The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-07-07

London, July 1.-The spectacle Of q
man Of American birth, William l. Ash
mead Bartlett Bundett Goutts, standing IN
the bouse Of commons amid storm Of
jeers and cries and exposing TO the world
the horrors and abuses that followed In
the wake Of British victories, proved. a
dramatic a. It was unprecedented. FOR
over an hour Coutts, once known ~ the
s-young husband Of the millionaire baro-
ness," but now growing gray with his 90
years, his face bronzed by the sun Of 6Duta
Africa and his hands clenehed nsfyousiy
behind him, commanded the attentiOn Oi
the hostile majority Of the house and drew
succession q CHASTITY pictures that in
grnesomenezs of detail eeiipsed the horror
OF the Crimean war This terrible aF.
raignment Of Great Britsinis care Of he's
wounded. sick and dying, made Friday
night, IL by far the most notable occasion
of the session. The speech Of the pariia.
mentsTy secretary Of the foreign Office
George Wyndham, which was answered By
Mr. Coutts, and that Of the government
leaders and the lord of the treasury, A. j.
RalfOur, that followed it, were both efforts
that neither man has equaled, this year Al
any rate.
The government was awake TO the sc
fFiousness Of the crisis, and with surprising
oratory Mr.. Wyndham took ats critics be
hind the scenes Of the great campaign Ia
graphic language he described the enor
nous difficulties Of tine communications ex
posed, the daring conception Of Lord Rob
erts' plans and the risks be ran In short
the under secretary Of war gave such 1
fascinating panorama, interfering facts Il
prove that the ear office took all precan
tons, reitersting that war must always b
taared, that his hearers well nigh fOrgo
the sick and wounded in their AdmiratioI
Of the success Of the great general Blu
this, the Times points today, all crumbaeS
away before the -dAmning details pre-
senied by Burdett -COHttA. who spoke viii
the advantage Of having seen whereof b
spoke.
Mr. Balfour for once lost his self-control
Flushed, aud trembling with passion, b.
denounced the attacks, which he declsreS
merely amounted TO ungenerous criticism
Of Lord Roberts. This the opPOsition de
MED, and, in point Of fact, the whole teno
Of Mr.. Burdett-COut speech Was an at
tack on the methods Of Lord Kitchener in
stead Of Lord Roberts, though this was no
openly stated. As q result Of the dramatS
debate public opinion seems fairly event.
divided between two Yendicts. First, tina
the war offce is guL,y Of criminal neglect
second, they reserve all Judgments unit
the parliamentary committee reports Nj
CouIia has suddenly become one Of tn
most prominent men Of the hour, and tn
government has still to face the agitatiol
wnleh has stirred lle country almost 10
greater extent than did the declaration q
war itself
Great Britain seems to have pretty wel
settled down To the belief that the minis
ters at Picking will not come to mue
harm. Vice Admiral SeymOurs unsucces'
full trip inland hAs brought upon him man
eensurea. II il maintained he should No
have left the feet
The probability Of big rise in Whea
owing to the shortage OF the America
crop, is also worrying the British work
for though supplies are still coming
beautifully from Argentine the Indian Gro
IL quite insufficient to meet its norms
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