The independent., 1904-01-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Weekly Really Vital News the Editor

Senator Scott of the senate commit
tee on military affairs ON Monday sub
mitted a review of the evidence intro
duced before the committee hearing
on the nomination Of Brigadier Go l.
eral Wood to be major general.
Commenting on the fact that '..Your
Uncle Mark" wanted General Wood
brought before the committee to an
swer the accusations brought against
blm-and that Roosevelt supporters
opposed it, Senator Scott said, as to
the latter: This, submit, was to
me and must be to every one, perfect
|" monstrous. When did it come about
that this individual, a doctor in civil
life and a bloodless soldier in battle
il he ever saw a battle-has reached
the exalted position that he is unlike
to any one, not even to the senate Of
the United States, and will not even
honor it with his presence? Now, for
my part, want to say that it is due to
General Wood, it is due to the people
OF the United States, that he should
not only explain but disprove many of
the statements in the evidence now
here for consideration before confir-
nation should be thought of. The
fact that he is willing to let this in
yestigation go on without personally
meeting it like man is strong evil
Gence, to my mind that he is not
n ade of material to make soldiers
such as we need for our majors gen.
eral and chiefs of staff The talk
about the difficulty of his coming here
is silly. 1t is simply evading the
question. The truth is, a brave and
courageous man would rather resign a
dozen commissions as brigadier gen.
eral than allow his character to be be-
smirched, his conduct assailed, his
motives impugned and his integrity
and veracity sought to be impeached
ii. by giving up the same he could
come in person and disprove tie ac-
cuSationS made against him."
Fifty representatives of lithograph-
ing houses met in Chicago Monday for
tie purpose of organizing an associa-
tiOn to advance the interests of the
houses represented A crisis In the
abor problem IS now confronting the
photographers, they assert, ani they
purpose an organization to solve the
question.
The typhoid fever epidemic at But
Ter, Pa, has about run its course and
the relief committee Monday issued a
statement that no further aid is re-
quired.
The Iowa legislature convened Mon
day. Owing to a severe fire at the
capitol, the senate vacated its cham
ber for the house to meet in, and it.
self occupied a committee room.
Mr.. Bryan was the guest of honor at
banquet given at New Haven, Conn,
Monday evening, at, which about $50
democrats were present, Governor
Garvin of Rhode Island and Congress-
man De Almond of Missouri being
among those from outside states. Mr.
Bryan spoke on "A Conscience Cam
paign." He said, in part: ''The great
issue at this time is the issue between
man and man-non, between plutoc-
racy and democracy. All surface aues-
ticns of policy of taxation and of reg
ulation and of finance are but phases
Oh that century-long, that worldwide
struggle between the common people
and organized wealth To say that IL
does not pay for nation to violate
the respect of the people of another
nation involves so much of addition. |
subtraction, multiplication and divi- !
sion that many get lost in a maze of |
mathematics. But to say that the |
wages of sin is death Is to give an !
epitome of history that accords with !
each persons experience. In dealing (
with the trusts, with finances. with la |
bor problems. and with all the other \
questions at issue we must view them
from moral standpoint and arraign
every evil al the bar OF public con-
science"
What's In name?" Shakespeare
qucried. Not much perhaps. but mere
similarity caused United States Mar
shal Matthews several sleepless nights.
President Roosevelt held np his ap-
p0lntmont for some time. under the
mistaken notion that II was Matthew