Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-25
English People Have Had Enough
Of Il In SOclety-War Circles.
Is USED BY NONENTITIES.
schemes for Advertising-Bree Gos.
Zip OF british Affairs what the
Theaters are Doing.

London. Nov. s5.-spccial London ca
BILE letter. copyrighted. 1899. BY the As
ISOLATED Prcss,-Amons the serious
minded. conservative English people
there 10 a growing feeling OF disgust
at the spread OF the nauseatlng namby-
pnmbyism which finds an excuse In the
war. The historical outbreak which has
cnsued since Tommy Atkins" and his
officer became full nedgcd society
craze has already been the subject Of
satlrlcal articles In the better class Of
British publications. and now all signs
point to reaction from that unrcason-
Ing enthusiasm which Is responsible for
40 many undlgnined antics. Never were
the old English army ofiiecrs 80 aghast
rs when they read OF the queens dccis-
Ion TO send box OF chocolate 20 each
man In the Held as Chrlstmas pres
ent. Compared with her simple speeches
at her farewclls to the troops. this an
nounoement appeared ~ sudden de-
scent from the sublime to the ridiculous.
on top OF this came the heroic acts Of
Correspondent Churchill lighting battles
and controlling troops, and regular OIL
GERS poured IN letters To the papers pro-
testing against this, Though not belit-
Ting churehllla personal bravery, In
tho Tlrah campaign. an officer was
obliged to tell Churchill that his help
was not needed 10 command a company.
Other instances Of this young eN-oiii-
GERS readiness to Interfere have been
printed since the glowing accounts OF
the armored train aftair.
While Il Ia pointed out that he does
Bocfs, having violated the usagcs Of
war. the report OF his expected release
IL contraated with the alleged action
OF the French and Germans who, II "
claimed, during the wgr Of $50, shot all
non. oombatants found carrying arms.
While the big West End caterers are
busy shipping hundreds oi cases Of
champagne and pate dc folsrns TO the
roglmnntnl menaeA In South Africa, ~
ciety women are working feNeriAhly,
making plum puddlngs for these I'M
fortunntes. Many ~ the puddings con-
tain costly Iewolry, tie pins. rings and
other nementoA from daring woman
kind Lady Colin Campbell has made no
fewer than lO5 plum buildings for the
Dublin fuHllccrs and several puddlngs
have been sent to Winston Churchill,
addressed 10 Pretoria.
Though the majority OF such efforts
are doubtless prompted by genuine
sufferinga OF the soldiers. the charitable
movement "a taken advantage Of by no.
tori0us solf.advettisers, both social and
mercantile. Women who have not
been received In society. In spite OF
the Efforts Of years, have been untlrins
In their endeavors TO get publicity for
their particular scheme to raise money
or articles to send out to South AZ
rica.
Incidentally II In announced that the
duke OF Aberdeen has sent the Red
Cross society 500 dozen OF McasrS, So
and so's handkerchiefs, (which are ia
nous for their s0ftness and delicate
texture" etc, and every theatrical
pross agent In the country IN reaping
harvasts by obtaining sratuituous ad.
vertlsements from hitherto unheafd OF
actors and actresses who are willing TO
rOeite war poem or do turn To help
the war funds. This. OF course scarce
~ applies to the few leaders OF the
profession who originated the idea OF
an American quota OF charity. a move
ment which eliminated In Mrs. Brown