The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25
I'Iii.:iD Begins Ia thor II, ana
Ken Talks Of Balls AMI
Parties.
KITCHENER NOT so POPULAR.
HIS cold Rlo"ied. Hard~- iir;rl".i
Methods -" Not Awaken Idol
AIRY. huI fIc Commands
Peoples ''"nfidrnoc.

'"T-r.rr' 80 f, - .e+n-.sfsd go.
(! i.HnGo-. F"i. -i-Thc ;"rsa fgurirS '.a'
has made -!r- week ncTo-ah!e ii. -" ~
| tor = Great britain. Ea~. il spite T ii
E"av' casualties. ;ha- a.c"mpaa'et !. a--@.i
a. al 'xhiiarat.@g tomb ur.u H. nation
l.; :, alr1ost with cheerfulrAs- that ~. le..
pie "f G-.at E,irIiu d.e taking thc!v Isr--
:"Hr"nt. for nom thor" - something C..
show 10: T.. !1 ,''asiHG 'nn:-4sf - -
weeks IF waiting aEsi susp"us, ina. S-aT,..-
over passed vith"!t largely adding =. ~.
bath ruli and never seemed e" hrirI G~r-,;
Eritaiu's forces nearer To ,hr goal.
Hand IN hand with N, r.!i~e "f Kim
10y has come m. r.liof ~ I."rion. WIZ
:hc fate 4 that t.l"ac ier.d plac" "tf The
IniuGs. with the national honor free ":''
NOR" - rak- - chances on 4 fair Gxht:-
fold. LONDON has evolved itsalf from ,I.-
i"pr"ssiHE gloom thai for months ovs:
hung IT,. Thcr" is NV taik %: balls. d.uno,
and entertaining. tter- are brighter look
in tho faces 80 the crowds that 1hrou- rh-
streets. and even tho women have se~m.t
1" have brought ont gaycr gowns. There =
20 l.. something of = e-ason after Ill.
"Ti:'ie Hons = tho hc.p = tho hour.
even ~ ;his stage os tho war. which caa
srarccly be considered much more Than I'M
'A'h 80 10 80 t'AAAf ~ ~ -
would re granted every honor in the poo
pl.s' power 10 give. if only puhli" opini u
and gratitude became operative. Ahoy-
every "th.r man aud every other ci-cum-
Stance. he stands Uut from those grim ha.-
p'niugs in South Africa. clothed in the hal.
Of Wet ~. Loudly he IS hailed as giving
tn. living lie to those who said that the
punk and brains that mad. Great Britain
victorious in the crimca. in India and in
Afghapistan. had Passed away from her.
The circumstance Of his hurried depart
U:". whom he sjIt,crdinate1 the Ereate=r psr-
-ouai sorrow To tho needs of the cnin-ry
his fea'S On tho hariieields Of old. hts ire
Inend"us personal magnetism and his s.r-
pa SSinC kindness and simplicity ~. all
brought into Tapt! review by means 81 C9u-
V.rsatiou ~ tho newspapers before tho sy-
eracc F:nCliShman. until il is small w-n,is-
thai the hero 81 ksntsiar has reached that
pinnacle where his country would no; der,
him.
General Eitcherei's automatic way ~ do
ing things and his hardness 90 head hav.
been so much nAraied before tho pubic
since he first achieved greatness that h.
has lns- much Of his popularity and. Will.
H. Possesses The national confidence 90 IA
almost uneaUaled extent. II is patent tia
IN" nation as 4 whole would rathe- thar ~
opportunities fell To "Robs' than 20 hi
chief Of staff.
y curious instance OF the utter lack or
system that prevails In the British, War
ONO" occurred this week. immediately afr~-
III" queens proclamation appealing IA IN
patriotism Of her old soldiers ami asking
them to re-eulist under the GJyernmnn,.
new plan to strengthen the army. ws- pt.I,-
isi"G. there i!"cked &" headquarters larc~
numbers of men anxious to answer tn.
queens request. They We're all turned ava
bscdEs" the War Once has not yet sssr:e.!
any detailed Instructions regarding tho ac-
Ceptance of such offers. nor .ormu,ateI an,
SPECIFIC plan for putting int" action tho gru-
eral proposals adopted by Parliament. fhs
criticism current IL thsi either the Queens
letter was premature or the War Ofice wa.
d~ilatorr. The latter IL generally accepte.:
a. correct, ana not without, bitter comment.