The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-09
BUTLER CRITICISED.
In Lord Roberts Report Of the War In
South Africa.
WOULD NOT FOLLOW ORDERS.
Said the Campaign Is Unique In the
Annals OF Warfare.
REPORTS SAID TO BE CENSORED.
They Throw No Light on the Retirement OF
Ill
REPORTS SAID 10 BE CENSORED.
They Throw No Light on the Retirement Of
tOlyile.
WILMER. HAS MADE EARNEST APPEAL
TO Employers TO Allow Their Men
To Join the Colonial Mounted
Defense.

london February 9,--Public attention |
has again turned 20 South Africa by the |
dispatch cf endorsements ana the pub
licat!on Of Lord Roberts dispatches, Rn-
mors have been in circulation that Mr.
Chamberlain had reconsldered his South |
African policy and was contemplating
round table conference with John Nor
10y and sir William Vernon Hsrcourt and
the recall Of Sir Alfred Milnor
The Daily Mail, hcwoyer, says 1t is able
to assert on Mr.. chamberlains authority
that the whole story IS fabrication
and that the government reains tho
most absolute confidence in Sir Alfred
Miner
Lsra Roberts dispatches are Interest,"
ing as sowing that throughout the cara
paign he never had sufficient men, horses
or supplies 10 cover such a vast ned Of
operations
Looking at all the circumstances Lord
Roberts says the campi!Sn IS unique
in the annals Of warfare" end he pay
he highest tribute 70 the gallantry and
worth OF Tho troops, declaring that mo
FINER force ever took The neld under the
British nag
There is general idea that tho dis
patches hlve suffered considerable cN
oision at the hands of the war Office.
They aio not throw any further liglt %
the seminary retirement OF General CAL
/ vile or many o5Aer matters rosarding
which the pdblic Is anxious 70 hear.
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Capetown seems llkety to daa 70 the
/ difficulties or the situauou Tho authori-
4 Ties there bsve decided upon whoiesale
- -, 49,, AZ.
eAleFni'n ''lon o. I'''' 9'o''" ''.e "'8
ease spread II vii ne1e5sitatc changes
In the military arrange men's'
Sir Alfred Miner makes another earn
est appeal TO cmployefa 20 allow as many
men as possible 10 enroll Ia the colonial
mounted defense force
Frcn Delag1a Day IL b reported tina.
the British have occupied Ermeleo aad
Carolina, which until recently we're Boer
depots
The Beers held up Natal mail .raia
ne r Viaktontein The few soldiers on
board exhausted their cartridges and tho
Beers then robbed inc passengers. after
. ward allowing the train 20 proceed
Lord Ro-erts detailed man dispatches
from February TO N77cmSer I, 1900.
were ga2etcd yes erday evening. They
nj i57 quarto pages and make up the Of
fell h1tory OF the war without throw
Ing new light uron seyeral Interesting
DISPUTED points, nuoh as the sanaas Pcs
affair
Hundreds OF officers non 1nlissinned
officers ana men sre fayonbly mentioned.
including Lord Kitchener who "a ro
ferred to IN warm terms Sir Redvors
Bpller comes in for criticism,
The first dispatch undertaken 20 give
concise account Of the stfto o. affairs
in this country tsouth Africa on ny
arrival. lanusry 10"
Il describes the forces as much srat-
tered He decided 10 leave Gcnetal Bal
Ter with free hand ~ Natal but 9TH
eTwlse to remain on The defensive uatil
reinforced md until Transports had be q
organized. He found no tr3nspOri corps
existing, The colonial forces had no