Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-13

Ian l3.-[special London
,sttsr. Copyright, 1900. by the As-'
.,aa press. 1.-The time has come
,hs people Of Great Britain no
tsep silent regarding the mis-
.-.m.nt Of the war. The food
!, Al criticism have been opened
under the stream of adverse COM
oouring forth regulations are
Inc The stern unbraiding OF the
eminent BY papers that almost for
.rtury have been conservative, has
adv been touched upon in these dis
cbss Abuse OF the war office has
laws existed, and now 1t is only a
degrees more bitter than 1t was be-
What chiefly marks the passing
Ne Britt i. from a period Of passive
rontent TO most severe fault finding
Ne outspoken abuse OF their generals
the field. There are unpleasant
rles Of fierce service jealousies and,
short, all the army's shortcomings.
y len heretofore have been secretly
spered in clubs, are this week find
their place in print, and not in dis
kutable journals, but In organs that
month ago would have fiercely de-
&nced such tales as unpatriotic,
kether they were true or otherwise.
"A Is now well known that General
Ter desplses Field Marshal Lord
|berts and hates Gen. Lord kitche-
that Lord Wolseley. the command
lin chief, shares Gen. Buffers feel
b, and that Wolseley is scarcely on
aking terms with the secretary of
he FOR war, Lord Lansdowne. To
"a a fragrant extent does this enmity
u that Lord Wolseley wrote TO Lady
n Ter that he knew nothing about Lord
0berts' appointment 10 command the
&ush troops in South Africa. and
j he disapproved Of IT,
Without enormous obstacles TO over
Pc In the way Of the Beers strenu-
j resistance and initial advantages,
j condition Of affairs between the
ply leaders would constitute a stu
dof drawback to the success Of the
tsh.
ne paper usually we'll informed on
ice matters. declares II is quite
ply that Gen. Butler will throw up
command and come home, and be
lhon In the side Of the government.
y Is probably an exaggeration, but
rs admitted on all sides that he Is
9tly 10 make himself as disagreeable
possible 10 Lord Roberts.
4 i this was not enough. II Is OPEN
said that Gen. Lord Methuen has
= e mad, that his mother died insane,
~ mat all his life he has been afraid
Z might share her fate. Hence, IL is
Fec, his unceasing restlessness. Only
1 week a cavalry officer returned
<m South Africa with complaints
alnst Lord Methuen. that the general
rlng one OF his first actions had or
20 MN to advance with his cavalry.
mat upon the colonel sending the
leraI word that his horses and men
~ 100 exhausted to be physically
paole OF doing so, Lord Methuen is
ported to have said: well, you had
tter go to hell"
ne oiteer to whom this remark was
re has come home demanding a
~ p.y court martial, but II Is probable
ne VIII not get II, as he has been
yea tor another command.
generals White, Gatacre. Clery and
snch all come in for their share of
use, and there is evidence presented
he senior generals are divided
alhst themselves.
aoW all this Will end II the campaign
US on much longer without serious
ase ior the better, no one can tell.
resignation Of Lord Wolseley would
surprise those who are cognizant OF
inner workings OF the war office
s,eal victory would probably quiet
ieenngs OF discomfort till the day OF
tSGnlhg In parliament arrived. But
nns mat, there seems pending an
asM which BODIES III for the gov.
ent' The war Office and some of the
'sais IN the field, for these rankings
current, not 20 much among the
ST. sensatlon-loving classes, but
wv me highest born and most even.
sse1 OF Great Brltain's best citizens
wi " me discomfort confined to ths
S"vh OF the generals. Several OF IN.
NJ powerful civilian factors In Eng.
any, ~is, some OF them almost as much
ny any interested In the future Of
~ AFRICA as the government itself
{,s 'epeatedly urged certain reforms
Wv methods OF carrying on the war
Sss@s Sutilns with the purely milltar,
49, out Offering. for instance. I.
80 norses for the Cape polntInl
Ottter method OF transport. urg
fo,r. more vigorous campaign. glyIns
k ~" uoh as 10 the best routes 10
Stry,h tue objective, and supporting
Ian s.ihg by expert witnesses brought
A -. steat expense, from the Cape
=. representative OF the Associate
Earns that distinguished body
.do.ag former governor and abon
vAs "a men who have held civil. mill
ri,s VI Irregular positions OF contro
ne ,ne recent troubles In South AZ
49,, nalsa on Major General Ardarh
y -r,or Of the military intelligence ss
IN nrl. Of the war office, the YER,
h. hs'tslous to that which marked IN,
kss. ,.sas'ers TO the British arms
!, me, nen begged Gen. Ardagh IN ac
| hsS 'lalh Offers, and intimsted LA
kcss =, uhderestimated the opnosin,
fha,li ne general listened and replIed
Iong you gentlemen, but Won ar
nt we outnumber them AZ ever,
ereS ana we have got 'em ike Thai.
IT, io On sien.Ardagh banged his ope,
T np',e o. this dIscouraging recsn,,or
" a mo the war ONCE now s saerp u /,
! po awakened to the seriousness 9
SS''u'n and the oftclsis .S sse M