Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-04
GREAT INDIGNATION
Of ENGLISH PEOPLE.
INCOMPETENCY OF THE MINISTRY
CAUSES HUMILIATION AND
ABATEMENT.
A NEW CABINET DEMANDED
UnIess More Vigorous War Policy
il Adopted. a National Uprising 10
Likely to sweep From Power the
Politicians Whose Failure Threat
ems the Empire.

Copyright. Associated Press.)
LONDON, February 3.-The indigna-
ton, humiliation and amazement of the
nation at the incompetency displayed
by its ministers has risen to heights
probably never before attained. While
the empire is engaged in the most seri-
Gus struggle to which it has been COM
mitted since the first years OF the Nine
teenth Century, while the statesmen
and legislatures of the self-goyerning
colonies faithfully represent the i'm
Perial spirit of their constituents, while
the Britishers Of all ranks have risen
| to the occasion with courage and
unanimfty unsurpassed in their annals,
the statesmen at home have committed
themselves to party manoeuvres. mu-
tual recriminations, contradictions,
shutting evasions and palpably lame
excuses so utterly needless of the tenn
per of the people, that the movement
in favor of reconstruction of the cab
met, first inaugurated few weeks ago.
promises, unless g more vigorous policy
is speedily adopted, to develop into
national uprising which will sweep out
the politicians whose utter failure al
| most appears to justify, in the words of
the Daily Mail, ''the prophecies of the
Downfall of the British Empire
so literally poured forth by writer's and
speakers in the United States, and on
the continent
Even the Times, that bulwark of Con-
servatism, declares the chatter in the
House OF Commons during the past few
days is simply irritating and offensive
to nine out of ten people in the United
Kingdom
Consequently, it is not astonishing
that the people are looking for some
strong man to lead them. Lord Rose
bery's name is the most prominent His
| pltile5s iashing of Lord Salisbury on
the day parliament reassembled marks
him, in the opinion of many, as the
right man to face the present imperial
crisis. A small faction, led by the
Daily all. is pushing the claims of Nj.
Joseph Chamberlain, the colonial Sec
rotary, for trial. The Mail says he
tuo lO DS d SuItNu, uE-
/ termined and able organizer and. APP
parently, is the only member CT the
cabinet who grasped the realities of the
situation in South Africa" though the
paper admits he lacks tact and that his
| speeches have done much to ALLEVIATE
the sympathies of America in this war
and gave umbrage to Germany and
France. Yet. the Mail suggests it would
be well to watch Mr.. Chamberlain's at
titude during the next few days.
Truly has the patience and fortitude
of the people of Great Britain been sub
jected to severe tests. After a brisk
rally from the staggering blows to the
nations military prestige the people
had right to turn to parliament for
encouragement and Inspiration.
But one by one the ministers have been
unmasked and discredited. and the
weakness of the official leaders of the
opposition has been revealed. From
every newspaper in the land has arisen
the cry that party strife must cease and
political ambitions be laid aside, and
that stif1ed determination of willing
people must have rein. A result OF this
outburst is seen in the new and more
lofty tone introduced into the discussion
by the speech of Mr.. George Wyndham,
the parliamentary under-secretary OF
the war office, Thursday evening, which
was the first ministerial statement
evincing proper appreciation OF public
| feeling. There is no hope of the debate
on Lord Edmund Fitzmauriees amend
ment to the address in reply to the
speech from the throne c5llopsing, so a
division will hardly occur before Tues
day. There is a movement on foot 20
induce the government to refuse to dis
cuss at any length Mr.. John Redmcnd's
! amendment on the ground that the
present stage of the campaign is not
suitable for the discussion of concilia-
ton or the terms of peace.
Mr.. William Redmond desires defin-
lite information as to the relations OF
Great Britain with the United States
and Germany. and proposes to ask Mr..
A. j. Balfour. the government leader,
Monday, whether he has any announce
ment to make or papers to lay on the
table bearing On the
Proposed New Triple Alliance
between Great Britain, the United
; States and Germany, announced BY Mr..
Chamberlain at Leicester. November 30.
An important statement was made by
Mr. Wyndham in the House of Commons
Thursday. namely, that the vacancies the
war had made among the officers would
be partly filled by promotion from the
ranks This means the characterization OF
| the army. On this subject letter which
| is attracting much attention. appeared In
| fridays issue. of the Daily Chronicle. 1t
was written By a British officer who knows
most Of the armies Of Europe from per-
! sonal observation. and who has seen much
service. He plainly declared that the
| class of society from which British Of
| fcers are drawn is distinctly degenerate,
! due to lack of intelluctual training and the