The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-22
Hero of khartoum Personally Rep
rimanded by the Hero of
kandahar.
ROBERTS RULES UNoUESTIONED
British People Consider Him Above
Selfish Criticisln-king Oscars
Visit to England
Tragic Sea Story.
'opyricatcd. 1s,,. hy tho Associated Press.

Copyrlchtrd. lHs. ny tho Associated Press.
London, April 2i-This has been a sad
week Ter the British Generals. The brewing
storm that last week WAS overwhelming thei:
heads received its electric spark through
the publication Of Lord Robcrts's Ccusur"S
regarding the engagement at Spion kop. 1t
descended in n mer"iioSs torrent from Il
unanimous press. At the present monegt
General Butler could find 10 better way 10
eUaear himself TO the hearts 81 tiIr people
than to request his recall; bu; one who
knows the Natal commander intimately
tells the representative of the Associated
Press that he is far too thick-skinned Ia
take such 4 step and will stick To his post
despite all criticisms and aralanches OF aG-
verse public opinion.
Nor is i-oid Kitchener spared in the pres
ent outbreak. There is a story going the
round of the clubs that the Great man OF
the Soudan" has been severely sat upon by
the Little man of Afghanistan." and spe-
ciiic instances OF di~sagreements between
them are quoted. Once. so gossip says,
with mysterious references to private let
ters and such inner sources Of information.
Lord Roberts felt constrained to put Lord
Kitchener in his place.
Il wish you to understand" Kandahar ia
reported to have said TO khartoum. "if you
| please. that ! this army. You
are my chief of staff. | don't seek your ad-
vice and I shall decide myself what is TO
be done. and shall issue my orders accord
insly."
No documentary evidence has been OBJ
tanned to prove the truth Of this. and 1t
may be pure invention. but it has already
been printed in London, and originated in
much the same way as the first stories
arose regarding the iiasCOs of Generals Cat
acre. Butler and Methuer. which were only
too fully borne OUT by later official and de-
tailed accounts.
Another story.
With regard to Lord Kitchener. there is
another story current. which insists that
after the colenso disaster the Queen de-
nrinded that Butler he superseded by the
conqIeror of the khalifa. and that the
Cabinet protested. but compromised by
sending Lord Roberts as "A ,iGureheai. If
this is true. the Cabinet has caught Il
Tartar in the shape of Lord Roberts. It is
marvellous TO note the wholcheartcdness of
the English public's trus: in this old Gen
eral. Not one paper has attached To his
criticism of General Butler. his predecessor
in the command. one iota Of unfairness
or self-interest- This, perhaps. is eX-
planned by the universal recognition of tho
fact that the Field Marsha: has little 10
gain by ,this campaign and that he gave
up all to which long and brilliant service
entitled him in order TO serve his country.
Whatever the outcome of the Boer war,
Lord Ruberts's name would stand in Eng
lands military annals as one OF the most
successful and best loved of her CON-
manders. This fact is ever before the
public. and they believe their Commander
ir-Chief in South Africa to be miles above
jcaiouSi-s or r~iyalricS tina might aClyate
other Generals.
Ming Oscars ImpuIsf,cncsS.
me Visit OF King oscar of Sweden and
Norway TO England, though Undertaken in
coSfiio. mas attracted a surprisingly small
amount Of interest. The Spectacle OF that
no~narcf-buily. despite his Il years, and
standing head and shoulders abov. his i,l-
lowS-pushinS his way pas! the station bar
licaLes 10 shake hands with the Swedish
Norkrnen. who had chcered him as IL,
entered the London depot. can. FOR human
iinpuiSlNeneSS, be scarcely exceeded in the
actions of the most democratic ruler. King
Oscar is no stranger to England. He has
paia frequent visits TO this country, and his
abilities, as historian and writer uunu alb
Stfuse subjects have gained for him hou-
orary degrees from the English UNIVERSE
ties. OF all European potcntates h" prob
ably is the most cultured. the talicst and
the most ilnpulSive.
Turkeys New Arms.
Tho possibility Of trouble between the
United States and Turkey has attracted
passing comment In England. though the
ested in the Croton dam riot. In connection
with the former subject. the birmingham
Post Is responsible for the statement that
Turkey has placed several important com
missions with the kruppS. to he completed
before the end of the year. which include
better machine guns than are at present
used by any European Power. and 10000
Mausers. which, Immediately upon their
receipt. will be delivered to the Turkish
First Army Corps.
Spain Is apparently scared by post belium
publications. showing how many authori-
ties thought the United States would have
been well advised Immediately Ia attack
the Canaries. for Premier SilveIa's MIN
istry is now sending 10 thes, Islands y num-
her of heavy guns for defensive purposes.
One of the most frequent heard
in English naval circles is that America
should have captured the Canaries at the
outbreak Of the Spanish War.
The great chalk headland at Dover.
known az Shakespeare Cliff. Is To he 10y
elea in order to give the new rap!d-nrirg
batteries OF that harhoris defenses a better
range.
Tragic Sen story Recalled.
The recently announced death Of Thomas
Dudley, from huhonic plague At Sydney. re-
calls the terrible story in connection with
the loss of the yacht MiEnonette. of which
he was the master in 1874. when size foun-
deref. Dudley. with two other men and a
boy. was adrift for many days in an open
beat. During this tim. tn. Iiau BILLED the
boy and tried Ia cai his body. for which.
death in England. Thi. sentence. however.
was subsequently to six months
iIi!ff iSbilJlltllts
In TrratriraIs Is.
Miss Clara Butt, tn. Weli-known contralto
singer, IS soon tn become the wife of Mr.. r. ,
kcnneriey Ruinford. a celebrated baritone. ,
This has been a week % unusual interest
in the theatrical world to Americans, as tho !
pla:S were submitted To the London public
on which America had long since pronounced
iuiCnleur-"Iaza' and "Cyranr
de l.rGerac.' In both cases the American |
verdict was reversed. 'Iaza" Is responsible |
for an outbreak in London. similar. though
on a smaller scale. 10 New Works. "Slphn"
Here il has taken III. form Of
general dissatisfaction at the attempts to
French plays, rather than at
tempts to suppress Mrs. Carriers role. the
afternoon newspapers being particularly
hard ON Para" The Glohe declared that
America has shown herself intole.art to
more than one play We have sent there. hut
declare 'Zaza' is NOR. crude. more SEN
slal and more Objectionable than any piece
of home growth we can recall
The Westminster Gazette is still more
SAYING:
when a piece is stupid and i'll written
coarse and animal: when n
mass OF indicate detail utterly unnecessary
is introduced, i; * our duty to make some
protest"
Mr.. Wyndla-n's 'Cyrano de Be-gerac."
produced at his London Theatcr Thursday.
Is treated somewhat similarly. though in n
more kindly vein than Laza." the Times
voicing the general impression by iainenting
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