New-York tribune., 1911-01-22

tlrnatlOn.
At this point an element Of luck contributed 70 tx
advancement Of Wood, although his brain and cnerg
had placed him at the apex Of q situation where ,.s
machine could not move without pushing rlm FORWARD
President Mckinley sent for member ID, the Sen4,
Military Committee and explained 'hu -'.uauon. u
volunteer Major Generals and Bnga.iar Generals wa
soon to be mustered out because they could not b
retained under the law. General WOOD must then f.
back TO the rank Of Captain and II would not DO 70 h4u
a man of such low rank at the head o' affair, IN Cub
in fact, it impossible, as there were -evera reg
mcnts Of troops in the island and a score o, Officers
higher rank
President Mckinley also explainoI .Ha, Gcnsa
Wood could not be replaced. He understood Cuba al
the Cubans better than all others. Moreover, he T4
then engaged in doing for Havana wha, be- had done 10
Santiago, cleaning the city and making habtable.
The Senator returned to the Capo, md gave @
information 10 hi, fellow Senators and Wood cC,
firmed. Grant and Bell went through with him, az
both are now Major Generals
General Wood did not get his next step without
contest. His old friend Theodore Roo~eE.' was Pes
dent when Wood reached the head Of the list Of Bng
der Generals Mr. Roosevelt was more than pleased
deghted in faCt-to promote his old cr0uw 20 be Mag
General \ fight on Woods confirmation was stare
bv the late Senator Hanna, and after h. Ieath We
carried on by Senator Scott Of West Virginia as
matter Of loyalty to an old friend who had 9asei ot
the border. Strangely. in view OF thc- ,u5seCl@
relations. the fight for Wood, and or RooeHel
account, was in charge OF Senator Foraho.
4 friend of Hanna'S +. c. Rathbonc director
posts in Cuba, had become badly inv DE- HAM
believed in RathboncS innocence and b."ed Gen5-
Wood for his downfall.
\ long investigation followed. Man 1argeS "a
made against General Wood, and In. n,egny Va
assailed It was while the case WAS un.. .Jnslderaa.
that the celebrated Cuban game jan AL eXpG,e
twas asserted that this was gan game a,
that the company promoting It had .iFed i4'~
from General Wood, and that such r' had peg
recognized in a way not 10 be appr.. allOng -.".
officers.
In the end Wood was confirmed; lthousa {,
won it was not without few sears. And all the Pre-
sure that a President could exert 90 -1e N-aate w.
used by Mr. Roosevelt to bring ah , 'ao result, !
was after this success that the " How " We e|u W
it?' story was invented.
At that time there was a St vna~ ltay falA
that of Lieutenant General Since .E- Gil war 4
grade has been created twice once for l. Il SchoA-
and again for General Miles When .rlny was !.
organized with a General Staff, the e . Lei'e'Ll
General was made permanent. Five .erS WHO ~. i-
gained more or less distinction IN spanish W
had been given the higher rank . al. Dul ~ ~
retired. General Wood was next " Inc lG ~
place and if he should get it he wou. hold me I-
portant rank longer than any man " tAe ii. mn.
service. But there was feeling IN I..rrcN' '"'.
much had been done for Leonard W . ana d PL-
graph inserted in an army a-. pLl"un -
aboliShing the grade OF Lieutenant U....u uPO. ~
retirement OF the officer then ho,as he posi-,
One can imagine that Mr.. Roosevelt not SIa"
bill with very good grace; for 1t mean, ms '"''p
in the army would never reach the g"E p"N', =.
knew, however that the temper of Congress "ouu >" ~
change and that the abolition o, the .rade W.,
evitablc In fact, many Senators voted i"f '' .~
frmation Of General Wood with groa. r.actanG" ~,
with the emphatic statement that '.s "o"D
consent to his further advancement. ,,-,
Probably no officer in the army ltH .'.. A"L AL,
influential friends or more mplacah.. e".m'cs W oJ"I I
spite OF the controversy that In, un.- .ae,Ju g., r
vanccmcnt created it must be ackua" IJI VI VI t
soldier As well As administrator General NCol I'd
made good. He was in command IN .E i,,:,,,,
natives in the Philippines where he Won e admlI-.,. lI,.
Of many officers who had often ,ncrroa H me 80
warrior" and political soldier ~" ., Is O"''
Staff and head of the army.
Enter Another Doctor