The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-01-08

Washington. January s.-vhsws of
the minority OF the senate souumiteec
on military affairs. protestins against
the confirmation OF General LeonArS
Wood TO be major general. have s-sn
prepared in the form OF a brie< ta ee
used by the opponents OF this nosninn-
ton when the reports OF the csmAst-
tee are presented for action OF the
Senate in executive session
First submitted in the bries is the
argument that it Is not denied that
the orders to the courts. which were
introduced by Major E G.. Rathbone.
were actually issued by General Wood
as military governor. In Secretary
Roots order the prosecution 10 Ia
structad that II it has any tntsntiss
OF using as evidence in the trial o< GAs
postal cases testimony applied for In
the Unit d states steps should be
taken 10 Immediately inform the pro-
per judicial authorities that this eaIf-
not be allowed" The minority says
that TO get around this order General
Wood used his authority as military
governor to change the entire tudiSaa
system OF the island.
The second count in the brief OF the
minority relates TO the pardon or W.
ii. reeves, ana nls IestlIIloIy IN Ass
postal cases General Wood said that
in pardoning Reeves he believed he
had the right 10 constitute him q Wit
ness for the state. The brief then re-
fers to the testimony OF Charles y.
Fisher, formerly managing Editor OF
the Havana Post and representative
OF the Associated Press to prove that
General Wood had promised Reeves
immunity from prosecution IL he would
give testimony in the postal cases.
"Of the character TO help the govern
ernment's cause"
General Wood is charged in the third
count with having violated a promise
to Major James +. Runcie and To eauss
the arrest OF Corydon n Rch Whe
had been All assistant to Mr.. Neefy
in the finance department. OF the de-
partment OF posts.
The Runcie magazine article 10 the
subject OF the fourth count Fass
statement is made
"Runcfe swears that arraagensenta
were made between himself. Ray stan
nard Baker and General Wood. for
Runcie to write an article covering -
Cuba and General Wood unAerstsed
that the article would be a criticism %
General Brooke's administratIoa- H.s
also swears that after il was written.
General Wood asked If IL AaA hsen
written and sent to Baker.
Concerning the testimony - ~.
Baker this statement Is made ~ TIE
minority:
Baker states that he knew that ~
was to receive an article from Runci~
and that he was aware OF the tenor
of the article He states that GenenR.
Wood was very frank In his sxpres-
sions OF criticism Of the Brooke admin
istration and that as a general resu4b
OF his visit to Cuba he found that
General Wood was antagonists 20
General Brooke's administration
The Jai Alai concession forms the
fifth count in the mionrity's brief ane
the Following summing UP Is made:
1.-The President Of the eompa1y
states that the documents relating TO
the concession were submitted to
General Wood. and approved by Ger
eral Wood in all their parts They iu-
cluded the grant OF a monopoly fCy
ten years. The claim that the gamb-
ling was an adjunct rather than n
part Of the game. is disproved by the
president OF the Jai Alai. General
Wood did not furnish full information
for the action Of the war department.
Wallis Chairman with Tiffany ami
Company. testifies that about the 1egh
or the 18th OF that month an order was
cabled to Tiffany by Mr.. Zarasqueea
for silver service valued at about
5000 and that he took such a service
to Havana which was accepted and
paid for Zarasqueta. That this was
a gift to General Wood from the Sze
Alai company is admitted
The sixth count says:
General Brooke testifles To The In
subordination Of General Wood ana
tht he (Brooke) refrained from. "a
court martial process because of the
feeling that such a step would net be
sanctioned by the war department.
The seventh and last count In ta1e
brief refers entirely to testimooy rp-
garding General Woods veraoity