| Show THE HISTORY Of 1 Gf GENI 1 WOODS RISE RIS Seey Root Tells of Illy Appoint Appointment meat ment Great Merit nn and Won Achievements SENIORITY RULE IS IGNORED Rank Hank Is of Little Consequence Service Shall Furnish Requisite Experience WashinGton bee toc letter of Hoot Boot to Senator I Proctol lie tin I chairman of the committee Oil on military affairs giving n a ot of the tho military record of Gen Oell Wood mind stating the tho chief which led to him hi nomination ha 1 ut ren crud crill was made today odny After Atter quoting remarks to Gen Oell Wood made by Inns Lawton rind Forsythe the lot let lotter letter ter relates that upon these and shallot evidence ot of Illness lre President Icy appointed Capt Wood colonel ot of the th Volunteer cavalry In May 1111 1893 1809 The secretary al also o quotes tram from thu Iho of oC Jens Oen Young Wheel Wheeler er Hamner and Shatter on Gen Oen conduct In the smut HU says nen Woods Wood appointment an COI ot of the tho Santiago up Penis to been based ballel on II h meat ment made by hen Oen In a this Uti patch to the department In which ho he sunk Mid hl he thought Gen Oen Wood by tar the best man to 10 leave leae In command of at San Han rho secretary reviews lelow then Oen Woods subsequent military career saying In this connection The he high estimate put by the tho were tary of nor upon then Gen Woods services rs Is military governor is shown In III the pUblished orders ordel of oC the Iho war depart department ment referring to the tho orders of March Murch 25 1903 and July 4 which have heretofore been be The Tho secretary adds that the tho opinions ex X pres ld In thane orders also allo were the opinions opinion of oC boll hoth under whom the tb service wan rendered Upon 1 a review or of Oln Oel Woods en entire entire tire military record I 1 think It fair to pay that lie 11 o of the American army below helow the tho grade ot of has haR held more important commands rendered more distinguished services or 01 demonstrated to It I higher do degree the tho Possession of qualities which lit n a to render services to the tho oun coun try us II a In speaking ot of the lie principles which he says are sound Iho President Is IH required to follow Callow the Iho lI secretary lIay The law luw which recognizes seniority IlOilo nil ns the title to up to the rude ot of colonel abandons that rill rule then hen It dents wIth general officers and Imposes upon the president the duly lit of selecting electinG the Iho best men for or without ally limitation upon the class from which he Is II to the selection The Tho secretary adds that when such 1 n selection is to 10 be made two t always present thorn thom selves to 10 the tha u II desire to reward long and meritorious I service the other to 10 secure the best mall Ile He says eon considerations do no nut alway coincide to the I II same man mall Continuing he says Tho reward of honor comes to our OUI when their careers are about to clo ewhen they halo hlo passed the tho of oC tIe tive of lit ambition and strenuous exer and havo como come to the tho of oC comparative ra nil loss An army III of n who whose o general oili CHI cers ate nto selected for tOl the purpose of oC con erring ferrillI and thus ut at lis Ite head U ti constantly con body hOdy of oC gel 1101 oral officers omeera nuno of whom hn has more shams 1 a very 01 few tew yeas to serve mind all 1111 allor or nearly mutt ol of whom are just closing I their careers and resting II 11 I upon their laurels cannot reach the high highest et est standard or of le 10 have 1 u live lInn army which keeps abreast lit at the times In n a constant slate alato of oC anti ready to meet the Iho greatest trod force turco we 1 must n 11 reasonable proportion ut of Its general coin time tho 1101 In III the ot of life Ie with careers to III make with ambitions energy tut and service will ho bo long enough to 10 maintain of policy rind effort In ht working out nut items which r limo for tor their na previous rank continues thu tho H sec e rotary le III of little consequence out NI limn tho service shall huo havo been heen long enough to furnish the tho expo e IIO and the of secretary ho thInks both hoth considerations In the tho case of oC lea Wood WoolI flout by saying that lea Roods record unit the tho ot of policy led 1111 President Mcl to Idol him it II general and that thus thu Is In the l regular order or of seniority I |
