Show IT to The HOrald Washington B C March Warren called at the depart mont this morning timid attentiOn to that part of the Bristow report credit leg him with making tt request for in increase crease of clerk hire tn Wyoming in a postoffice district after by his colleague Senator War yen informed the postal officials that he hd not written or made a veraI re request quest for an of clerk allowance in the office named The jf the thesa sa were and it was found that gor correct ant the postal that an error had made In up their iii this instance HANNAS B RIEF IN INTHE THE WOOD CASE V Reasons Why the Senate Should Not Confirm 4 MANY CHARGES UNANSWERED S WILL PRESS FOR CON I Washington March contested of BrigadIer General Lenard Wood to be major general of tho army was taken up today in executive tive session of the senate and after listening to a brief prepared by Senator Hanna summing up the testimony which bad been given in the hearings before the committee on military at fairs and several obtaIned since the hearings closed the senate adjourned Senator Foraker announced that be would move to take up the case at every possible opportunity Under such the case of E C the veracity of General Wood the Runcie criticising the administratIon of General Brooke as military governor of Cuba the conces shun to the JoI Aal company to eon duct a gambling establishment General Woods intimacy with and defense of the convict General Brookes charge that General Wood was Insubordinate ordinate General Woods Santiago or counts and the Castenada case San Sanator ator discussed the evidence brought out at the investigation before the senate committee on af affairs fairs which he sums up in the opening paragraph of his argument as follows Barinas Up The testimony given before the corn has developed points to which no answer is attempted by In the various submitted by him prior to his departure for the Philippines nor n those corn be accepted as u refutation tion of testimony given by witnesses under the solemnity of aa oath To ac accept them as a of sworn testimony would brand those giving each testimony as unworthy of cred once Among those who would be thus branded are men In the military and naval service of the United States It ItIs Is impossible to accept the mere state mont of General Wood prior to his departure for the Philippines and covering only a part of the matter at Issue In preference to this sworn evi dance Seine of the testimony given by these witnesses has cast serious ceder tion upon the veracity of General Wood and it would appear that neither he nor northe the senate which is asked to confirm hi appointment should rest content un until til he has been given opportunity to dis disprove prove specifically and oath the damaging statements made On oath concerning his conduct The facts to which attention will be called would seem to make this necessary and the honor of the army would seem to de demand mand It Case CaseIn In the matter of the E EC C that be ivan not afforded ft fair and impartial trial for the of lenses charged against him by reason of General Woods Interference In the ju in Cuba Senator in many in instances stances has made no answer except te hold that the charges were irrelevant Senator Hanna said that on May 19 he submitted to the president an for a new trial of Mr Bath bone as result the OS OSwar war Instructed General Wood to the laws iii Cuba In conformity with a draft sent with the instructions Woods The chapter of the brief tc the subject of General opens with this statement Several witnesses whose swo statements are not to be lightly im poached have In their testimony re upon the credibility am veracity of General Wood made by him in various are flatly disputed by 5 testifying under oath and document an evidence submitted by others die E statements made over his sig signature nature In relation to the charge made b Major that Wood wa responsible for the magazine attic criticising the administration of Gen Gendral dral Brooke as governor general o Cuba which article Runcie said h was to write and turn over to Ra Stannard Baker as his own Hanna said As the matter stands the statement of Major Runcie con by either the state statements ments of General Wood or bythe tea of the witness Baker Violated the Law LawIn In the matter of the in Havana of the game known as th Senator Henna said jr Is Impossible to avoid a 1 that General Wood did grant concession or fra in the of a and In violation of th Foraker law to the coal The reference franchise to th judge advocate general of the isian ci and his advice against the grant th gift of a silver servIce which the Sal SalAla Ala company made to General Woo and the admission to Cuba of the gil of duty all are referred to an anthen then Senator Hanna comments as to lows In connection with the Present silverware it is important to note this appears to have been the gift made to General Wood himsel although other presents were made I members of his household and tha the approval and promulgation of Ui rules and regulations permitting gun hung as an Integral part of the gum of WaS followed by a cable order to f service As to the incident Hanna said It appears Clearly from the cv witness Fisher that upon tu different occasions he told Generi Wood of the charges made the character of and thi General Wood asked him to the publication charges |