Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-01-30

I varieties Of 1t than II has been the lot
Of many men ever to have placed up
on their shoulders.
Not long after this there came the
greater opportunities I'm Havana. II
was necessary to re-write the election
laws To make them fit the habits of the
people. Production had to he stimu-
lated, for agriculture was the main
source of the islands wealth Here
again the same measures were follow
ed and rs n result there were estab-
lished law and order, protection of
life and property, and liberty with
In the law
These were the foundation stones
Wood knew that the government must
be 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 Il when
the rule of the island was turned over
TO It's inhabitants.
when IL became necessary TO reOr-
ganize the Cuban railroads Wood Sc
cured the services of Sir William Van
Horne, president Of the Canadian Pa
cific, and Of Granville NJ. Dodge, build
er of the Union Pacific.
The 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
ties of the state of New York, was
called to Cuba by Wood to aid I'm TIN,
establishment of a system for placing
and permanently caring for these lit
! tie desolates. Chief Justice White
of the Supreme court of the United
States, at that time an associate jus-
tice, was consulted as to the method TO
he pursued In recognizing the courts
I Leonard Wood was In Cuba about
four years. He left there reorgan-
lied and sound banking system,
good railroad system, no debts, nearly
100000 unlncumbered money In the
treasury, sugar crop of nearly 1000.
: 600 tons, sound municipal laws, fine
/ public works, firm agricultural
foundation and an absolute respect
among the people for life and prop.
erty. Tho school system which Wood
established was founded on the laws
of Massachusetts and Ohio. Roads
were built which made communication
speedy. The hospitals erected under his
supervision were Of the highest type.
Lord Cromer said he wished this
American officer was available TO FOL.
low him in his reconstruction work
In Egypt. Elhu Root said this work
never was paralleled in colonial pos
sessions anywhere. Theodore Roose-
welt said that Leonard Wood "has
rendered services To Cuba OF kind
which, II performed three thousand
years ago, would have made him a
hero mixed up with the sun god in va
rious ways"
After the Cuban experience Wood
was for five years in the Philippines
confronted with the difficult labor OF
establishing a civil government, this
time among Mohammedan people.
There he did the same successful
work he did In Cuba.
This period OF residence In the Phil
ipplnes gave Wood an opportunity 10
study conditions in the British colo
MES, Borneo, Singapore, and to keep
In close touch with conditions In
Japan and along the China coast
Wood travelled through India. spent
some time with.the Dutch in Java, and
with Lord Cromer in Egypt. lie
gained and retained knowledge OF all
which at that time came under his stu.
dlous observation.
Then Leonard Wood became chief
Of the general stan OF the United
States army, in whose hands rests
very largely the direction and admin.
istration of the military establishment,
which after all is 80 per cent bust
ness matter.
The administrative career of Leon.
ard Wood is spread upon the records
of his country. The work which he
has done is lasting. II is q states
mans work.