Show I GEN WOODS WORD REGARDED AS HAVING NO VALUE I Witness Rub ns Would Not Believe Him GEN BROOKE OPENS FIREWood FIRE-Wood Said Ho Was Anxious to Get Rid of Superiors Testimony Before Senate Committee Indicates That Wood Kept Sawing Saw-ing Wood in Cuba Washington Nov OThc Senate Committee on Military Affairs resumed Its hearing In the Wood case Maj Huthbone was the first witness He was called for the purpose > of submitting sub-mitting a list of witnesses he desires to have summoned for the purpose oC supporting sup-porting certain of his charges filed against Gen Wood When the hearing opened Horatio S Rubens of New York formerly a member of the Cuban junto was waiting to be heard A Telegram from MajGen John Tt Brooke saying he would be here today was laid beforetime before-time committee WOOD FELT AWKWATID Mr RubensH testimony before tho tomniittec tended to corroborate the statements mude to t the committee by Maj Huncle in reference to the knowledge knowl-edge Gen Wood is said to have had of the uncie magazine article criticising unfavorably the administration administra-tion of MajGen Brooke as Governor General of Cuba One of the most important statements made by i Mr Rubens was that Gen Woodvisited him after tile publication of the Ilunele article and that their conversation showed that Gen Wood had previous knowledge oC It Mr Rubens said Gen Wood admitted that lie told Tlunclt that the article put him I Wood in an awkward position i WANTED TO BE SET RIGHT Mr Rubens also told the committee Hint when the break occurred between Hunch and Gen Vood he brought them together and tried to patch up their differences dif-ferences in 1 manner that would exonerate exone-rate Runcle of the onus attached to his name by i the report made to the Wai department by Gen Wood The witness also said that when Jluncic wrote to Gen Wood begging him to set Hunch right before the ountry that Runcle showed him the letter lie told the contents con-tents of the letter to the committee and it supplied the missing link In the correspondence cor-respondence that had previously been Hied with the committee with the Rath bone charges WOOD WAS JEALOUS In answer to questions Rubens cx plnined the manner In which he happened hap-pened to go to Cuba In connection with tho military movement what his services ser-vices had been and of a difference with Gen Wood through which he severed his connections > with the Government He said he then became coumal in the postoflioii cases He was asked concerning con-cerning Gen Woods Intimacy with Capt Bcllalrs and I other newspapermen newspaper-men and also if it were true that Gen Wood had made a show of jealousy of his superior ofllccrs CRAVED NOTORIETY The witness tletallcd the relationship between Gen Wood and newspapermen newspaper-men haying It I was understood that he attempted to use the newspapers to exploit ex-ploit his own deeds Regarding Gens laidlow and Wilson Mr i Rubens said Gen Wood wis quoted as saying that he had to get rid of them While this was hearsay evidence it way admitted ns the witness told the committee how It could obtain evidence to move the truth of the statements WOULDNT TAKE WOODS WORD At the conclusion of Mr Rubenss testimony a member of the committee asked him his opinion ot Gen Woods veracity He asked that t the question bo made more explicit and then wan asked If he would he willing to accept the word of Gen Wood in iny matter in which the General had a personal interest In-terest Mr Rubens answered he was sorry to say that he could not accept Gen Woods statement under such circumstances cir-cumstances MAY RECALL WOOD MajGen John K JSrooNo retired former GovernorGeneral of Cuba toll to-ll gave testimony before the Senate Committee on Military I Affairs which charged Insubordination I I I against Gen Leonard AVood C5 > < n Urooke was before be-fore the committee more than two l hours md occupied the entire limo in telling of Gen Woods conduct at Santiago Tho witness offered in support of his fitatemeuts many documents taken from records at the War department and several papers from his personal 1 collection collec-tion I At the close of Ills testimony a member of the committee said it Is Continued on Page S GENa VOODYS WORD Continued From Pane 1 probable Gen Wood will have to return from the Philippines and testify One oC the charges made by Gen Brooke is that Gen Vood violated the order which required him hi making improvements In Santiago to submit estimates to the GovernorGeneral As evidence I of this violation Gen Brooke called attention to the building of barracks bar-racks at Santiago near the Morro without Gen Vood first having given notice to the department at Havana Gen Brooke said also that Gen Wood continuously sent communications to the War department over the head of his commanding oflicer The witness assured the committee that ln cared nothing for the ignoring of his authority au-thority but said that the proceeding had been detrimental to military discipline l disci-pline HAD EVEN THE PAPERS Gen Brooke called to the attention of the committee in support of an allegation allega-tion that Con Wood had l neglected to work in harmony with the military government the muter of Gen Woods attitude toward the newspapers at Santiago I which repeatedly made attacks at-tacks on Gen Brookes administration Gen Brooke read a number of these attacks tacks and also his recommendations to the War department that the papers be suppressed unless they desisted GOD SAVE CUBA One of the extracts from the lade pendencia published at Santiago which wns read was a hitter denunciation denuncia-tion oC Gen Brooke under ho caption of God Save Cuba The article was based on Gen Brookes order for lased 101 I the centralization 6f affairs of the Island Is-land by which receipts from all customhouses wer ordered sent to Havana The article among other things said thai it carried into effect the order soon would prohibit the people peo-ple of Santiago from breathing without permission from Gen Brooke that i was a matter of life and death to the I province of Santiago to get the order l rescinded A large number of telegrams tele-grams of indignation sent to President McKinlcy were appended to thE article WOOD DIDNT OBJECT Gen Brooke read a Jotter which he hal tent to the AdJuUintGeneral of the War department asking that Cien t 1 Wood be instructed u prohibit the publication pub-lication I o such articles during the period of military government lie 1 alto al-to read Gen Woods reply 1 to the Ad jiuantGeneral I which the w UIICHS I said hud been sent over the head of his I superior officer saying thut freedom of speech trammeled criticism of the military government and absolute independence inde-pendence in all matters was a necessary neces-sary part of the education of the Cubans Cu-bans to lit them to conduct a liberal government I WOOD WAS WHOLE fIlING Gen Brooke told the committee Ihtil on January 1 181U Gen Wood without consulting his superior olllcer obtained pennissloif to visit Washington even though he left in abeyance matters iititiuin attention Correspondence relating re-lating to the trip was laid before the committee In the course of Gun Brookes tesll mony In said that Gun Wood became unduly excited Ahin the Cubans held Indignation meetings at Santiago for tin purpose 1 01 piolesting against the eiuttutliZtt lion t order The witness laid IK fore the commit tec a copy of a telegram tele-gram he received from Gen Wood Kay lug I that t t the Cubans looked upon the order III approaching a calamity and that t discontent and profound business depression existed Finally Gen Wood prayed that thp customs receipts be loft undir local control The witness deduced that the attitude of Gon Wood was responsible to a t groat extent in adding to the dls quid of the Cubans t The committee adjourned until Thursday |