Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-29

varieties Of 1t than 1t has been the LOT
OF many men ever to have placed up.
on their shoulders.
Not long after this there came the
greater opportunities In Havana. 1t
was necessary to re-wrlte the election
laws to make them fit the habits of the
people. Production had to be stimu.
Iated. for agriculture was the main
source of the islands wealth. Here
again the same measures were follow
ed n as a result there were estab.
llshed law and order, protection of
lie and property. and liberty with.
In the law.
These were the foundation stones
wood knew that the government must
De run by the Cubans. and so 90 per
cent OF the officials engaged In the
great work of reconstruction were
selected from the people of the island,
The Cubans were taught government
while the government was being built
and thus they were able to run II when
the rule Of the island was turned over
to its inhabitants.
When 1t became necessary 70 reor.
game the Cuban railroads Wood Sc.
cured the services of Sir William Van
Horne, president of the Canadian Pm.
cine, and of Granville NJ. Dodge. bpild.
er of the Union Pacific.
Inc same general policy was fol-
lowed in dealing with the problem of
caring for the tens of thousands OF
orphans that had been left by the war.
Homer Folks, commissioner of chart.
of the state Of New York. was
called to Cuba by Wood to aid in tile
establishment Of a system for placing
ana permanently caring for these III.
tie desOlates. Chief Justice White
OF the Supreme court Of the United
States, at that time an associate ius.
hce. was consulted as to the method to
De pursued in recognizing the courts.
Leonard Wood was In Cuba abou,
four years. He left there q reorpan.
z and sound banking system, O
good railroad system, no debts, nearly
S2.OOO.OOO unincumbered money in the
treasury, a sugar crop of nearly 1000.
tons, sound municipal flaws, fine
public works, q firm agricultural
foundation and an absolute respect
among the people for life and prop,
erty. The school system which Wood
established was founded on the laws
or massachusetts and Ohio. Roads
we're built which made communication
The hospitals erected under his
supervision were of the highest type.
Lord CrOmer said he wished this
american officer was available to fol.
ow him In his reconstruction work
n Egypt. EIihu Root said this work
lever was paralleIed In colonial pos
anywhere. Theodore Roose.
Telt said that Leonard Wood has
'endered services to Cuba of a kind
which, IL performed three thousand
ago, would have made him a
zero mixed up with the sun god in va.
ious ways"
After the Cuban experience Wood
vas for five years In the Philippines
confronted with the difficult labor OF
establishing a civil government, this
line among a Mohammedan people.
There he did the same successful
york he did In Cuba.
This period of residence In the Phil
.pines gave Wood an opportunity to
tudy conditions In the British colo
les, Borneo, Singapore, and to keep
n close touch with conditions In
apan and along the China coast.
Wood Travelled through India. spent
ONE time with the Dutch in Java, and
nth Lord Cromer In Egypt. He
aimed and retained knowledge Of all
which at that time came under his stu.
ious observation.
Then Leonard Wood became chief
I the general staff of the United
army, in whose hands rests
cry largely the direction and admin.
'tration of the military establishment.
'hich after all is 80 per cent a bust
ess matter.
The administrative career of Leon.
I'd Wood is spread upon the records
I his country, The work which he I
done Is lasting. It In Q states, n