Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-02
WAY CALL OUT RESERVES
British War Office Said to BE Con-
tempiatIno This Step.

London, Oct. 2S.-An error, committed
| ,y some of the provincial police, has
| ed to the premature leaking out Of the
TACT hat the war office contemplates
| he possibility Of having to call out
every volunteer in the country.
The war office distributed to the po-
ice offices throughout the kingdom bills
ordering all reservists, militia, yeo-
marry and volunteers to report them
selves without delay to headquarters,
with the view of active service. These
| bills were accompanied by letters or
dering that the bills be kept in a safe
place until Geographic orders TO post
them up are received. The police or
Lancaster overlooked the letter II
posted the bills.
Mrs. Roberts and Butler Incident.
Interesting details concerning the
| enforced retirement of Sir Redvers Bull
Ter are coming out here. 1t is an open
| secret now that what Is known as pet
ticoat influence has been far too
strong at the war office ever since the
luke Of Cambridge resigned, and the
political commander-in-chief mas NOT
escaped II. 49,
There are many people who are IN
| elined TO applaud the speech OF II. u
Richards, K. G.. NJ. c., at Northampton,
Who declared that IL Lord ROBERTS
would leave the bazaar openings 10
Lady Roberts and take the stan selec-
lions and war Office reforms INTO his
own hands there might be great re-
Sorm at the war office. -
1t Is doubtful II King Edward Will
ever have to face a more painful d.
,emma than the n he encountered
when Mr.. Brodrick and Lord Roberts
had an audience with him at MARI
borough house. said a member or the
| kings household. When news reached
- Iapnral nttllar'u minS
ster speech, everybody In the house.
hold suspended judgment until some
sign was apparent how the king re-
| garded IL.
The King Buffers Good Friend.
Ever since General Buffers departure
from Waterloo for the war, when the
| king-then prince OF Wales-gave the
cue to popular opinion OF the ex-com-
mander-in-chief with his parting sa-
Lutte, GOOD old Butler" he has thus
been spoken Of. Ever since his return
to England II was known that the king
had not changed his opinion OF his for
mer "bon camarade." The day after
the Westminster speech II became
noised among the household that the
king still held his faith In the bluff old
genera and regarded his oratorical out
burst as merely a military explosion In
the face OF bitter goading. SO II became
an accepted conclusion that, no matter
what the papers might say, the king
would stand by his former friend, even
10 the extent OF comforting a peerage,
as q mark of personal friendship.
Some leakages OF this opinion found
their way TO the public press and were
transmitted to the war office. II Is
said that ever since General Butler re-
fused to correct his ~Spionkop dispatches
he has been subjected TO the bitter hos
tility OF Lady Roberts, who used every
effort to force her husband TO de-
mand his recall.
Within the last few days her antip.
athy has found fresh vent owing to
his Westminster speech. 1t is said she
induced "Bobs'' to go to the war Of
hce and demand OF Mr.. Brodrick that
he issue an order for General Buffers
but Butler replied with a fiat refusal
to resign.
The King Refused at First.
Then Lord Roberts and Mr.. Brodrick
put their heads together and waited
for the kings return to London to lay
before him the alternative Of Buffers
dismissal or their resignation. 1t vas
by no means a pleasant interview. At
first the king refused point blank to
countenance any such drastic proceed
ing. He defended Butler right and left
and declared tnat sucn pToNoCation ds
attacks vas sufficient war
rant for such an explosion on the part
of the bluff old soldier, but Lord Rob
erts and Mr.. Brodrick were equally
stubborn.
Lord Roberts threatened to resign in
stanter unless a royal mandate were
issued for Buffers de~capitation. To
this Mr.. Brodrick also added his in
tention TO r%elinquish the seats Of the
war office.
The latter threat would have weighed
not for n moment with the king, but
"Bobs' popularity is a different mat
ter. The king used every effort to In
duCe the commander-in-chief to recon-
slider his determination. Only when he
finally discovered this was out OF tho
question was the royal consent reluct-
antly given to the order for General
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