Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-27
No More Speeches
 Like ROOsevelt's
TO BE PERMITTED AT pLATTe.
 BURG CAMP
IT WAS DETRIMENTAL
ese'y Garrison Hss Informed General Wood That Hsrsaftsr Remarks Must be Confined t. Essentials of Military Training.

Washington, Aug. 2s-secretary Garrison today teIegraphed Major General Leonard Wood, expressing his deprecation that opportunity was giy- en at the citizen soidiery camp at Plattsburgh. N. Y., for Colonel Roose- velt's sensational speech of Yestefday and directing nothing similar should camps.
 Secretary Garrison referred to Col onel Rooseveits remarks on the mill itary unpreparedness of the country and the attitude of the administration. His telegram to General Wood follows:
 Garrison DepIores Speech.
 T have just seen the report in the newspapers of the speech made by ex-President Roosevelt at the PIatts- burgh camp. It is difficult to conceive of anything which could have a more detrimental effect upon the real value of this experiment than such an incl dent
 This camp. held under government auspices. was successfully demonstrat- ing many things of great moment Its virtue consisted in the fact that it conveyed its own impressive lessons in its practical and successful opera ton and results
 No opportunity should have been furnished to- anyone to present to the men any matter excepting that which was essential to the necessary train ing they were there to receive Any thing else could only have the effect of distracting attention from the real nature of the experiment, diverting consideration to issues which excite controversy, antagohism and iIl-feel- ing and thereby impairing if not des- troying what otherwise would have been so effective
 There must not be any opportu- nifty given at Plattsburgh or any other similar camp for any such unfortunate consequences"
 Secretary Garrison said he had no further action now under contempla- tion- He said hei had not discussed the matter with President Wilson and had no knowledge of the presidents views. The secretary said he had not considered whether his telegram to General Wood would have any effect upon the generals record
 At the same time Secretary GarTf- son made public a portion of letter from General Wood explaining the generals own speech on August IA. which attracted some attention and which was called to the notice of the war department The generals ex- planation of his own remarks was sat isfactory to the war department
 The secretary said he had just read the letter today on his return from his brief vacation at Seabright V. J. The letter contained the following paragraph:
 Wood Explains His Own Remarks.
 You, perhaps, have seen something of the articles in the various papers It is needless to state that there was no discussion by me, nor has there been any by any officers here. of in ternational affairs or anything that might come under the presidents pro- hibition- The talks to the men have been on purely technical subjects ex- plzining the use of armies. methods of raising them sanitation. etc. My own talk was absolutely on technical lines and had to do with the methods of raising and maintaining armies, vol untary systems, etc, and the usual strong endorsement of the militia, into which I think a great many of these men will go."