The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-24

varieties of it than it has been the loi
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 T
lated, for agriculture was the main |
source Of the Islands wealth. Here
again the same measures We're follow |
ed and as q result there We're 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 it wheE
/ the rule of the island was turned ovei|
| to its inhabitants.
/ Whtn 1t 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 tltp
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
be pursued in recognizing the courts.
Leonard Wood was in Cuba about
four years. He left there a reorgan-
lied and sound banking system, a
good railroad system, no debts, nearly
S2,000,090 unincmhered 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. The 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 Crofier said he wished this
American officer was available to fol
t low him in his reconstruction work
] in Egypt. Elihu Root said this work
t never was paralleled in colonial pos
| sessions anywhero. Theodorea Rooste
: Welt said that Leonard Wood "has
S rendered services to Cuba of kint
which, If performed three thousand
e years ago. would have made him {
+ hero mixed up with the sun god in va
: rious ways
@ After the Cuban experience WOOD
was for five years in the Philippine.
r confronted with the difficult labor O
!. establishing a civil government, thi'
. time. among a .MoharnmedanE people
,7.s ashefe~Ah he did the same successful
: work gshe$. did, i'm 1Cuha.s.3s
This period of residence in the Phil
! lippines gave Wood. an: opportunity t.
study conditions in the-Brftish colo
rries, Berneo, Singapore and -tes-keel
4 in close touch = Will, conditions il
4 Japan affIzaaiohe the China coast
I Mood travelled shroughs india, spen
. some time withtthe Dnfcff in Java, IN
Watlf Lord i Cromer lin ltEgynt. s~ IIFI
Il gained and retainer knowledge Of sal
: which at fiat time came Under his ST.
! dious observation.
: Then Leonard Wood became chic
~ of the general staff of the Unite
States army, in whose hands rest
~ very largely the direction and admir-
u istration of the military establishment
> which after all is 80 per. cent a bus
lie ness matter.
a. The administrative career of Leor
x ard Wood is spread upon the record
IL of his country. The work which
e. has done ts lasting. It is a state:
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