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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-31
Old Soldier Uncovcrs Root OF Evil.
Florida Times-Union.
We commend the following 70 thn attain,

fcFlua 1lTneS- Mon.
We commend the following TO The a.ten
ton OF our readers:
Mr. Editor: l know that YOU s,gcest
the proper solution Of an evil which is now
engaging the attention OF the pubic in your
Sun1ays i9ouhie-column editorial. / served
as ccfninisSary through the civil war and
/ nave been in q situation 70 learn some
thing about the circUrnsta noes of our pres
emf volunteer army / have talked with the
soldiers. have discussed the complaints with
the officers and watched the life led by toth
IN one o. our great camps. From my ex-
perience and observation | am led 10 the
conclusion ;hat the neglect or Ignorance OF
the company officers * largely responsible
Tor she' evils now the cause OF SO much com
plant.
During the civil war nv regiment was
on troopship and the men had only the
haTest neeeSsarfes Of i.fa for three tiavs I
was orderly sergeant Of my company. and
finally complained 10 my captain TIE
colonel was ar old army officer. he investi-
gated tire complaint. discovered that ahun-
dant supplies were or board ordered them
opened. ard the men had plenty thereafter
Now. 4 80 proper complaint had been made
or i the officer IN command had been co.s
ignorant or careless 10 secure correction OF
the evil. the men wot3ld have reached their
destination unit Cor service and ina r,ll-s2i-
cation 90 the facts would have raisa3 a
howl Rut would the department a. WASH
ipgton have been respcusfoie3 ! venture -
say that i the civil war had lasted only
thrse months there wouli have been the
same complaints we hear now Or u The
Spanish wsr had lasted 4 year The officers
and soldiers would have learned Their duties
and the people would then D. just 10 ire
department. Continue your campaign az
s<!uc3ticu
AN FX-COMMISSARY OF THE REGU-
LARS"
We thank The old soldier for his letter.
He has no x % grind. for he Is row IN
civil Nfe. and his name - honored IN peace
as K was IN war. suppose a company es-s
less food. IN quantity AMI quality, than taa
regulations provide. what Is the remsdy4
TIE orderly sergeant should be IN touch
With tire p-iyatsa; Re should investigate.
and = the complain; - Just, make report %
the captain There should then - neither
delay nor doubt about the correction ~ the
evil but bow could tbs officials AZ Wash
irgtc1. o. even the offers n camp know
e K unless the .-sfcTFg13 ION came through
inert has paid far foad ana medicines in
Abundance. ard - good quality. certainly
t91o president x dong A. tEar = possible y
uDsar.a :se trouble whe7 b. appoints the
commission the. will TOW take BD yhe IL
vsVstsEat!9a II Teep3.lSs - ire popular Is
ngard Can II - yJ52roSs6 tat a mixed
number - civilians am retired officers
Democrats ana E@nt2sH 5csAIJs a. n yeFssI-
-atters a. stake az wei known - cne pub
Is could - induced 70 smother fac.s Or
z-hftsWaSh a Srs-2afF
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-31
RAILROAD POOLS
ARE A NECESSITY.


made gnt-l ii has been approved by the
interstate commerce commission. and, sec
ord. that Z ratss prove oppressive or IN
J4st III the traffic which 5 subject to the
pool. the interstate toDme-ce commission
shaH have the right 10 step in and r.gh,
me wrong, II there IS any. OF abrogate the
pool The only objection / have ever heard
IS that tha government cannot be trusted
Certainly there has been nothing in the
conduct OF the Interstate commerce COM
mission since It's formation which iasti-
tes sacn . charge. II such d charge IS
true. then all government $ q failure,
where the greater responsibilities deyolys
upon IT. The railroads do not care how
much the interstate commerce commission
Is strengthened, II in lis present form it
Is not entirely satisfactory. the railroads
are anxious that the commission should
be as strong and judicial as possible. The
nearer il approaches the absolute the near
er Il VIII suit the railroads. Failing, how
ever. in legislation on the subject. ard
supposing the l&ry remains as the supreme
court has decided, against IA lroad pooling
and agreements under present statutes,
the natural tendency OF tae railroads Will
be 70 follow the general trend OF the ausi-
ness of the country This VIII not De
rapid process, but the tendency Will be
sure The weaker lines will be unable 20
stand the strain OF Irregular and whoAy
uncertain or ulrSTUuEeFatiFe compensation
which follows. They viii not be able ID
raise the money which the stronger lines
can 10 take advantage Of every invention,
every Improvement, every elimination OF
grade crossing. every lowering OF grade,
every taking our Of curves, every substi-
tuition OF machinery and automatic APP
pl.ance which can cheaper the cost OF
carrying. So they viii be bankrupted and
ultimately absorbed by the stronger lines.
and the business Of the country VIII be N
the hands OF the latter. This absorption
and the consequent formation Of a few
gigantic corporations TO do the carrying
business for the country would threaten
another railway agitation. whether w.se
or not. and q long period OF general dis
turhance Of business-that sort Of disturb
ance which. makes times ba1-because the
business man has factors TO deal with In
legislation and rates which make Il impos-
sible FOR the w;sest head to forecast the
future.
This decision Will be fortunate docu-
ment II congress is calm. broad, and will
take Up the whole question and SO legis-
late that the public and the railways and
their investors and employees may be fully
protected. that large freedom for agree
ment may De granted 10 the railways
among themselves. under strict supery!s-
ion and rigid control Of the government: OF
the United States. If the government is
not equal 20 the task OF impartial super
vision OF this business under these c0nai-
tons, l. had better retire from the thought
OF assuming the responsibility for Cuba
Porto Rico. Hawaii and the Philippines"
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% re conviction % DresSeus OF a criminal
Violation ~ iAx Il COMMUNICATING 20 me
court martial G1rume-ss -ssas were rJr
communicated 70 Dreyftss AMI hts counsel
II Is &aA1 TIA u order 20 shield Gen
MERCER, VITO acted ffsess owing % as
weakness or gss ignorance, al Es1tstGEge-z.
ministers % ar have adopted All obstinate
attitude
Il. OF the other hard, there never has
oeS.l a sfsre- dcssser the whoie case rex.s
on the coraereaU and rstsg sa1 10 tae
groUnd How. then. Stree Lieut. Col.
ftf1ry $ admission % forgery. could the
geilera.a stlH have declares. Drey.Cs guilty.
The allegation that The dosslsr. x there
De one. co8tas1s a letter from Emperor
NtlEam 10 Col. Sen warxoppsu saferrsam
military attarhe in Paris Is utterly i'm
probable. II view % the synperoFs char
asst@r ard HABITS. He would never have
written military atsacsse.
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II Was William Won HohenrolIern


An amusing story 0f the Emperor Will
nam ana tie German army msneavers ia
t@lAfed Sy gentleman who WAS fu ss.ru-
aaoseH a. ne time. and : sent from Berlin
~ The Daily News correspondent Nc far
from Oeynhausen is the village OF Berg
kirchen. In the broad valley between ,ha
two places The whole Seventh Army corps
" "a hlY0u2cking. A. the entrance n, Rer.s-
k.rchen. when Is on high ground = he
shop cf a druggist. who has on the valley
SIDE - the house a veran8a from which
there Is good view Of he surrounding
country. During the Kaiser naneuyrrs
tho druggists bel VAS rung early In ne
morning between ; and I o'clock The
man. aroused from his rest, ge;s W. goes
70 the front door AMI asks ''WhATs uDgs'
\ vcice answers from tire outside. Please
JUS; let me q onto your veFandA. The
army ccTgAs IS g0.rg % b@ alarmed ami
Should Ike 10 see il from there" The
guest Is Unheard o. a. such a tina and
INVITES the visitor 10 Aetake himself where
best i mas please him His ngaj bell IS
thar F0- tae is. o. patients Only etc The
chemists wife, who RAD IN tire mean while
Z so woke gD. came and had her say fOe
and the Westpha.ians ara not noted for
po.iteress
The man standing outside however. ST
nor SSen - Fssn3. and repeated MS reqll 81
Finally the druggist called Cus. Wei wSa
n 'hs name OF aonsler are YOU? what's
yo1r name o. Wilhelm. came promptly
back 4 am 10 wlsar than I was. Lots
% psop'F are called 'Njiaetrn WHAT q
roGr 0tSer name a. Won H1fserxoiern -
the voice rep@ei. Only now did It begin
- dawn upon the druggist who hls visitor
w8s. He tore open the ioor. and before him
stood the Emperor. W 10 seemed TO have
greatly enjoyed the fuu. After some min
utes. which t:se irugg SIS ". e required .
par n order the bedroom. whieh hal 10 IA
passed through. the Emperor appeared on
the hzlcory ana ordered the alarm signal
~ Dc givea- Ihe d-ogg4siis vie prepared
IN the mean ti-ne coffee Tor Ills mn eS-y
which - accepted aifh t'e=, thanks asking
FOR a sfc1gd cup So other Gsy BE SEN
Ms f0s5s MS photograph and autograph In
vatLgn for fsa&r aniaaAity.
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GREAT ACTIVITY At ARSENALA
great Britain Is Assembling the
Emergency Squadron.

LONDON. Oct as-Tasre has teen the
greatest activity a Davenport, the site OF
t1e largest arsenal IN Great Britain and
two OF the finest crydocGz in tire world
Ias government Is assembling an emsr-
geEcy squadron, which. - is understood.
VII 70 20 Gibraltar. DESPITE thaf the wind
has been blowing almost a gale, tsls second
class natt.esalp Colossus arrived from
H1iyhsad. IA fsrzt-class battieshiD from
Ben Bolt from CFeenock The thsr6-clasz
cruiser t,allAoEee. 1bIeh WAS OF TIE way
10 the 'anar4ee. was Intercepted and re-
turned uTaeX Dectsdty TO Plymouth
ofheE warsE1lDs arr coming 10 Join the
squadron and % coal The government
has ordered @sl.@e tons 81 coal.
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Try This II Troubled With Rkeurna
fi~rn

Our L:tIe boy r2s agii~-ea wirh -n.rrra-
;sFn n AlS Knss. and al tines G~ab bic %
ptE rs fcct 70 Re 102-. W. tired IL N =
everything ~ could Aase - thz- ws
ttoDEAr woult i-e.p h}-n W almost gave
Up n ds<ua{- wren s1sD@ Gre a5vs<es u
20 trv Cham bz-lagE's PAN BALM W. slf
80, agS re rs; .o-t'e gave 50 mach = IF
.aat We got a second orr aad To n1r sgI--
prise !; cu-~d him so8ns AMI vel j =
Pays. PzS.9- Christian Church, Neossshz
Kan FaE sale ~ sl dealers
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Al Fl gI.sh 1ensber - parliament. who
was addressing d political meeting soma
tine aga. hoping THEREBY - create A litfIa
enthusiasm ara0~E .he WcgslnEH-n- 81
~ lined. X hen he polling Gag GENES y-3e!
Z0fNs fellows TluSt SICK - re axe h~;0Est -
4 "a 49, son % ,osl who kaeV FROM ex-
r,ertence that hr3eks 1aa 10 a! hes.ge -,ror7-
cry. rose II the rt1Gle q RE aag ard
"a J. -Te.I sTssa1 Ike mortar do-'t v,E
sir7" Eosrs 90 lauEhfe- greeted :hig s-5r-
reer.an - TIE lgnoranee - tke caral!s;a
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Great Fire in Cashmere's Capital.

BOMBAY OCT. S0.--A great fire in Sere-
nagur. one of the capitals u Cashmere. in
the vac OF Cashmere. destroyed all the
putlic buildings. and many res dences yes
terday. One man Was killed. The damage
Is estimated at ten lakhs So. ono.
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An Area Half a Mile square In Lon
dom. Is Visited by One.

LONDON. Oct 99-~During a severe
storm hast night a small ARA half a mile
square around Denmark n3l, Camber~eii
London. Ras yssltea by cyclone. cabs
we're overturned. window doors. lamp
poets. trees and ch5Tnueys Were blown down
and a number 81 houses unroofed.
The contents o numerous hawke- stalls
Mere carried Hundreds os Yards IN the ar
by the wind. and many people were n5a-ei
b. the flying debris. wnlca did also inn
Ilsnse 9anage 20 property.
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PARIS. Oct 30.-The French press Is be-
ginning TO manifest a much more conc3lia-
tory spirit regarding Fasaoda. apparently
with a view ~ preparing the public mind
for the recall 81 the Narchand expedition.
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CAicago T-rros-Fferatf
We Fear that ms mama % ;hose srsur-
gent indians ur ~ tre Northwest have
gwen she c9i3eEe boys some new IDEAS
st~out c0I}ezs yez}s TIE name ~ .n&t
leading chief ~ the Pl.lsKsr tribe sounds
ilke & Polish riot.
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i. the beginning OF TIE SFl1an troubles
he arrearesa He was one OF the original
he new Egyptian Army. Ana IN Egypt
and the S-oGdaa ae bas Been ever s.uce~~
on the staff generally. aghtlDE otter. l4ylng
with natives sometimes mastering the
problem % the Sou4an always. The r.ve
harvest ~ fifteen years g that ~ knows
everything tsat ~ 20 - learned % his
subject. tie has seen ara pro<ite8 BY ING
err1rS Of others ~ by their Successes lie
uaarts % hAs predecessors. he came al the
right .sour. ard he was tze Figh; n1an-
2 the Egyptian army. q captain 81
RoYa. Engineers. ~ f@ean a. second in
Wellesley campaign he vas intelligence
otacer during the SuIFn2er ~ f..1 ne was
al kOrosko. negotiating Hith IL A5asAleh
<aeks IN view o. ar advance zc~-sss sha
ac1ertst5ca.iy - has G0~ GiFs1ssal = Eeyte~ei
tae theu abandoned project. ~ going tAAt
way 10 DerteT and kt=TfoU.p hlEsse.f-ouiy
W5th a railway
The Asa - n advance across tEae desert
he :ook Over from Lori Wolaeley. ard
indeed I7ous the .-x--eEras.aG .A-aAa- and
t5@1 from rs 0wu s-roke ~ Insight ant
resolution. amounting - genius Ne turned
~ s'lp-s TSsefslrS canes wta tie YAilwav
Others rad thought II tha desert -pr.'e. vNA
S5roar con-oc.4ug haresho - Ealfa sssd
= OTIS mad projected dAsart RAILWAYS
n one Instance. = the King - ms S,4-
dan machine.
As intelligence ofs.cn- Kitchener acscy-Ts-
PANIED Slr Heroert Ste-wa-;'s <iesfF. c5}-
uEnr aua yoa nay - se2re tnaT tae lst- OF
breakdown of trans 1rt pvl3te5 f14ss io any
c-sssa aave mares! t8at cero-r to3sy as not
unro.t-e5 ~ hEtzI. Afier@ar4 ta--1etl tcs
gorx decade q Gtt}e Ge@ts :hzt rla.e me
Egyptian Army Kitchener waE f8.lv o-s-
fs,evess II }ss7 and [ssS ~ commanded
S1zktrr ard 3 j. re;s9arsCa5le' tasr has rE49st
important enterprise WIS aa5g saszsre.
lie attacked D~-Ts8n l,gEa - fianS4o.
v-h~a rsoSt % ts.s E-yl-'s rneu wsrs away
res.ins. AMI although n. sssccs-ssists % -
leasing a number q ~ Fstsges r. tfess-fgl
:: wea n retErP. h.Erssig wounded su ere
face ~ bssiset. ~.sao4t agy decisive sue
ceSs
Tire withdrawal 1as f. 10 Way 1zs-rn.s-
i,shse fc- rs fnEcH was 4 f8sssaia Of 5rTsg-
usars ard ievs1s wstnoGE discipline. Hat il
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Terrible HaiIstOrm in France.

ME%TDNF.. France. Oct 3o.-The district
was visited By a terrific 1a.!sgGr1fI this
afternoon which Is continuing this even
.ng The stones are ~ immense size. The
oiivs and lemon crops have been complete
iy DESTROYED
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VIENNA. Oc.- $0-The death = an
noIncAsi % Aurleii9e Pocha. one Of Ene TWO
nurses VINO attended ne late Herr Barische
of Prof. Nathnagai's pathological labora
tory, the first victim OF tiie outbreak ~ the
attts1rfc p.aglEa in Vienna
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Gen. sicLIe., Daughter Married.

LONDON. Oct. 3I.-At fFlun\ on Giup
pecio. Spain. y. ". CTackenthotpe. secre
tary q. the British embassy in Madrid
was married Yesterday 10 Mss Ida Sickies
daughter o! Gen. Sickies
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Rev. samuel Mutchmore Dead.

PHILADELPHIA Oct :sl~Rav. Samuel
Mutchmore one OF the prominent members
In the Presbyterian church. died today at
his home in this city. He was aged 60
wears and has been Ill for about a year.
He was pastor OF the memorial, Presbyter-
tan church In this city for many years.
Prior TO tina; he had charges In ST Louis
and louisville He leaves a widow and
several children.
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Dsnvrr Rfr4h'.car.
Tee We - Denver "a x.4.aao@r ~
sues = r2fo+e- several blocks fei.es; =. =,
Win 4 h~@r e.NsS ans then 81 on ~ -
ana 4 T-oi'-e-ean a-~i*e3 IT. snpragr~
empress - ci!na = 10; tne 1niv wa-7ar
" 20 kno1-$ acw g. So a. tAe tnr1v..
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Yes. s;artea 90 -s,y occurring t0-,- w.
re @toTssi .E;ent-on = teusne ne peo-
-" iAanA-s sE-ey a. oGs1t - know
nv dear man. rns~ole N09.E4 r7-rr1 vs.h.~
at@f ih-1ss lEay o2ga: .ot "a kr.1vr.'
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LORD KITCHENER,
Pen Picture of the Victorious En-
gliSh Commander In Egypt

G. W. Stevens. in The London Mail.
Major-Genera. Sir Horatto Herbert Kitch-
eneF. Whose peerage - officially announced
n 'odAy's paper, Is forty-eight years old
by the book. Out that is Irrelevant He
stands several inches over SIX feet straigh.
as a lance, and looks out inparioasly above
most nsen's heads: his motions are deilber-
ale and strong: slender. but firmly knit,
tie seems built for treless. steei-wire eEiur-
ance rather than for power or agility; that
also IS Irrelevant
Steady. passonless eyes shaded BY ieci-
s-ve brows. hrick-red. rather full chez ks
a long mustache, beneath which ycu divine
an imr1lovao.e mouth: his face is harsh
and neither appeals for affection nor stirs
dislike All this IS Irrelevant. too, neS:i.er
age, nor figure. nor face. nor any accident
OF person has any bearing on the essential
Sirdar
You could imagine The character 1lsst the
same as IL all the externals were different
He has no age but the prime Of LIE 10
body but one 20 carry his mind no face
but one 10 keep his brain behind. The
brain and the viii are the essence and the
whole Of the maG-1 BRAN perfect and a
VIII so perfect in their workings that, in
the face OF EXTREMIST difficulty they never
seem 20 know what struggle Is Yol can
NOT imagine the Sirdar otherwise than as
seeing the right thing 20 do ana doing Il;
His precision Is 80 inhurnanly uner-ing.
he ia mora Ike a machine than a man.
You feel that he ought TO Do patented and
shown with pride al thu Paris Tnterna-
tional Exposition. British Empire Exhibit
No. !. hors concoUrs, the Soudan Machine
II was ap.ly said OF him by one who had
Closely watched him in his Office and n
the field, ard at TrseSs. Iat he IS the sort
OF Teller" that ought 70 be made manager
OF the army and navy stores. The arsho--
ss,s tastes lay perhaps chiefly In the direc-
ton OF fhose more genial virtues which
The S!rd2r does not possess. We; II summed
him Up perfectly. He would De- splendid
manager OF the army and navy stores
There are some vito nurse a desperate
hope that they nav some day D. appointed
20 sweep out the War Office. He would -
a splendid manager Of tile war ONCE lie
would ~ a splendid mana ger Of anything
But X - happens that he has turned
himself 10 the anagenrnt ~ war In the
Soudan. and re is the complete and he
only master Of that art, Beginning l.fe I'm
the ROYAL Eug.ueer$-a sol reputed more
favorable 70 ma chinerr tlfan 70 human IA
ture--he early turned 10 the Study Of the
Levart. He was enc oS Beaccusnei6's milf
tary vice-consaIls IN Asia Minor ~ was
subsequently director Of TIE Palestine Ex-
ploration Fund. After that he surveyed
Cyprus whence he esscaped--sspre whisper
without laave-to see the bc.Tsoard raent Of
Alexandria.
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- not, perhaps fanc5f.G 20 believe that
tas Slrc&-. who las never given battle
wlte}ou; Making csTtasn - an a1EiAllas.n9
victory. has TOT forgotten ais experience
OF hApha1ara hash hszauk.rg AZ Hanail,a.
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He had MS revenge before tAa eEss of 1855
when he led = Brigade Of Sssusi4ng=ss over
osrT&zlIs Trenches * tseglla4Esa. Next Sear
al Tosk- he again commanded "a brigade
In 2S.l he Sg1cc1tsded Sit Francs tsTeutsil
IS S1rdar. That ia sss8nt 10 e S5ri2r -
fact az We'll as In name he showed .sGaEnetll-
aIely- TIE young hhe1sVe travelled south
20 TIE frontier and took TIE 0cc&ss.on -
1uS12It every British officer he cane across.
Kitchener promptly gave bate. ha re-
signed. crisis came. ard the kaedivc was
Obliged 20 CO pubic isei-aElce oy Issuing a
genera order n praise Of he discipline of
tie army and Of rs British officers
Two years later BE began he reconquesi
OF the Soudan. Without a single throw
back the Work has gone forward x nee
au. not without intervals. TIE Sirslar S
never IN a hurry. Win iusmoyan4e self
control he holds 2aok fram each sep un5l
the ground = consolidated under lie .ast.
The reai fighting power az the S1Ddan
lies III the country liself-.ts bArTsn1csS.
watch refuses food. ana - vass<nsss, wAich
payalyZss tEarsI>o rsat.0n. The Soaglan ma
chine otsvlstess baTreuness and vastnsSss.
the hayonet action stands still untl the
railway action has piled the bank With
supplies. or the steamer action can rln
with a full Nile. Fighting mxn may cfafs
and so down with typhoid and cholera,
they are in the iron grip az The machine.
AMI .hey must val; the turn Of = wheels.
DeTyfsteS wait and wonder. passing from
apprakl TsStcn 20 security. Then suddenly Il
daybreak one morning. they see the Sariar
advancing upon them from Al s5dets to-
gether. and y noon they are nearly al
dead. Patient and swift, certain and re-
leDt.ess. the Souaan machine rolls conquer
ing southwark
In the meantime. during all the years of
prerki-a Ton AMI achievement. the ma u has
disc ppeare+- The man. Heraert Kitchener
owned The affection Of private friends IN
England and Of old comrades OF fifteen
years standing: FOR The resi- of ne world
there IS 10 man Herbert Kitchener. BE-,
only the SlTdar. neither asaing affection
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All Parts of n Machine.

HIS officers and men are wheels in the
machine; he feeds them enough 10 make
them efficient. and works them as uerN..-
lesS.y as he works himself He viii have
no married officers n his army; marriage
interFeres with work. Any officer Who
breaks down with he climate goes on sick
leave otice: next time he goes and the
Egyptian Army bears him on - strength
no more.
Asked once why ne iid no, let his officers
come down 70 Cairo during the season he
replied: IF X was 10 20 home. whore they
colAd get ~ ana | could get more work
out Of thegn, | would. But why should
LEI them 20 20 Cairo?' II is unamsabae
but It is war, and II has & severe s.gynlf-
canoe
And II you suppose, therefore that the
Sirliar ~ unpopular, he 3 not No general
+ unpopular who always bats the enemy
When the columns move ous OF camp in
the evening 20 march all nghc through the
dark. they know not whittier and fgh. at
dawn with an enemy they have never seeu
every man goes forth with q tranquil mind
He may personally come hack. and ne may
not; out about the general result there IL
no. doubt. You bet your boots the Sir.ar
knows. he wouldn't fight II ne wereu'.
going 10 win. Other generals have been
better loved mons was ever better trusted.
For Of this one human weakness the Sir
dar is believed not 70 have purred HIM
seif-anMLon. lie * on his promotion
n man who cannot afford 70 make a ms
take. HomHseS against ambition NAV bs
ieft 10 those who have failed IN their own.
the S.rdars, II apparently purely personal
~ legitimate and even lofty