order. The witness laid before the committee copy of a telegram he received from General Wood, saying that the Cubans looked upon the order as approaching a calamity and that discontent and pIO- found business depression existed.
 Finally. General Wood prayed that the customs receipts be left under local control. The witness declared that the attitude of General SrOOd was TespOn- sible, to a great extent. in adding to the disqUiet of the Cubans.
 The committee adjourned until Thurs- day.