New-York tribune., 1901-07-29
ryTTELTON TO COMMAND?
,r-NoR THAT HE WILL SUCCEED
KITCHENER IN SOUTH AFRICA.
-,e THE NATIoNALISTs WILL OPPOSE IN
v.RLIAMENT-THE GOODwooD RACES
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-,,don July %. / a. NIT is freely rumored
-. General Lyttelton will succeed Lord
--',cbener as Commander-in-Chief of the Brit
- forces in South Africa. General Kitchener.
!. nav be assumed. will not be recalled until
- end of the war is at last actually in sight,
: v,telton's task will be more passive and ad-
-,,,strative than beligerent. General Lyttel-
- AID good work under Butler in the early
s.vs of the war, but Generals Forester
1-.Iker and Methuen are both senior to him.
,.itber of these men is. however likely 10 be
,.no;uted and ii must be said in favor of the
sd,e of Lyttelton that he has already distin-
-asbed himself in civil life. When private sec
'4srv 10 his uncle, Mr. Gladstone, he was re-
,,rsed as a man with a future. He has
f-.ssed himself in public as sanguine of salts
,.,tory settlement of the South African ques-
.,n In the long run and he sees no reason why
p.son and Boer should not live peaceably
ode by side. This is the proper spirit with
,bieh 10 approach the situation But the man
"a whom is really confded the task of solving
.Ae final problem is Lord Mlner. and he is well
ouare of the difficulty OF the task that awaits
t,n on his return to South Africa.
Tho evidence sent by Lord Kitchener to the
Var Office on the subject OF the shooting of
british wounded by Beers at Vlakfontein does
nj add materially to the enlightenment Of the
rublic 1t is clear that nothing in the shape
n a general authorized slaughter of the British
uaunded took place. The murders seem to
have been the work OF not more than two
three ruffians. and the only case in which the
murderer has been identified shows that the
crime was committed by German mercenary.
1,a hat Of xzftn
declared that the Boer officers, far from
ssnctioning the atrocities, did their best to pre-
vent them Edgar Wallace, in a letter TO The
Mail" to-day, says that the British wounded
were murdered by men of Kemp's commando.
In revenge for the action OF The Mali in
first drawing public attention to the Vlakfon-
tein scandal, Mr.. Brodrick has warned news
agencies that that paper is not in the fu-
ture TO receive any official news. and this
morning it is unable TO publish Lord kitch-
ener's report Mr.. Brodrick's high handed ac-
ton is certain to be condemned.
The Irish Nationalists have determined to op-
pose the Royal Declaration BILL the Kings Title
bill and the money grant to Lord Roberts. AS
Roman Catholics the Nationalists regard the
proposed amendment to the royal declaration as
unsatisfactory and inadequate, and they will
Not much opposition is expected 10 the Kings
Title BILL but the Nationalists will, consistent
opponents of the war in South Africa. object TO
the large grant to Earl Roberts for his services
10 the State. The amount Of the grant has not
yet been announced. but il is understood to be
100000. In 1881, when Lord Roberts received
baronetcy in recognition of his services in
Afghanistan. the sum of f12j00 voted TO
him and a pension of f100 was also conferred
upon him. Lord Wolseley. however. received
600 after the Ashantee campaign and t30,-
coo after the Egyptian war. TO General
Kitchener was granted 10000 after the Soudan
campaign. and another grant may be awarded
TO him at the next session for his work in South
Africa. General Butler is out Of sympathy
with the desire of certain politicians to raise
the question why his claims have to be passed
over. 1t is stated that ne would regard the
Introduction Of his name and services into the
discussion on Lord Robertss grant as neither
friendly 10 himself nor worthy Of his position.
The Goodwood races mark the end of the Lon
don season. There Will. however, be no royal
party for the famous meeting this week. and
It seems only too probable that the GOodwood
Of 1901 will not maintain its glorious reputa-
ton Even If the court mourning had not pre-
vented the King and Queen from attending the
races the Duke of Richmond would have been
unable owing TO the death Of near relative, to
play host to their majesties at Goodwood House
for the race week l. y. r.