Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-12
SENATE FIGHT ON WOOD
Scott of the Committee on
Military Affairs Makes a
Bitter Attack
DOUBTS WOODS CAPABILITIES
His Record in Cuba Not Such as to
Give Particular Confidence in His
Military Genius-Work Was That of
Good Physician or Sanitary Es-
pert.
DOUBTS WOODS CAPABILITIES

Washington, Jan. 1e.-Senator Scott.
of the senate committee on military
affairs, has submitted l., executive SIS
sion of the senate a review of the evil
dence introduced before the committee
IN rhA hearing on the nomination of
Brigader General Wood to be a major
general. Senator Scot, gives his rea-
son for opposing the confirmation. He
quotes many points brought out against
General Wood. particularly those in
connection with charges that General
Wood accepted gifts from the Jai Aiai
Havana. and was guilty of completely
with Major James L. Runcie in the
preparation and publication of an arii-
Gle reaectlng discreditably on Major
General John r. Brooke, his ranking
officer.
Commenting on statement in the
trief of Senator Foraker calling atten-
ton to the fact that 1t was President
Mckinley who jumed General Wood
over hundreds of officers in the army,
Senator Scott says:
We are told that Augustus boasted
that he found Rome of brick and left
i, of marble. and so. perchance, mag
General Wood lay claim 10 the boast
that he found Cuba den of filth and
disease and left it with a sewerage
system. This, however. goes to his
credit as physician and as sani-
tary officer and does not in any sense
SHOW his fitness 10 command a body OF
troops No one Will believe that Mr..
Mckinley would ever have thought OF
promoting him to a major general
ship"
Speaks for Army Officers.
The testimony or General James ii.
Wilson concerning the advancement OF
General Wood Is quoted at length. in
Guiding tina; portion which asserts that
General Wood was not III the battle OF
San Juan. Senator Scott also referrei
10 the conduct OF General Wood toward
his superior officer, General Brooke,
saying that during the whole ume
Brooke and General Wood We're serv-
ing in Cuba General Wood. If not en-
gagged In conduct of INSTRUMENTATION.
a, least was not performing his duty as
a loyal soldier should TO his superio.
commanding officer.
Wood as a Gambler.
In reference to the support given by
General Wood to gambling games
played in the jail Alai company's iron
ton" Senator Scott says II is shown by
The testimony that General Wood was
an habitual attendant of the game. es-
peciaily spending his Sundays there,
on which days the betting reached as
high as $4,000.
In closing his review Senator Scott
says:
.At the conclusion OF The evidence OF
General Wilson. the junior senator
from Ohio, Mr.. Hanna, asked that Cen
eral Wood be brought before the COM
mlttee of this body having this DIVES
tigation in charge 10 the end that hs
might answer the allegations and ac-
eusa.ions made against him and re-
lieve himself from the r1petations and
criticisms made against his character.
Quite coiioquy ensued, II being
claimed by some of his champions that
rothing had been proved against him.
that there was nothing for him 10 an
swer: in word. that ne was self
y.ndicated.
This. l submit, was 10 me. and must
be TO every one. perfectly monstrous.
When did 1t come abon; that this In
dividual. doctor in civil life, and a
b.oodless soldier in battle. II he ever
saw a battle, has reached the exalted
position that he is unlike other people
and is not To be accountable 10 any one.
rot even 20 the senate of the United
States ~
Three officers of the army recently
have declined to go on the retired hs;
with Increased rank. These are:
Brigadisr General John f. Weston,
commlssary general; Brigadier General
A. w. Greedy, chief signal officer: and
Bdgad.er General G. NJ. Randall. COM
nanding the department of Luzon.
Each of these officers Mas rendered a
major generally on condition OF lids
Immediate retirement. and inseach case
the offer was declined on the ground
that the officer preferred active duty
to promotion under such conditions.