The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-26
JOHN BULL is HOT
RETIREMENT OF GEN. BULLER
STIRs GREAT BRITAIN TO
THE CORE
CHANCE FOR THE LIBERALS
As United Party Their Opportu-
nifty to Overthrow the Com
servative Government
Is Good.

LONDON, Oct &.-The leaders of the
Liberal organization deny that any meet
ing of the Liberal league has been called,
as caDled to the United States by news
agency, to consider the advisa bility Of
publishing a manifesto to the country
calling upon the government to resign or
call special session of parliament to dis
cusS the Boer war, the dismissal of Gen.
Butler and other matters. So far as stir
ring up an agitation on the subject of
Gen. Butler it is undeniable that the Lib
eral leaders concede that the war office
acted correctly in retiring Gen. Butler,
though this does not prevent criticism
of that officers previous appointment to
the command of the First corps. The eff
fort made by several of the London news
papers to create feeling in Gen. Buffers
favor are partly due to their desire to
make party capital, as these papers pre-
VlouS to the action of the war office
could scarcely say anything bad enough
about the general. They have succeeded,
however, in working up certain amount
of popular enthusiasm, which finds vent
in music hall demonstrations. wherever
Gen. Buffers name is mentioned. great
meeting of sympathy in Hyde Park is
now under consideration, and there is talk
OF presentation to the general of a.
sword of honor as a national tribute In
the west of England, where Gen. Buffers
nome Is situated, the feeling is intense
ana several meetings have been held
The representative of the Associated
Press learns that the speech which re-
suited in his retirement caused a personal
letter from King Edward, disappearing OF
ms utterances, and clearly intimating that
MS majesty would be glad if Gen. Butler
would resign. Then the war secretary.
Mr.. Broderick summoned Gen. Butler
ana point blank demanded his resigna-
tion.
He Wouldn't Resign.
1t was a stormy interview. ending
IN Gen. Buffers fiat refusal to resign.
1t is said the general did not think the
war off1ce would venture to detach him.
AFTER the interview Mr. Broderick went
stralght to King Edward in Scotland, and
the result of his visit was the action
Wnicn has now SO stirred UP the coun
try.
Walter Long, president of the local gov
eminent board, in the course of a long
speech at Liverpool this afternoon. said
the government would defend Gen. Bull
Ter appointment to the command at Al
oershot on the grounds Of policy and
Justice. His dismissal was wholly be-
cause MS recent speech was subversiye To
military discipline
me Scottish Liberal association. at a
meetlhe at sterling today, at which Sir
Henry Campbell-Bannerman presided
passed a resolution that the CONTINUED
pohcy OF Lord Salisbury's government
threatens the country with humiliation
and disaster, and the Liberal nartv
should unite under Sir Henry Campbell
bannerman's leadership for the overthrow
of the government
During the course of his speech Sir Hen
ny sad the Liberals no longer cared for
mid M denunciations. The country had lost
on confidence in the capability of the gov
eminent. though it might be some ti,,a
before the nation took entirely sane views
OF the terrible state of things in south