The sun., 1900-07-02


Coutts and that Of the government lead
Ser ana first lord of the treasury, Mr.. A
J. Balfour, that followed it, were botl
efforts that neither man has eaualet
this year it amy rate. The government
was awake to the seriousness Of the crisi,
and, with surprising oratory and image
ly. Mr.. WSndham took lis critics be
hnd the scenes Of the great campaign
In graphic language he described inc
enormous difficulties Of the communion,
tions and exposed for the first time the
daring conception Of Lord Roberts plans
ana the risks he ran. III short, without
tlrihg his hearers with too many statis-
tics, the undersocrctafE for war gave
such fascinating panorama of the war.
ihtelJectng facts to prove that the wal
ONCE took all precautions. rciternting
that war must always be fearful, that his
hearers well nigh forgot the sick and
wounded in their admiration of the sue.
cess of the great general. But, as The
Times points out. all this crumbled away
before the "damning details presented
by Mr.. Burdett-C Coutts.
Mr.. Balfour, for once, lost his self con
troll. FLUSHED and trembling with pas
sion. lie denounced the attacks, which, he
declared, merely amounted to ungenerous
criticisms of lord Roberts. This the op-
position denied, and, in point Of fact, the
whole tenor of Mr. Burdett- Coutts'
speech was an attack on the stern meth
Ods Of Lord Kitchener, instead of Lord
Roberts, though this was not openly
stated.
\ As result of the dramatic debate pub
lie opinion seems fairly equally divided
between two vcrdiets-first, that the war
office is guilty Of criminal neglect; second.
to reserve all Judgment till tie parlia-
mentnrN committee reports. MIR Buidrtt-
Coutts HAS suddenly become one of thc
most prominent men of the hour. and tho
government has ntal % flce The agitation
which hu4 stirred It'll tlo country almost
u q efeilter p&tcn thaH ,lil tie declara-
ton ol wan rs
+ Tne Gar ~ liiAu.
Gna Britain eeai u ltaAe ntettg
wel settled dHWn d th iaf tlt tHo
mlni tsfs I'll baEi0g NiIl Hat come to
flltH 7arm lHe average observer a&feas
Mist t.5ta S8ll5f1dSs idaa t6 if tf9.
an aate Al Hies af a= t4Ei. rs cYUT5
rGa.aa t9 hleu 81 81 nat H.al tGat tiT5
Wilt NJ haiaH rs tb0 f6a#@ ff8IHeI
lNgd }A1Hah t4o Gt&, f@ Gi tEa 354
inTatf 4lt ht3sk ttt chaUgg E.@1 ra@
taili& ait Gl However. 5aGns j ifaI
ltB IA lta 9tfeial ultur ar gii6i#i
aeslsa 0 haE heM at@lY cfnnel 4sjIa
~ tl ils aH n3INate f@fGe. CslI
unn a4el ft all ilas reaanlI9r iii,
resdlt of the apfisiHg All SORTS and cou
ditiMs 81 faF eastern cNports cyprt4s
countless opinions varying from tiie de6
mite statement that Tie partition 81 Chi
M \ bound 10 Immediately follow ill.,
present disturbance ~ ihc equally AID.
mite declaration That tile partition ot chi
na is 10 nearer than il was 4 year aeo
Judging fraia the frank confessions Of
otiicials in London ana statements made
by ambassadors to the court of st. James.
they are hopelessly ignorant regarding
the exact status of affairs and are utterly
unable TO form any opinion regarding the
future.
The difference between the policy Of
Admiral Kcmpff and the views credited
TO Secretary Hay makes the American
policy at present and in the future too |
obscure Il matter to elicit comment from
the press worth cabling. Vice Admiral
SeymOur's unsuccessful trip inland has
brought upon him many censures. 1t is
maintained that he should not have left
the fleet.
One of the results of Great Britain's
interests in China is regular scourge OF 4