The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-05
UNREST IN ENGLAND
AFRICAN WAR POLICY IS BIT
 TERLY CRITICISED.
Newspapers Demand That Lord Roberts Be Sent to Succeed Lord Kitchener-Morley Eulogized
 as a Leader.

| London. Oct 4-"In spite of the pledges | of the government the whole army ma chine Is to be hauled back as soon as it
 may be to the old ruts of impotence: kipling in a striking letter to The Spec tator upon the appointments of Sir Red- vers Butler and Sir Evelyn Wood to com mand army corps.
 tlonal feeling that has prevailed this week without regard to party politics.
 Very much on these lines all the week lies. regardless of politics. take the gov ernment to task.
 "The English people" again to quote from Mir. kiplings letter. 'hayf paid no small price in money and in tsood that there might be born an army handled by fit and proven leaders,
 and proven leaders.
 The Spectator, although among the most cautious of the governments sup declaration that the appointments Of Generals Butler and Wood are absurd. but also with demand that Lord kitch- ener be recalled. This demand is nicely but unmistakably worded.
 From the moment Lord Roberts left South Africa we seemed to lose our stra- tegic grasp upon the country, says the Spectator, and 1t urges. though without much hope. that it's suggestion be ac- cepted and Lord Roberts be sent out again. According to the Spectator, Lord Kitchener has accomplished nothing In a year except by the process of attrf don: It compares his methods with those or Grant, but does not believe that nam mer man. is the man to command Tn South Africa although the Spectator be- lieves Lord Kitchener would make an ex- ce llent commander-in-chief at home. It suggests that Lord Roberts should go either relieving him in London or acting again as his chief of staff in South Ar rica.
 If Lord Roberts went out to. finish the knta shn we believe, finish it by making the best possible use of the material in hand?
 The Morning Post urges the govern ment to make public Lord Kitchener recent dispatches in order to enable the public to judge as to the real situation in South Africa.
 The Standard comments upon ''The in- creasing evidence of narrow arrow escape, escape the timely arrival of Lord Kitchener brother at Vryheid. which important sta tion was threatened seriously, If not act ually beleaguered by Dctha' g forces. It Is of the government"
 The Daily News. which appears to thing the time is ripe for public dissat-
 isfaction with the government to give the Liberals a chance, maaes the some what surprising suggestion that nobody is so fitted to restore the unity oi the Liberal party as John Morley, who IS to- day the one personal force around whom
 may gather the popular faith that made Gladstone.
 It concludes its article by saying. MT.
 Morley has only to speak and thousands will follow
 Winston Spencer Churchill. speaking | last night at Oldham, delivered himself | of another severe cenS,lre Of the war policy oi tht government. He declared | that the military situation in South Af- | rica was not now less momentous than when the Bocr armies threw themselves | into Natal st the beginning of the. var, hot Ia sxfNn fndn | difficulties and dangers more embarras-
 sing than those which hung oyer 1t in | the blyok week cf December, 1Ss9. This is regarded as panickv view or | the situation At the same time the op- | timistic views attributed to the War Of- | flee lind little support