The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-21
IoIEHARY DISCRAcED.
q, william Made a Mess OF
Oe"' II in India,
,,,r,su PRESTIGE IS INJURED

81, rr.,-while Hero Of tho nIa ",. s.sa as
inc vi. Rank Unless One oil HIS s"Do
l0 s,.. Can Be Made seapesoa'-N
a'"'' India Have Learned Tha'' with
n''' rou,pment. They Can Success
! n'r Compete with the British
Ian. 2l.-There seems to be
LOr' General impression here In the
s.. as and military clubs 'hat
AnS cir william Lockhart, who but
usHe'. n,ontbs ago was gazetted to the
'ni'' % communicating chief OF the en-
Oln'' mary forces of Great Britain
us the grandest position short OF
ID .A 20 generalissimo which an English
una' can hope to- attain. Will be de-
SUM- :, his most before he has even
sod time to take 1t up.
:. nav be remembered that II was
feared on him when he was recaileu
w.. his leave Of absence In Europe
hO" autumn to assume the direction or
.SS military operations against the IN
s,o, insurgent tribesmen on the IN
s,"n frontier. the understanding peing
u," IA would not assume the duty or
~srolissimo of the Indian army until
81 nresent chief, Sir George White.
leaves India next month.
In Deep Disgrace.
r,ore has. however, been such a
,omentable mess made OF the campaign
"ro,nst the rebel tribesmen that sir
vyuI,om Is in dire disgrace with the
government and military authorities
90 and is now on his way here In
obedience to a peremptory summons for
the nurpose of explaining matters. NO
Lose than 5000 lives have been lost dur
inc the recent operations on the Brit
Ish side alone, while the cost or the OPP
srations have been phenomenally large,
so large. indeed, that the Indian gov
eminent finds itself face to face with
the worst financial crisis which II has
been called TO weather since the rule
Of old John Company was abolished art
or the great mutiny of 1857.
II would be bad enough IL there had
been any corresponding advantage OBJ
tanned But this is far from being the
case. On the contrary, the 2sO,oOO,OOt
natives of India, many millions of whom
are composed of the most warlike races
IN existence. have been furnished FOL
the first time with a striking proof that
British arms even with all the equip
ments of modern military science. are
not invincble, as has until now been
believed. and that native irregulars car
more than hold their own against Eng
lish troops.
Prestige of British Arms Destroyed.
In one word, the prestige OF British
:. arms In India, which has hitherto beer
one of the principal sources Of Eng
lands power in the Deccan, has beer
destroyed by the disgraceful incompe-
tency manifested by those in command
on the frontier and people here insis
that some one ought to be called tC
account for this.
II is possible that Sir William Lock.
hart, in view Of the past splendid serv-
ices, may be whitewashed and that the
chief blame will be laid upon Genera
Yeatman Bigggs. whose force suffered
most and distinguished itself above al
the others by the number of its useles.
marches and counter-marches under
whitening and deadly fire. Genera
Yeatman Biggs will be a convenient
scapegoat, for he has just succumbet
to dysentery, and will consequently NJ
longer be on hand to defend his repu
tation as a commander.