Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-28

tho Pacific coast.
senator William r. Borah. WHOSE
own presidential lightning rod II up
aboet as high AZ he can hold It, mot
long ago expressed the opinion that
General Wood rs the logical republos
can X the party wants a military
man."
II Ia pretty generally conceded -
republican circles here that Wood Win
be the candidate II an army man In
decided upon. General Pershing Will
not do. because he is not popular with
the soldiers. Only little investigating
among returned fighters Is needed to
develop the anti-Pershing feeling ano
in majority of the cases one findD
the soldier for Wood.
Getting Soldier Sentiment.
The politicians say the country
doesn't want another military man for
president. But right now they have
their ears to the grund to find out
what the four odd million men In the
service during the war arc saying.
When they get this information there
will be general trend either for or
against Leonard Wood.
Soldiers and discharged men who
are for Wood think the administration
didn't give him square deal when 1t
kept him from the fighting front. They
take the view that any man with his
preparedness, forethought, organization
ability and willingness to submit to
any kind of treatment at the hands OF
his government, thus placing his coun-
try ahead OF himself, Is a big enough
man to be president.
The country is familiar with the at
tempt to sidetrack Wood. The first
move was to send him from the east
ern department at New York. to the
southeastern department at Charles /
ton, s. C. The general made friends
there so rapidly that the administra-
ton became alarmed and decided on
a new place of seclusion. Camp Fun
ston, Kan. was chosen. That section
may have been pacifist in 1915, but it's
war blood was aroused early in 1917
and General Wood was received with
open arms. He was sent to France on
observation work In the fall of that
year, was wounded, returned to this
country, passed the physical examina-
ton for overseas duty, reached New
York with his division. the Eightyxe
NINTH and was ordered to Washington
Attempts to Subnnerge. Fails.
General Wood had been relieved OIL
his command on the eve Of its sailing
for France. The administration in
tended to send him to the PacificS
coast in command Of the western deli
partment, where he would have hadA
b. t.r1s
protested so loudly he was returned to
Funston and trained another division
for overseas service. Later he was
given his present command at Chicago,
after the armistice had been signed and
he had successfully demobilized the
men n his second division at The Kan I
sas camp.
Every attempt made by the admin
istration to submerge General Wood
has been a failure. On each occasion
he has come to the top and apparent.
ly has gained in popularity.
Only the other day General WOOD
while here to give the American bari
association committee the benefit of
his knowledge Of military justice
added to the opinion held Of him In
Washington circles. He has been
general officer for twenty-one year,
and as such has had to pass on numer-
Gus court martial proceedings.
More humanity instead OF new laws
is the solution for the injustice Of thu
present system, General Wood told tn
committee. III
This view of General Wood expfaiA ~
why a few hours later another witnes
"a man who was a major OF engineer
during the war-emphasized to IN
committee:
IF there were more General Wood
in the army there would be fewf
courts martial"