Bisbee daily review., 1904-09-11
A CUBAN DISHONOR


 dent Roosevelt promoted Gen. Leonard Wood over the heads of scores of able men in the United States army. This action was presumably taken partly on account of personal friendship, but mainly because of the supposedly great record that Dr. Wood had made as Governor of the Island of Cuba during the period of American inter- vention. It will be remembered, too, that this promotion was vigorously opposed by Senator Hanna and was the basis of the most serious disagree ment that ever occurred between the President and the late Senator from Ohio.
 Magazine and newspaper readers of the United States learned much of the many great things that Dr. Wood accomplished for Cuba while he was Governor In fact there were so many articles extolling his virtues that many observing citizens were more than half convinced that the Gov ernor had organized very extensive press bureau for the exploitation of his virtues.
 There is no doubt that he was a man after President Roosevelt's own heat. He did things. He was strenu- ous. But he was not content with a knowledge of his own great accom- plishments. He advertised them. He wanted the world to know all about him also As Poor Richard Junior says: Duty well done is noble; if properly advertised it is fame" Dr. Wood evidently understood this we'll
 But many of the things Dr. Wood accomplished he did not advertise. Some of these things are just coming to light. Bishop Warren A. Chandler calls attention to one of them in a recent issue of the Independent. The bishop has been a frequent visitor to Cuba and but recently returned to the island He finds that the island and the people are doing very we'll under their independent government They are enjoying prosperity, peace and happiness. The administration ol President Palma is especially com mended. He recently vetoed a law which proposed to exempt member. of congress and other officials iron criminal prosecution, and also vetoed bill which proposed the establish ment of lottery under national pro tection.
 In sharp contrast to this was tn
 action of Gen Wood in granting ten-year concession to the shameless
 gambling institution, the Jai Ali con
 pany. Bishop Chandler commentin
 thereon, says:
 This concession Gen. Wood grante just three days before turning over tn
 government to President Palm . Within the same brief period he wa - offered and received a s5O00 presen which all parties in Havana wit
 whom I have talked assert was pu
 chased by the men of the Jai Al . company The pleas made in aba
 ment by the friends of Gen. Wood + the United States are laughed scorn here, and with justice. as seems to me Jai Ali institution
 cne of the meanest forms of gamblil E. and would not be tolerated in al = city in the United States for one hol if Nor would it be tolerated by t 1t Cuban congress and President Palr "a If they could help themselves. B ;t when they have indicated purpo n ! to undo the nefarious concession t
 Platt amendment has been shaken
 their faces and they have been tc C. it is an act of the intervening g' al ernment,' which is covered and p h tected by that famous amenoment. se Shall our government be disgrac IT, and the Cuban people damaged for y- long years by the continuance of |
 detestable franchise and the maint
 ance of this den of blacklegs? CT If the American people were giy he an opportunity to vote on the mat to they would record negitive verdic nt nest decided negitive And ad the man who is most responsible ht this shameful thing is honored 2