New-York tribune., 1901-11-06
BULLER TURNS ON HIS FOES
WILL PRESENT HIS CASE To pAp,,.
MENT FOR vINDICATIoS

SEEKING RELIEF FROM NOVEMBER Foo,
Copyright: 1901: BY The New-York Trbu,.,
lBT CABLE TO THE TRIBUSE.J
LONDON Nov +. 1 a. m--The Butler affair h..
been lighted up afresh by a new version - .1' .1
Colenso message to General White and bv -
mors that General Butler is preparing b,s =
Tor presentation to Parliament. I learn tba. =
considers himself the victim of South Ar-,o,~
conspiracy. and threatens to unmask his ass,f,
ants Unlike General Roberts who rallied o..
political as we'll as the military forces in sor-.
Africa. and did not make an enemy excent ,rhN
compelled to eriticise subordinate generals .,a
officers. General Butler lacked fexibiIi+v IN -,
ing with men and excited much opposition 7b,
was not the secret OF his downfall His sor.,
African critics were indignant when tb.
learned that he had sent Lord Methuen nor,,
ward to relieve Kimberley and then evacua,a
the place and carry everybody back To ~
Orange River: that he advised that connrna,a~
to retreat after Magersfontein and that he cor,
selled White to surrender after Coen,.
Through their instrumentality facts about Iaar
smith were put in possession OF military vrita-,
in the press here and OF several editors and Cen
eral Buffers appointment to the reorgan,zas
army corps was censured. Butler then connpletas
his own discontinue by an injudicious snAacb
At Westminster Buffers friends now assert tba,
he will vindicate his reputation by exposing IN.
Vaccinations Of the conspirators who have been
traducing him and by telling the secret h;storv
of the Jameson Raid and other operations Tba
War Office will probably anticipate ParIia
mentary discussion by publishing the exact text
of the message "spatchcocked' and heliographed
after Colenso. 1t can hardly fail to do this when
two contradictory versions are already before
the public The army is the only branch Of the
government service in which the confidential
character Of official documents is not respected
lord Kitchener's budget is unusually full Ths
details of Colonel Benson's battle furnish con,
plete evidence OF the splendid gallantry Of III.
British troops. but Lord Kitchener has now n
admit that he had little ground for his assump-
ton that the guns that were rushed were atter
ward recovered from the Beers All the special
correspondents stated that the Beers were pre-
vented from capturing the guns and Lord
Kitchener's admission has consequently caused
some disappointment. Lord Kftchener's account
of French's operations show that he Is making
substantial progress in clearing the districts
held by Cape rebels.
Lord Rosebery has decided to leave his lonely
furrow in response to an appeal from the Lib
eral Association Of Derbyshire. The exIeader
Of the Liberal party has resolved to take his
part once more in the political arena He feels
that crisis has arisen in the fortunes Of the
country and that it is increasing in gravity.
The growing uneasiness is perhaps reflected by
the heavy fall in consols yesterday. The pre-
mier British security declined to figure little
above 81, below which it has never stood within
this generation. Conservative newspapers like
The Mali express the view that with the pres
ent slack and ustless management OF the war
there is no particular reason why the conflict
should not lnger for indefinite time while
The Daily News" points out that the home
serving forces have never since Great Britain
first began TO maintain a standing army been in
such parlous condition that in which they
are"
The fog. while less dense than on Monday, has
not yet lifted, and traffic by railways and streets
ic har ac1a !.