The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-14
.bljR THE sCAPEGDAT.
-. arLY ABUSED FOR HIS me-
i -s.r~ rLIrPANT SPEECHES.
s.-.x..t Conservative Papers Now
,.sk q the Necessity of ReorGan-
go the Cabinet-Great Hcncra
.-.st Kitchsner, II successfsi.

..ht 100. by the Associated Press.
o,FenN ian, 1s-The frivolity dis
r g hir recent speeches by Mr.. Bal
IA government leader in the mouse
.1. - has landed what has been
g the strongest government OF
I.ss, srnes in the slough from which
.stor 4 difficult, Il not doubtful, His
Ssheerted remarks. which were Pleas
~. scoepted by the nation when times
-. ~ 800 and all was well. are OFFENSIVE
reople mourning for lost sons and
sssiy aneered by unprecedented revefses.
NJ. rai}our. If he had tried. could not
~. rore successfully put his country
~ ~ edge. and when Lord Salisbury
...s.s IA win have much to atone for.
~. srenory Of Mr.. Chamberlain's "alli-
80, speech was dying away before Mr..
se,s,nr nut his foot still deeper In the
I The conservatives hope that MIR.
s,s.., Vii follow Mr.. Chamberlain's ex-
..eis ana keep q discreet silence.
"A he Saturday Review. one OF the
.s.srsrnents stanehest supporters, puts
! sThe administration Is now face to
- not With the opposition. but with the
ssdan" It is crisis out OF which several
- cor1,e with regulations smirched and
NJ povsibly result in the wreck OF the
-wSnaent. In any case a reconstruction
4 ~ cabinet seems inevitable.
4 sssgestea Cabinet Changes.
-. anactator protests against making
u nalfour the scapegoat and declares
al though Lord Salisbury Is still the
~Sesf- reminded In the empire. 1t is impos-
~ for him to continue much longer as
30 priSne minister and foreign secre-
~ II advocates his retention at the
~ a. the foreign office and the ap-
.slntu,ent Of Mr.. Balfour a. premier, the
vsruuis Of Lansdowne being succeeded
4 ~ war office by III. Arnold Forester.
Plans for Home Defense.
m same paper. gravely reviewing the
u.rious military condition Of the coun-
4. advocates an elaborate plan for home
ieiepse, including the volunteer army, re-
yuIted from civilians and former soldiers,
which would not actually be called out
Except in case Of invasion, but which
vsald form nucleus to enable the stand
nj army to be sent abroad without
sif We are to escape conscriptions."
M tho outlook, "the public must be edu-
cafed to take a more serious, discriminate
n and self-sacrificing interest in the
amy"
kitchener the Coming Man.
sarns Lord Salisbury does not mean to
e Inactive. He believes the salvation OF
Great Britain's military system depends
On Gen. Lord Kitchener, in whom he has
~ planned that Il Lords Roberts and
Kitchener bring the campaign to a sue
cessful termination, the latttr will be
brought home to honors almost equal to
hose Of the Duke Of Wellington. He will
d put into the war office and will be
siyen free hand to brush away the cob
webs which clog the British army. Lord
Roberts, Of course, will not be neglected.
but, then. he would be too old for such
nrhaps before this can be accomplished
IAsM Salisbury Will be out of power and
Lard Kitchener will be discredited. but
upon such rehabilitation, by means OF .
ys1s and a., brilliant an general. has the heart
mains 10 be seen whether fate will en-
slls him to carry 1t out
Views Of Extreme Liberals.
The extremist view Is well voiced In o
public letter written by Henry Broadhurst
Liberal Labor, member of parliament for
leicester formerly secretary of the par
hAnehfAry committee of the trades union
congress. in which he says:
The amazing confession of ignorance,
Acapacity and almost indifference made
L BY Mr.. Balfour, makes the stoutest hearts
tel that In the hands of the present gov
worth six months purchase"
Army Deficiencies Pointed Out.
Mr.. Balfour's statement that three army
corps were placed In the field without a
hitch has given the critics an excellent
va not wasted opportunity of pointing out
NAT though enough individuals to make
W three corps are on their way to South
Africa, they. only have the artillery req
wslte, according to the British regulations,
mf one corps. while in cavalry and army
stvlee components they are almost equally
aencient, proving the very lack OF organ
Maaen GO frequently laid at the door Of
NE war office.
threatening Little Liberin.
,Adyices to the Associated Press from
LIBERIA indicate that Germany is emulat-
mk france in her endeavor to grab terri
WY ana is working strenuously to per-
wade or coerce Liberia into accepting a
german pretectorate. The latest attempt
taken the form Of demand by Herr
nmpefneyer. the German consul at Mon
ssia, who has just returned from a visit
sfInn, for immediate reparation for
~ r. anessd maltreatment Of a German sub
IN l@1 The case IL that of a Ger
~ painter named Koch who. refusing
Wvoey civil summons. was taken to the
m vM. oy force, He claimed damages, the
ae! was taken UP in Berlin. has since
Isan, and though not settled by the LIZ
wnan courts, Herr Humplemeyer threat
W 70 take severe measures Unless Herr
agchs claims are paid. The Liberian Of
n nsais iuiiy believe that both France and
SSssit.M.any wish to take advantage of Great
s Ml.ains war to force them to accept a
Syssstorate. This little republic Is shut
=. rom cable communication with the
N. , q the world, and is anxious to learn
~ .eellns existing at Washington toward
49, - mere il growing sentiment existing
iM "au requesting an American or Brit
X pfolectorate, In order to put an end to
W.. nafassing demands. Such Is the
~ ya case, and the French entertainments
Mt ss ssen referred to in previous dis
IL No Fenian Sympathixer.
ss-MS;mard Blake Nationalist member of
Msnnaaaient Tor South Lanford, formerly
sc,Icslor OF Upper Canada, has been
mcss plainly on the subject of the ru-
s,ias mat mat members Of certain Irish soci-
IL sson,emplated an invasion of Canada
En- saia TO the people of Langford that
~ psaeved 1t was true, he would have
iina ~ Mauser, have learned the new
H. gaactce, and have taken passage to
"a a ia 70 help defend my wife, children
Ehyss ssnachildren from my brother home
pa,Sv i s,1er Canadian leader has no SYM
As party. fa"1eu SEXTON Oh