The Omaha morning bee., 1925-03-30

Wood as you know. has just re-
fused an offer of $50, ,000 year from
as big a combination of capitalists as
there is in the country. Greene has
risen TO be one of the leading busi-
ness men in New York. Each has
shown to perfection those rare quail
ties which fit a man 10 succeed IN
| business because they fit him to mi
tiate, direct and supervise the most
complicated and difficult bits of aa-
ministration. Each has remarkable
executive capacity.
The objection will at once he raised
that Wood Is young man who has
already had very rapid promotion, and
that he should not be put over the
heads of his seniors; and that Greene
| should not be recalled to military life
when he is now in civil life. and put
over the heads of his seniors. In
doubtedly TO take such action would
invite a great deal of criticism of the
wooden headed sort. To this criti-
cism absolutely not one particle Of
heed should be paid, and the objection
tOuulS lol Hltldliy holIlis. II Nc
are going to try to administer Cuba
and conquer the Philippines on the
seniority plan, we had better aban-
don the two jobs at once, and it is
not possible to carry either through
successfully on such terms. We have
got to push up our best men, wholly
without regard to seniority, just as
l,a baa in ha ,4ixffl
In Cuba and the Philippines We now
have and have had some excellent
men and some entirely unfit men who
are failures now and have been fail
tres OF the most striking kind in the
past. But the best OF them, however
good, lack some of the qualities. II
only the qualities of youth and bodily
vigor which 1t is indispensable should
be possessed by the man who IL put
in command of the entire business.
Success at Santiago.
Wood has administered Santiago
with absolute success. Greene was
one of the chief factors in the cap.
ture OF Manila and knows exactly
what ought to be done. Give to the
first the complete control of Cuba and
to the second the complete control
of Luzon. In Woods case there will
not be so much as jar. save from
| politicians. II any general does not
| like to serve under him. take that
general home. II the friends of any
general complain that they think that
general ill-treated by being passed by
or relieved. simply answer that we are
not concerned with private feelings
but with results for the nation as a
whole. and that nothing whatever but
results will be needed. With Wood
in command | venture the assertion
that YOU would speedily have part of
the regular force now in Cuba foot
loose for the Philippine campaign;
that you would have necessary ad-
ministratiye reform inaugurat ted and
that the island would speedily be on
the path to content and prosperity.
In the appointment of Greene there
would be rather more serious disloca-
ton. and | take ii for granted that he
would not be sent out to the Philip
pines until he had had a chance to
do something toward organizing the
forces to be sent there in the fall:
but IL were sent out and were given
complete control over the division
commanders whom he thought best,
and were allowed as free a hand as
possible. | most empha tically believe
that he would smash the whole
Aguinaldo business In the campaign
beginning when the rainy season
closed. and meanwhile would organ
ize civil government which would