The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-10-14

nave justified the faith of McKinjex
and Roosevelt, who, out OF their close
ASSOCIATION with and study Of the
man gave him the opportunity to
demonstrate his worth. t
Good on Civil Problems. Too
The world knows how at SANTIAGO
ne turned at once as the necessity
arose, from offensive military opera
t!ons to civil problems and made San
uago a sanitary n healthfuI city. It
Knows now he extended this work
through Cuba during his service as
governor. How the doctor in him
must have delighted in the military
power ne possessed to do things &c
they should be done.
Gen Wood was in WASHINGTON set
Ting Cuban matters to March, 1908.
When ne was sent to command the
ippines, and to act as civil governor of
n Moro province. He had three
lively years there teaching the Moro |
to be good, the Moro proving more |
than a little refractory at times, Then
came two years in command of the
Philippine division. after which the
general took a long leave and went to
Europe to witness the French and
German of 1908. There
MS friend the Kaiser showed him par
tfcular hOnors. and everywhere he
was recognized as one of the leading
professional military men Of the
world.
;. Parenthetically. it might be remark
ed that the Kaiser invited Gen. Wood
to be his guest at the German ma
neuverS this autumn. but the invita-
{ tic2 had to be declined, owing to the
press of duties incident to the incom-
. ing Of a new national administration
in this country.
Following the Of 1908
Gen. Wood attended as representative
of the United States the international
Congress Of the War of Independence
2 and it's Epoch at ~Saragossa, Spain, and
then returned to command the De-
= partment of the East at Governors
: Island. New York. until his appoint
!. ment three years ago as chief of staff.
Before assuming the duties of the lat
!, ter position, however, he went to Ar
u gentina as special ambassador under
, the Department Of State, to represent
his nation at the celebration Of the
n centennial Of Argentine independence.
Making a zoe Army.
K Since then he has devoted himself
s with characteristic enthusiasm to the
task of making the American army, in
n the words Of Washington, "A good ar
Is my. not a large one"
ID A varied career for a man who only
II twenty years g was an unknown
d army doctor.
d AS he sits there in his office in thu
IN War Department OF rides after hour:
VS. about Washing tOn, ne looks much tn
same as he did when he went away t.
nj war in 1898. The haxen hair ant
a mustache are the same, the keen eye
ne Just. as gray, the firm. strong face
no with its b%ronzed, healthy skin. cas-
perhaps in a trife graver lines; tn
Al body active, alert. muscular, athletic
though a few pounds heavier, but 9th
erwise there is no marked change
hoHk him fhnro &c an air or re2orE
1t power. Even in civilian Clothes n
looks the general.
Mt The cultured man speaks in hi
dignity and charm of name IL
talks deliberately and with care,
"A trace Of the Harvard accent in hi
is broad sounding of the "a
1.-The country said he the othe
=. day in discussing the problems wit
- which he has to deal, has come
~ recent years to u much better know
~ edge of the army, its needs ana i
~ ideals than previously existed IN
llS is apparent in the character OF ed
~ torials and news articles that are D
az: army and military preparednes
'ut More ~accurat knowledge of existlf
leo facts il indicated IN them.
Much Of this is traceable to N
to publication in 1904 OF Gen. Upton
YER work on 1.-The Military Policy OF Il
United states "a HduuSCihP VII
years before, but not made puoi
until thel-and it's wide circulate
he This volume dwelt upon our nation
Of mistake Of confusing military T
av- sources with military strength, al
his showed how great and needless n;
ore been our losses in all our wars, 90
hat | in lives n money, owing to our IA
dye urc to estaollsh a nlii.ai! po :
Of and to prepare III time OF peace 1
, As the shock of war.
ia An Educational Book.
veIf 1.-THE publication Of this work n
,Se- had a tremendous educational Vdit
n a IN and the many writings up
God it have brought sharply to the ate
AXE ton Of thinking men the detects
tied our old SYSTEM, or lack Oh sSsts'i'' .. =
/ to the need Tor peihs pfepa !.
hey nation IS being lmpreSSeu - .
fact that we must make SOUND a
- ~.4iau.I nHanarafiAn for q cOndltl