The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-22
London Discusses Roberts SpiOn
Kop Censures.
WHAT WILL RESULT BE
THAT Is THE QUESTION THAT
WORRIES THE BRITISH.
Terrible Indictments of English GEN
erals and Other Oficers-Demand
That High Heads Must Fall
Butler May Apply For His Re-
call.

Copyright, 1900, by the Associated Press. }
London, April 21.-The British COVER
nor of Ashanti, Sir Frederick NJ. Hodg-
son, stands in danger of being murdered
and his rule swept out of remembrance,
the United States is generally consider
ed on the brink of war with Turkey,
the Paris exhibition has been opened,
Queen Victoria is returning from her
remarkable visit TO Ireland, yet who
cares?" In England there is only one
topic and that is Lord Roberts Spion
Kop censures and their possible re-
suits.
Even the commencement of the ad-
vance against Pretoria fails to detract
public interest from the all-absorbing
sensation CT the hour The weeklies
TEEN with comment that defies a ca
bled synopsis. While there is multi
tudinous expression of opinion regard
ing the advisability Of the publication
at the present moment of such terrible
indictments of British generals and Off
GERS and while the authorities differ
widely as to the causes of their ineffi
cheney and the remedies therefor, one
common verdict seems to have been
reached, which is that Spion Kop was
q terrible uuQule anu llcbI SDul6 COlHS
must be brought to book.
Though the cabinet itself appears
scarcely decided upon what course TO
pursue, public opinion is pretty clearly
defined and is unanimous in demand
ing the recall of General Butler and
General Warren.
Demand for Action.
Placing Colonel Crofton on half pay
l. ~
tite and the ravenous demand for ac-
ton and for the prevention of the use
less loss of loved ones cannot be salts
fed, with such rneager bone as Croft
ton. Higher heads, it seems, must fall.
1t is probable the government hopes
General Butler will apply for his own
recall, but this seems unlikely to hap
pen, and now the country angrily waits
for the action that all sections Of the
press declare must follow the extraor-
binary timid publication Of Roberts
structures.
A curious feature is that Lord Rob-
erts apparently is not empowered to
deal with General Butler or even Gem
eral Warren, both having been directly
appointed by the government and hey
ond reporting, Lord Roberts is unable
to take action. Yet, for six weeks af-
ter receiving Lord Roberts report, the
Marquis of LansdOwne. the secretary
of state for war, left the question open
and now for some mysterious reason
has taken the public into his conf
dence. Hence Lord Roberts is naturally
freed from all blame and has increased
his popularity by being brave enough to
expose weak spots
English Ladies Wanted.
The polite warning of the British
high commissioner in South Africa, Sir
Alfred Miner, that English ladies are
OF a scathing article in the Saturday
Review which says:
at is barely q year ago that the Eng
fish press teemed with comments far
from complimentary on the extrava-
CANT outbursts Of New York society
over the apotheSis of Dewey and his
sailors. But the harm effected by that
ridiculous spectacle was limited to It's
personal results. There was no inter-
ference with military operations, and
the policy of the United States was in
no way hampered because certain
young ladies made themselves and their
victims laughing stock.
Though, morally, the fruit Of this
same sickly sentimentalism and love of
nOtoriety, this descent Of English soci-
ETY. on the shores of South Africa, is
| far worse. this rush to the front is only
particularly repulsive exhibition of a
! general outburst of unhealthy senti-
mentalism, for which the war has af-
! forded the opportunity. This slckly
/ exotic. matured by the Kiplingism OF
| the music halls and cherished by idle
hands, bids fair TO obscure its vigorous
/ sturdy brother, which is spreading its
/ roots throughout the empire"
The Saturday Review goes on to say
| that # the women do not take Sir Al
| fred Miners hint, the world will know
what to think of them.
Talmage in London.
! The Rev. T. De Witt Talmage preache:
| his first sermon this year in England
! tomorrow at Manchester. He is look
| ing forward with keen interest to adj
| dressing crowds of similar enormous
proportions to those who heard hin
when he last visited England. The wei
/ known preacher is taking much inter.
est in the India famine fund and tht
| distribution of American relief.
Sir William Wedderburn, known a.
an authority on Indian affairs, writing
| to the Speaker on the subject of tht
famine, declares the British govern
ment is responsible to a great degret
for the awful sufferings, owing to I'M
| fair taxation and the revolutionary sys
! TENS of business methods ARBITRARILY
| imposed on the natives
Inquiries made by the Associated
Press regarding the attitude Of Grea
| Britain and other powers toward tht
American Turkish difficulty reveals thu
fact that no one has the slightest in.
| tention OF interfering in any way. TIL,
British government officials do not dis
guise their delight at the stand takeI
by Washington, and hope the sultani
obstinacy will for once fail to achiev,
its ends.
Great Britain herself during pas
years has had much trouble in exact
ing payment Of debts from the "sicl
man of the east" and appreciates III
irritation displayed at Washington Tn
British ambassador at Constantinopl
has informed the foreign office of tn
conditions existing, but merely verify
ing what has already been published
American-Turkish Affairs.
SO far Lord Salisbury has sent hin
no instructions, but the Associate.
Press is officially informed that Grea
Britain and other powers who are nov
making joint representations regardin,
the increase in the Turkish tariffs hav
no intention of pooling their issues upol
the American claims or in any wa
associating the tariff matter with tina
dispute. The possibility of serious re
suits attracts general interest and nucl
comment in England. The Spectato
( says:
1T is earnestly to be desired tina
PharOah should harden his heart. Blu
there is little chance OF such an ad
vantage to the world. The sultan vii
doubtless pay the money. If he doe
not, Dewey may go afioat again to d,
work rather less easy and much NOR
important than the capture of Manila.
The Outlook suggests that the Unite.
States might take the customs of Smyr
ma as a guarantee, but inclines 10 be
lieve that the sultan's hew friend, En-
peror William, will whisper pay an
the incident will be ended.
The CrOtOn, n. Y, strike calls fort
many expressions of opinion. TIL