The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-27
Secretary of War Sends Sc
we're Rebuke to Officer in
Camp at Plattsburg
ROOSEVELT'S ASSAULT
Anglers WHITE HOUSE
Training Camp No Place for Attack on
Administration, Wood Is Told - Fur
Their Punishment May Be Inflicted
Court Martial Suggested.

WASHINGTON, August 27.-MajOr
General Leonard Wood has been severely
reprimanded by Secretary Of War CARR
son for permitting Col. Roosevelt to de-
liver to the business men in the military
camp at Plattsburg, n Y, the speech in
which the colonel denounced the Wilson
administration for it's failure to put
through a big military program at the last
session of congress.
Col. Roosevelt's utterances in criticism
of the administration military policy eX
cited great anger in official circles and,
following a conference at the White
House. Secretary Garrison telegraphed
the reprimand to Gen. Wood.
There is a possibility that Gen. Wood
may be punished further by detachment
from the office of commandant of the de
partment of the east. 1t is even suggested
that the former chief of staff may be
contaminated for speeches, that he has
delivered in which he is said to have vlo-
lated the proclamation issued by the Presi-
dent, prohibiting army and naval officers
from discussing questions bearing either
directly or indirectly on the European
war
! Political leaders interested in the admin
listration will use every endeavor to dis
suade the President from imposing pun
ishmcnt on Gen. Wood beyond that in
| flicted by the telegram of reprmand for
warded by Secretary Garrison. They fear
that, as things now stand, an issue has
been raised by which Mr.. Roosevelt may
! be able to make political capital of the
alleged failure of the administration to
adopt progressive policy in the upbuild-
ing of the army and navy. The telegram
Ito Gen Wood amounts to a rebulle to the
former President, and a prompt re-
lsponse from Mr.. Roosevelt was expected
The publication Of the telegram repri-
lmanding Gen. Wood created great inter
est in army circles. He is practically ac-
cused Of showing a lack Of judgment and
discretion. - That the secretary of wal
should feel impeled to address a commun
Eication of the character forwarded yester
day to an officer of Gen. Woods high
rank shows how deeply the administration
Vas nlored by Mr. Roosevelt's perform
ancc.
Whether further action viii be taker
lin the case probably will he determined
Iby President Wilson. 1t is altogether pos
sibIe that the offence Of which complaint
lis made may be noted against Gen. Wood
name in the efficiency records Of the wal
department. This would add to the sever
ity Of the reprimand.
This is not the first time that Gen
Wood has had difficulties with the Wilson
administration. He has been criticised OF
a number of occasions on the ground tina
he has not strictly observed the executive
order issued by the President prohibiting
army and navy officers from taking part il
public discussions of the governments for
eign and military policies.
War department officials say that tn
I action of Gen. Wood in inviting Nh
| Roosevelt to the Plattsburg camp wit
| full knowledge of Mr.. Roosevelt's antago
/ nism to the administration was an evasion
/ if not an actual defiance, of the President
Il order