Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-18
REMARKABLE CRITICISMS
p..ra,. Hind, Ye. Blamed When Forced
BsS BY the Enemy
crysrRE on THORNYCROFT
,.,,uon Wih Roberts Report
,,,t,vas Published Boer APP
peal TO ,hc Colonial Dutch

uUNI 10 AAAN NNNHA'ANAH
r.Iy Dispatched
london April 1.-THE war Once
.....t.s I'm the Gazette dispatch
s raa Roberts dated February
rb submitting Gen. Buffers Dispatch
..5..rtns the splon Kop and othir
...u.ars from January 18th 10 Janu-
.,y snb Lord Roberts deals severely
,Ub GEN Warren and some others.
rysr Gen. Butler does not escape. Lord
r,b.us complains that the plan OF
locations U.s. not clearly described IN
r. H.altahes. After sketching Gen
uJrs intentions as communicated
10 SIN Charles Warren who com
r.r5.l tha whole force, Lord Roberts
,..,.. Out that Gen, Warren seems TO
have concluded, after consultation with
bic officers. that the hanklng move
men. ordered by Gen Butler was i'm
r..ug4b.e. aud therefore So changed
f6. lan ut advance as Go necesslldle
He capture and retention OF Spion kop'
L0rl Roberts continues. AS war
r.n gons.4erg. It impossible TO make
Die wide l1ukns movement when
haas recommended. f not actually pre-
s.r.baI u the secret instructions, be
Should forthwith have acquainted Gen.
Eusr with lhe course be proposed TO
fI.rt There is nothing Go show
whether Doc dj so on not But 10 is
. 6rg f.r i0 Warren TO point out that
Butler appears throughout 20 have
. l..raNaIg 0f what was happening
rHoRNYCROFT CENsURED TOO.
Esurlne Che withdrawal from
s5J1 K0p. Jhg retention of which had
. become essential Go the relief of Lady
smith. Lord Roberts says Il regret
90 be- unable 90 concur with Butler boz
uuNUg Iu.myCIuu exercised wise
discretion u ordering the troops TO Tee
u.s am Ut the opinion that IhOrny-
lu.fs assumption of responsibility and
aa.hIHiy Was wholly lneXCusable. Dur
ils DE night the euemys nre could
uJ, have been formidable and it would
4 GI. mu taken more than two on three
ho-E %, Ih0uycrOft 20 communicate
4 byussuger with Maj. Gen. Coke or
Warren Coke appears TO have left
sIol h0p 40 $3.50 p. m for the purpose
% consulting with Warren. Up Go that
t.lr ODE .A.J of withdrawal had not
Been entertained. Yet, almost imme-
cd.e.} after DoEe's departure Thorny-
croft ISSUED the order. without refer
slce 90 superior authority. which up
Sci tha whole plan OF operations and
rendered unavailable the sacrifices
. made 90 carry into effect
'un the other hand. 10 Is only right
20 say Chat IhUrnyCr0ft appears 90
Li'e behaved To- O. very gallant man
-- throughout the day
WARREN CONDEMNED
10 IS 20 De regretted that Warren
ll nl, himself Vslt Splon Kop i'm the
. a..t.i.0l ur evening. knowing. as he
-l may lHa state Of affairs was very
I'a.-', HnI That thc loss of the posi-
..N would involve the failure of the
.atl.ls. Hc. consequently was
ylas.a 'l summon Coke to his head
quarters. aul tle command at SpiOn
hop mus leyoNed on TnOrnycroft UNI
AN'. DO Coke who was under the im-
tleHNH THAT One command deyolvcd |
u0-l Coz. Hi.l as senior officer Omis-
s.ls oi mistakes ll this nature may be |
u'''Hs .H themselves. yet they may
A.tre tu important influence over |
rt course of events and / believe
Dl.i N justified IN rcmarkIng. /
..t.r Was want of organization and |
Hs.,m. which acted most unfavorably |
ln 'na J.'Hsaf
Ihe attempt 90 relieve Ladysmlth |
va, "..I ADVISED and I agreed with |
nl...' .i thinking 70 ought 10 have .
-.,..4a. That it failed may 90 some I
~. w. nave been due Go The difficult I.
~. ~. no.. general ana the command /
,s ..,'.".s nald by the enemy. and /
..0| also to errors OF Judgment /
guy want of administrative capacity |
On. pare OF Warren But whatever /
,,e warren may have committed, I
~ 't'.'. must also De- attributed 10 /
s nation of the officer IN the /
pi., command 90 assert his au- |
W.. .I Sec that what DE thought |
~. ..ne and also 90 the unwar- I
,-,,. ..l needless assumption %! |
'f.A-.''.'F Dog a subordinate officer" |
MEN WERE BRAVE.
Iaa dispatch concludes. "Thc graft. |
rst .,e..IIg " these dispatches Is the |
I-'''. 0.. Behavior OF the troops |
"t.D.4tI.U' Oh. operation.
Ca. -q. HiIer's report commenting on /
nv, "tI'.Hs reports Of the canture /
r,,,. iva. taaon of Spl1n Kop. after dis /
-.'+ nj. correctness Of some Of War |
~. Tons and describing fhe /
,,.s' .-, situation occupied bv War /
a., '.'.. 'e.Is how De saw the force |
W. '..a Nou had given away before /
,,,-.. knew 20 90. Butler therefore 4
az, t."IN.1 20 Warren. "I'ntasg Won /
h ,,- ....'I good hard fighting man |
hr ''.'i 900 tor. YOU win lose The /
81 .tsast Thonycroft"
gu RULER continues. "r have not I
y..- Fl, necessary 90 order an ir- |
is-,-'.'n. n no shutdown mo de- .
49,. N.a been taken I'M hand In. |
v,r.i., ..f 'a'l out and the dead and .
49,, removed the whole ploca .
sr Ir.. ' been brought under roru- .
80, .... commands. and mo hills /
n, pave been held. am sure. put |
n,-..'a ments were made Coke |
~, Dob have been ordered auav |
rs.- Ae would have been useful ana |
n, 81 succeeded him. Those on Ion |
~, ... were Ignorant OF Inc foct /
rs-s,,,.. guns were coming un and /
r,,r,- 'h'ra was "a want OF orroni- |
'sv.,.t,.l system that acted inosf nm
r-tr.s Hn DIE defense IN is od-
r.,. .'. a'I NJ Th0rnycroffg com
,Nr--., ...l wfh 'he greatest rallanirv
m. .-..II fha lav. and reallv saved
s,-,-5 '.n But preparations Tor tbe
l,.r G defer sive Should have
-t--.-. 7o1 during the 6ov ana
10, s,.. u n'chiau As fbis was
i',.-..,, mink Thornycroft exercised
STEMS 10 BE EVERY /
WHERE.
NJ e,. 'rr'7 s.ls forth the lact hat T.
,s-ss ... 2 oearlu0us hal MT en-