The sun., 1919-09-21
Col. WOODS LEAVES
WAR DEPARTMENT
Farmer New York Police Head
Sees His Work Finished in
Employment Bureau.
RAKER GIVES HIM PRAISE
10000 Officers and Men Of
Army Placed in Positions
During His Service.
so,c,a, D.spatcA TO The sus.

N1fCt0t DcbputOR " AM poA's
wAsHrNGroN. Sept. 2o.-Col. Arthur
Woods formerly Police Commissioners
a, New York, ceased to-day to be spe-
.I.I assistant to the Secretary Of War In
.s,rre of employment of demobilized
soldiers.
col woods submitted his resignation
s.ptennber 6. Secretary Baker made pub
liz to-day the letter in which Col. Woods
aid he believed his work to be fin
,.bed. A letter of acceptance from Mr..
Baker was published colncidently.
II was stated at Col. Woods's offices
That he had gone to New York. Tho
only word of his plans for the future
was that he intended to take rest
since the establishment OF his Of
flee here last March Col Woods has
obtained employment for 10000 officers
and men of the army. More than $4,000
we're in communication with him. Col.
woods was in charge particularly OF
re,diusting trained men to civil life.
The letters Of Col. Woods and Secre-
tary Baker follow:
HON. NEWTON d. BAKER.
"DEAR Mr.. SECRETARY: The emergency
character of the work which last March
YOU called on me to undertake having
disappeared / feel that 1 ought not to
continue in the department any longer
I should like. therefore, to hand In my
resignation as assistant to the Secretary
OF War to take effect September 20. In
developing this work and trying to reach
ou. In every direction which would lead
sNo& .GsxI.k ~ hA yryn II
fare Of the discharged soldier or sailor
IN civil life we have taken UP several
forms Of activity which. as reported to
you the other day, feel are most I'M
portant to continue indefinitely.
II am very glad. therefore, that ar
rangements have been completed by
your direction to continue the work
along these lines so long as there may be
need for II. l am sure that real service
to men who have been in the army can
be rendered by some one in the depart
ment who will take an interest In them
and their troubles and will do what he
can to smooth out difficulties and open
up promising opportunities.
in leaving the department j want
to express to you my great appreciation
Of your offering me this position In
which l have had such extraordinary
opportunities De OIL SfINlCt 10 tIlc
men who fought for us. want to
thank you further for the free hand you
have given me in the work and for the
urfaiing interest you have shown.
have had no doubt about your genuine
sympathy with the discharged man and
your wish to have us promote his well
fare as much as possible.
With best regard, am, sincerely
yours, ARTHUR WOODS"
MY DEAR Col. WOODS: I have just
received your letter of the 9Th telling
that you think your work sufficiently
completed to permit your retirement on
September 90. / accept your judgment
about that because ! know you would
not leave the work as long as It had a
command to your sense of duty.
u am deeply grateful to you for what
you have done. The demobilized soldier
soon disappears and is lost to any inter
est unless one keeps him constantly in
mind and follows him and his troubles
have had a comfortable sense that this
great country OF ours was trying to dc
its duty by these men while you were ir
charge of the work. That great good
has been done have not the least doubt
Meantime the general Industrial con-
dition OF the country, I learn from the
Secretary OF Labor, has so far improved
that the soldiers remaining to be de-
nobiliZed will not have to face so Sc
rlous condition as those who were dis
charged in the early months after the
armistlce, and / feel sure with you that
the continuation planned under Gen.
Hams direction will be able to take
care Of what remains to be done Mean
time the work you started has a residue
which fits in admirably with the plans
Tor the new army. and l have satisfac-
fion. which l am sure you share, In feel
ing that between us we are able to make
contribution of permanent value as
well as service of temporary and emer-
gency character to our returned soldiers,
Cordially yours, NEWTON D. BAKER-o