The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-04-16

"saw-bones," he was given ar infan'
try command in the Apache campaign
which e~ventuated in the capture Of
Geronimo and his band, acquittine
himself with such bravery that hi
was given the coveted congressional,
medal of houor. He was chief assist.
ant to Major General Miles in survey
ing Arizona, and in 1895 he was as.
signed to Washington to serve as med.
ical adviser to President Cleveland anG
later to President Mckinley. It was
when Roosevelt went to Washington
as assistant secretary of the navy that
the lifelong friendship began between
Wood and Roosevelt.
Famous Rough Riders.
When war with Spain was declared
Roosevelt and Wood organized the
Rough Riders, with Wood as command.
err. He was soon made a brigadiel
general by Mckinley and after the
war closed became military governo,
of Santiago. He cleaned the city
cleaned it of filth and tropical dis.
ease, and installed public works. He
chased out the food profiteers, built
roads and bridges, and established q
school system. He was made COVER.
nor general of Cuba and went at the
task of developing the island into a
self-sustaining republic. He has 6
knack of picking the best experts
available to help. To reorganize the
Cuban railroads he called in Sir Will.
liam Van Horn, head of the Canadian
Pacific. He got Chief Justice White
Of the United State supreme court
then an associate justice, to formu.
late a reorganization of the courts
Schools were established, a new con
stitution was adopted, the laws were
rewritten, the island was given a gov
eminent.
When Cuba was established as a
republic President Roosevelt sent Gen
eral Wood to the Philippines, where
he performed a work similar to that
in Cuba. For five years he served in
the Philippines, establishing a civil
government, opening schools, organic
ing police, stimulating agriculture, in,
stalling a sound revenue system, re.
modelling the taxation laws, and en-.
couraging industry.
Then back to Washington, where he
became chief of staff and began the
preliminary work which later resulted
in the student officers and business
mems camps. At the end of his per
iod as chief of staff General WOOD
was assigned to command the depart
ment of the east, and then through
his initiative he put into operation the
Plattsburg camps and afterward 9th
er students camps.
Trained $4,000 Men.
During the war he trained $4,000
men at Camp Funston and had thu
record of getting his divisions mor'
quickly into shape than any other gen
eral. The French said the S9th divi
sion was the one division which OF
arriving in France needed no furthe.
training-this was the division which
| General Wood took to New York TO
embarkation and had got on boar'
ship expecting to command it over
seas when he was called back to taxi
charge of other divisions training i,
environments.
Courage and common sense have
got to be our sailing ORDERS" said thu
general yesterday in summarizing
some of the problems of the times
"We want to pull together; we neeC
the same spirit of cooperation we hat
during the war"
Would Alter Taxes.
"American business must be bull
up. One way to do it is to reduce
government expenditures as far a
they can be reduced. We must ge
the strangle hold of the excess prof
its tax and certain other taxes Of
the throat of business, because the!
are paralyzing initiative.
"To spread the war burden owe.
a longer period of years will aid il
upbuilding of business. This war wa
fought not for ourselves alone bu
for posterity. 1t seems hardly jus
that this generation should bear thu
war burden exclusively.
eve must unshackle our industries
We must stimulate enterprise and in
vestment. We never had such an op
portunity as now. We must develop
our trade abroad.
eve want a strong, self-respect
ing foreign policy, tolerant, seeking
peace, but staunch in the protectio,
of our rights and interests. Amer