Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-14

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thorities who deliberately allow thou
sands OF lives 90 be sacrificed rather
than remove those who I'm peace have
Won favor and promotion by social in
huence and backsialrs intrigue. and are
really responsible for most OF our dis
asters
STuPENDOUS FOLLY.
1.-THE general who led his brigade in
mass Of quarter column under the
enemys guns at CoIcnso is stlll in COM
mand OF that brigade, and there has
been no voice raised 10 England against
such stupendous folly. Five hundred
and nifty men were lost on that oc-
casion. bat because the Irish brigade
stood firm 10 did not attract public at
tention
GEN HART INCOMPETENT
Tho HighIanders at Magersfonteln
under similar but less aggravated cir
cumstances suffered no greater loss,
fctreated three times from the field,
preston of the responsible person.
Since then Gen Hart has lost no OPP
pOrtunity Of repeating his Offense he
even attributed the on success Of the
day 10 the fact that the battalions were
afterwaTd extended 70 single instead Of
double rank and censured command
Ing officers Tor having saved an even
greater disaster
"Near Spion Kop he took personal
command Of the York and Lancaster
and the South Lancashire regiments.
and ordered a futile bayonet charge az
an enemy nearly 500 yards away. This
attracted such heavy fire that the two
regiments sought shelter and declined
90 follow their officers another yard.
Iae Irish brigade had 40 be called 10
the rescue and passed through the
PROSTATE line.
NO CONFIDENCE IN HIM.
mo one has any confidence IN Gen.
Harris leadership and every officer and
man from Gen Butler down Is aware
OF his incompetency. Nearly half Of
his brigade have been killed and
wounded. neither the Highland nor any
other brigade has suffered In anything
Ike the same proportion. the lnnis-
killen fusileers have only three OF the
officers who were with them three
months ago still serving, and can now
In an muster only five officers A few
more battles and the brigade viii cease
20 exist
ONLY A DRILL SERGEANT.
Gen. Harris talents fit him to be a
drill sergeant-n0t leader Of men.
No latitude Us given 90 even the most
experienced commanders lie mus, all
ways keep. as Doe says. a tight grip on
his brigade which means discomfort
and annoyance In peace, and disaster
IN war
"As an example Of the extremes TO
which this policy is carried, / viii give
you one instance among many After
the battle of 5pi0n kop the troops who
had been for ten days under constant
fire and endured every sort OF hard
ship, were naturally somewhat eX-
hausted, moreover they had had a SEE
we're night march covering the rear 0f
the retre1tIng army General Butler
decided Do was necessary that they
should have some days rest, and
ground was selected The
tents. however. were not pitched in the
and the men lay out in the
sun AN day. In the afternoon Gen. Hart
was 0f the opinion that camp might be
within range VI the Guemy's big guns
and decided to pitch camp a mile fur
Their back But instead 0f pointing out
the ground o. the commanding officers
and directing them 90 move their bat
talious fl he place Doe formed the
four regiments 01 a brigade parade:
and after some time had been given
M o. covering correctly an elaborate
brigade mluauver began The ground
was broken and covered With deep wa
ter courses $50 that the dressing and
distance were difficult % maintain.
Stan officers ga'0pel from place 20
men and officers were abused.
halted moved 20 the right moved 10
he lett
MEN CURSED HIM.
"It was impossible 10 shut ones ears
20 thp muttarei curses of men. worn out
slth fatigue and want of sleep al this
Useless show which might possibly
nave been very aasYng az Aldershot
nd "a ROYAL review. but which. I'm actual
warfare. strained tle much-necded
strength Hf tte soldiers. An hour and
lalf was occupied .n trayers.ng a mile
md nIF Ul ground which could have
.8sly been covered 'n twenty minutes.
n This ulv men were harassed and
worn utata t.uo when they should be
recovering e.ra0H'h for future efforts,
D. this wIr tHa hospitals are filled with
0ldIrra who never have been hit BY n
}oer bullet but whose constitutions
lave been Slapped by unnecessary la