New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-06
VIEWS OF TWO CAPITALS.
LONDON.
,ovnENCY AND PESSIMIsM STILL
PREVAIL.
c.1-sE TALK ABOUT THE KINGS
,,o HEALTH AND HARSH CRIT
rc1sM OF THE MINIsTERs-sIR
HENRY IRVING SAILS
FOR AMERICA.

FOR AMERICA.
-s-. 1901: By The New-York TrouneD
far CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE.l
Oct b-The public apprehension
+,e Kings health may not be ground
~ ~ hut II IS at least premature He is IN no I'M
lss aanger when a medical adviser has
He1'~. .,,-o,,oned to treat him for lumbago or
pst,sno. THE Court Circular" when Queen
fneD ives living, contained minute accounts
W. daily drives and recreations, and her
~ could always judge for themselves
s.' go she was well or sick. The King has
VIZ ,banged this practice without exciting
oni7 ,o-,n,ent 1.-The Court Circular" is now
HN of functions OF state. events and Wis
.vceptional Importance, and II IS pub
' ,..errnittentlv and contains little personal
u,-.rca of the Kings daily life. He has not
,s.a5 n necessary TO take his subjects into
eaence respecting the minor details OF
~ ~.,e-cise and amusement. For this reason
oo, more closely screened from observation
a. vas during the Victorian reign, and ru-
,ongers have larger resources for creauhg
m0' The King is not believed to be seriously
.os.d nv those who have access TO the
~ are in touch with diplomatic circles
:. ~. same time 1t is probable that he mas
90, nervous and apprebensive respecting MS
80, eilu1ent, and that the physicians nave
- ,t difficult TO reassure him. am also
..,. that the insurance companies are not Will
- ,ste additional risks on his life This Is
an idle rumor. but e statement MADE oy an
,-.,-ence expert who has the best facilities for
,...r,,e the facts in the case. There is nuch
i'Ni- er;nIe talk about the Kings falling
- -, ~ NAV be attributed mainly TO the
.1.-,rssrcv and pessimism prevailing in Eng
- s,nce the outbreak of the Boer war bi-
60 Nth his lamp would hnd it easier to
DISCOVER in the streets of London an honest
man than an optimist.
r,s res,1,nption Of Boer operations on a large
=. ,r two remote fields has brought the gov
-,.,+ under the fire of political guerillas.
r. -,,n,s4e-s are reproached for taking hon-
-. ,sglecting their work and accepting with
.-.ar,ous facility assurances from their CIVIL
-. Military advisers that everything is going
Ill IN South Africa. Mr.. Brodrick has peen
.,,..entIv at the War Office. and he has a pas
40, +o- work and red tape. He has not mace
,,gle ssng1ine or reassuring reference TO the
., esnce he succeeded Lord Lansdowne- Inc
,-o.ss-s can hardly find fault with MIN lot
.,Hns too favorable a view of the progress OF
s.xar. nor is It reasonable for them 10 liner
.bs, tse ministers. by holding weekly counciis'
,.ss have forestalled General Botha's raio III
..-,.-s - r,ovnrnsndaut De La Rey's return
n The western Transvaal after Megahespefs
tss been repeatedly cleared. The TWO boer
-, bsva concealed their purposes and
made effective demonstrations fortnight ai'er
=. ox,,-o+,op of the time limit Of Lord Kitch-
80. n-oc1ar,,atiou. and similar raid by Cen
erals De wet and Steyn may be expected oaiiS
,-o,iral reminder that the war which the
.Isars,o+ tscticiars imagined would be hoh-
dsv parade has entered upon Its thiro year
Criticism of Lord Kitchener, Lord Miner anu
,he ministers for lack of foresight In rofecaseiiis
goe- activity is futile. The Boer remains az ohe
end as he was at the beginning OF the war;
unique adversary with terrible persistence VINO
succeeds in reversing every tradition or mill
tery experience and brings TO naught every pre-
d,ction and calculation
If the Liberals were united, and not de-
roralized. there would be destructive criticism
in the place Of guerilla attacks upon Loru
Kitchener. Lord Afilner. Mr.. Brodrick and MI
Chamberlain AS II is. there is inenecuVe iau1'
finding bv the press, and nothing is accom-
plshed The military staff is reproacheo ioi
not following I'D the shattered columns OF Botha
and De La Rey after his defeats, and is bluntiS
told that what It is doing is neither war nor
business. There is a widespread feeling or dis-
satisfaction in regard to the conduct Oh Lux
war but the Unionist press, while rejecting IL
cannot perform the functions OF well or
gsnized Opposition Mr. Kipling Is more eI
fective when he condemns with fine irony the
acceptance Of imaginary army corps and ifnasi
nary generals as serious additions TO the h"
tional defences and interprets the recent ap
rointment Of Sir Redvers Butler, Sir hVeiSi
Wood and the Duke Of Connaught as eVioehcs
that the army machine has been hauleo oach
into the old ruts of impotence. pre'ence am
collapse There has been outburst OF pupii'
irnpatience over the conduct OF officers VINO taA'
pianos and kitchen ranges with them. when tneS
are chasing the Beers; and there is Wei
founded conviction that incompetent gehei
have been protected by social influence ana eh'
Aldershot gang. But neither the Ministry ho
the War once is irnperilled by the present con
ditions Of criticism.
General Butler has been attacked with grea
vehemence but has not even taken the trouoi
TO conceal his contempt for the newspaper war
riors The ineptitude of the War Office l
matched by that Of the critics themselves aii'
the genuine reformers in the army consioer III
outlook for a radical reorganization hopeleSs
They say that the army has learned TO nshl ui'
der conditions Of warfare, but that the ii"i
unets Of Pail Mall and Aldershot cannot lois'
traditions and red tape. Some or them a'
that royalty alone can bring about perflaheN
reform, and are hoping for the appointment
the Duke Of Connaught as Commander-in-Che'
The Church Congress at Brighton has suffere
from the preoccupation of the public with IN
Yacht races and the battles with the boei
but Il has been most interesting session III
factions have stood by their guns. but the wal
iare has been less fierce than usual.
b!shop Of Chichester called for truce "heh
drew the line between Christian unity "i'
Christian uniformity. and advocated paihs.an
ing study of the real Roman controversy
most unexpected incident was the attack upo
Mr.. KipIing by the Bishop Of Calcutta for crea