Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-22
DUKE OF cAMpnlDGn is TO RIrIRr
Announcement Made in the House Of Conn
mons Yesterday,

mons Yesterday.
LONDON, June 2I.--The secretary Of state
for war, Mr.. Campbell Zimmerman, an
nounccd in the House Of Commons today that
the duke Of Cambridge, commander-in-chief
Of the British forces will resign command Of
the army on October l. The post he added
will not be abolished, but its functions will
be modified.
Mr.. Campbell Bannerman adds that flu
ture Commanders-in-Chicf would be subject
to the ordinary rules affecting other staff ap-
pointments and the office would be tenablc
for the usual term Of years. car able Of eX-
tension Continuing, he slid that the com
mander-in-c chief will be the principal militlry
adviser of the secretary of state for war,
and with the adjutant general the quarter
master general, the director Of artillery and
the inspector of forts each being personally
responsible to the secre AIRY of state for war
would form a delheratiye council to advise
the secretary.
OF course the announcement of the ap-
! preaching retirement of the duke Of Cam
| bridge will please the radicals who have
| long demanded his resignation. The duke
has been roundly abused in the radical press
! as a fossil who was hinderng reforms ami
who was incapable Of bringing the army up
to the requisite modern standard.
The Star heads the announcement with AT
| Last" Commenting on the announcement
| the Star says Even George the Ranger
had to go down before the force of public
| opinion, which found expression lately in the
| Times and in Punch"
The announcement that the duke
Of Cambridge has finally decided tc
retire from the post of commander.
in-chief Of the British army will be welcome
news to very many Brtons. Certain English
newspapers and some sections of the politi.
cal parties of Great Britain have beer
strongly urging his retirement for years
past. Dispatches to the Associated press fol
months past foreshadowed the announce
| ment made in the House of Commons today
The dispatches said that an important con
| ference had been held at the British wal
| office on May l between the duke of Cam
bridge, the duke of Connaught, Lord WOlse
| ley, Lord Roberts of Kandahar and Lieu
! tenant General Sir Redvers Butler, and /
revived the rumors of the approaching re
tirement of the duke of Cambridge, whos
retention of the Office which the Harrington
commission advised the total abolition o
meant an immense pecuniary loss to th
country.
1t was then stated that Lord Roberts O
| Kardahar would succeed Lord Wolseley a
| Dublin as commander of the forces in Ire
land and that Lord Wolseley would take tn
newly created post of chief of staff at head
quarters in the event of the retirement o
the duke of Cambridge. few days fol
lowing, DR.. Tanner, parliament member
caused a commotion in the House of Com
mons by asking il the report was true tina
the duke of Cambridge was retiring in orde
to make way for better man. This causet
loud cries of "Order," but DR.. Tanner con
tinued, saying: Has the time at last come
when member of the royal family, who ha
been drawing the peoples money too long
is going to retre?' Considerable uproar fol
lowed and the House adjourned with Dr
Tanner gesticulating wildly and trying t
address the speaker.