Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-25
English People Have Had Enough
Of il in SOclet-War Circles,
Is USED BY NONENTITIES.
schemes for Adyertising-Breezy Cos
sip Of British Affairs-What the
Theaters are Doing.

London, Nov. 25.--speclal London ca
BILE letter, copyrighted. 1899, by the AS
ISOLATED Press.-Among the serious
minded. conservative English people
there Is a growing feeling Of disgust
at the spread OF the nauseatlng namby-
pambyism which finds an excuse In the
war. The historical outbreak which has
ensued since Tommy Atkins" and his
officer became a full iledged society
craze has already been the subject OF
satlrlcal articles In the better class Of
British publications, and now all signs
point to a reaction from that unreason-
ing enthusiasm which is responsible for
so many undlgnihed antics. Never were
the old English army officers SO aghast
as when they read Of the queens decis-
ion TO send a box Of chocolate 10 each
man in the field as a Christmas pres
ent, Compared with her simple speeches
at her farewells to the troops, this an
nounoement appeared as sudden de-
scent from the sublime 10 the ridiculous.
On top Of this came the heroic acts OF
Correspondent Churchill fighting battles
and controlling troops, and regular off,
GERS poured In letters TO the papers pro-
testing against this. Though not bellt-
ting Churchlll's personal bravery, In
the Tirah campaign, an officer was
obliged 20 tell Churchill that his help
was not needed TO command company.
Other instances Of this young eN-oit-
GERS readiness to interfere have been
printed since the glowing accounts OF
the armored train affair.
While II Ia pointed out that he does
not deserve good treatment from the
Beers, having violated the usages Of
war, the report Of his expected release
IL contrasied with the alleged action
OF the French ana Germans who. II Is
claimed, during the wer OF 1870, shot all
.combatants found carrying arms.
While the big West End caterers are
busy shipping hundreds Of cases Of
champagne and pate de folgras TO the
regimental messes In South Africa, So
ciety women are working feyerishly,
making plum puddlngs for these un-
fortunates, Many Of the puddngs con-
tain costly lewelry, tie pins, rings and
other mementos from a daring woman
kind Lady Colin Campbell has made no
fewer than l05 plum puddings for the
Dublin fusileers, and several puddlngs
have been sen, to Winston Churchill.
addressed 10 Pretoria.
Though the majority OF such efforts
are doubtless prompted By genuine
patriotism and desire 20 alleviate the
suiierings Of the soldiers. the charitable
movement Is taken advantage Of by no.
torious self-adyertisers both social and
mercantile Women who have not
been received In society, In spite OF
the Efforts Of years, have been unilring
In their endeayors to get publicity Tor
their particular scheme TO raise money
or articles to send out 10 South At
RIGA
Incidentally Il Is announced that the
duke OF Aberdeen has sent the Red
Cross society so dozen Ut Messrs. So
and-so's handkerchlefs, which are ia
nous for their softness and delicate
texture" etc. and every theatrical
press agent In the country II reaping
harvests by obtaining gratuituous ad-
vertlsements from hitherto unheard OF
actors and actresses who are willing 10
recite a war poem or do turn 10 help
the war funds This. OF course scarce
~ applies 10 the few leaders OF the
profession who originated the idea Of
an American quota Of charity. a move
ment which eliminated In Mrs.. Brown