The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-12-04
The poll resulted as follows:
LEONARD WOOD.

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The summoning OF Gen. Leonard
| Wood to restore public safety first
in Omaha and a few days later Gary
has a good deal more significance
| than its surface reveals. Externally
1t is the usual to the powerj
| OF the federal government m to-
it's agent, the regular army, in cases
where the feeble strength Of city or
, state has fallen short OF necessity
| Whoever commanded the central de-
partment, u. S. A., would be called
in such emergencies arising In this
region.
But the fact that Il was Leonard
| Wood brought with II a consider
ably larger percentage OF assur-'
ance OF restored stability than IL
the federal agency had been some
one else. II brought assurance not
OF vigorous but Of intelligent action
in situations where intelligence 10 AZ
much in requisition as courageous
firmness,
An exceptional character and Q
remarkable career lies back of that
public conference, q career of az
ceptional and remarkable accomp-
lishment in Cuba, in the PHILIPPINES.
in the military development proceed
ing and accompanying the q
Very few soldiers of mark in any
country possess the combination OF
qualities which achieved the results
OF the American occupation In Cuba,
Qualities OF statesmanship and diplo-
macy In a very distinguished degree,
which added a chapter to orr history
better appreciated and therefore
more highly regarded abroad than
by this generation OF Americans.
Following this service as %pro-consui
came military contributions of the
highest order-the conception and
establishment of the military train
ing camps. beginning with the fruit
suI PIattshurg experiment. and a most
telling championship Of the universal
military training idea. By q
Of these two outstanding services
Tar more than any other, the rapid
development OF our military strength
ut the crisis OF the world was made
possible. without them IL would
have been impossible, and these
contributions to modern democratic
defense were not only of permanent
value and world wide note but Of
most urgent and immediate neces-
slty. Whch u ~ nAostI0h " thfs 8Uh
eral creative achievement, General
Wood turned out by way Of concrete
application one of the most perfect
divisions In the citizen army, q anti
remarkable for its efficiency and
esprit de corps, and maintained .
center Of training which was placed
easily first by foreign experts, 1t 10
not astonishing hat Gen. Woods
ttt;Dn 10th af kA~n aAA shrnaA
survived the very obvious and pusil-
Luminous efforts to obscure or dis
credit It
lie intuition and judgment that al
though Gen. Wood, regarded abroad
universally and at home pretty gen
orally, as the foremost American
soldier OF his time, was not permitted
to exercise his great gifts ta1 ex-
ceptional fund of experfenc vale In
contrast France and Germany, at
least, were employing their first
| rate men in first rate responsibilities,
General Wood has emerged with all
his influence and a position still Writ
ually unique.
So there are very few, IL any, men
in this period OF widespread and pro-
found disQuietude and danger TO
whom in emergency the American
people are more likely TO turn for
strength than TO the man whom Of
fetal resentment or jealousy tried to
discard from the nations service,
What is needed in such crisis a. the
Omaha riot n Gary disturbances ID
unshakable determination in this en-
forcement OF law. with exact respect
for private right and sane good
tempered confidence In American
!. character. 1t is a deserved trfbuts
to General Woods public servics
: that NO ones presence 1t Gary would
give better assurance Of order and
justice than HIS.