The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-30

varieties of it 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 in Havana. II
was necessary to re-write the election
laws to make them fit the habits of the
people. Production had to be stimu-
lated, for agriculture was the main
source Of the islands wealth. Here
again the same measures were follow
ed and as result there were estab-
llshed 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 We're taught government
while the government was being built
and thus they We're able to run it when
the rule of the island was turned over
to its inhabitants.
When it 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 In TIN
establishment of system for placing
and permanently caring for these lit
tie desolates. Chief Justice White
of the Supreme court of the United
States, ut that time an associate jus
tice, was consulted as to the method t,
be pursued in recognizing the courts
Leonard Wood was in Cuba abou
four years. He left there reorgan
lied and sound banking system, ,
good railroad system, no debts, nearl
100000 unincumbered money in tn
treasury, a sugar crop of nearly 1000
600 tons, sound municipal laws, fin
, public works, firm agriculture
foundation and an absolute respeC
among the people for life and PROF
, erty. The school system which Woo
, established was founded on the law
! of Massachusetts and Ohio. Road
!, were built which made communicate
: speedy. The hospitals erected under hi
supervision We're of the highest typ
:. Lord Cromer said he wished tn
American officer was available to fo
low him in his reconstruction wor
!, in Egypt. Elihu Root said this wOr
! never was paralleled in colonial pc
), sessions anywhere. Theodore Roos
welt said that Leonard Wood "h.
. rendered services to Cuba of kir
which, if performed three thousar
! years ago. would have made him
!, hero mixed up with the sun god in v
:. rious ways"
After the Cuban experience Wo,
= was for FIVE years in the Phiippin
;. confronted with the difficult labor
:. establishing a civil government, til
: time among Mohammedan poop
e There he did the same successf
~ work he did in Cuba.
u This period of residence in the Phi
ippines gave Wood an opportunity
y study conditions in the British CO.
u MES. Borneo, Singapore. and to Ike
II in close touch with conditions
rs Japan and along the China Goa
~ Wood travelled through India, spe
On some time with the Dutch in Java, a
n with Lord Cromer in Egypt.
m gained and retained knowledge of
n which at that time came under his s
a. dious observation.
as Then Leonard Wood became Oh
Cd Of the general staff of the Uni
States army, in whose hands re
on very largely the direction and adm
sh- istration Of the military establishing
is, which after all is 90 per cent b,
he ness matter.
IA The administrative career of lie
'rk ard Wood is spread upon the reco
Ill Of his country. The work which
ne. Ehas done is lasting. It Is a stat
,re mans work.