The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-30
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND MORE
EIEN FOR SOUTH AFRICA.
GENERAL WARREN'S CRITICISM
Efficiency of the British Army in South
Africa Attacked in the National
Review by the Vanquished
Leader Of Spionkop.
(By Associated Press.)

New York, Sept. 3o.-Explanatory of
the enlistment problem, the London COR
respondent of the Tribune says:
The re-enlistment of the imperial yeo-
man is not proceeding at a rate to suit
the military authorities. Very few
sound men are forthcoming. and it is
doubtful whether the order will have
any real effect. Numbers of unfit men
have offered to rejoin. but as Lord
Kitchener does not want them, the war
Office has had to refuse their services.
During the last II days only 100 men
have been re-enlisted. The men of the
Old yeonanry do not think the terms,
) shillings a day, good enough, as there
is no separate allowance for families.
Medically unfit yeomanry have been ar
irving in shoals from South Africa
every transport bringing some home.
Out of $4,000 men, over 1900 have been
sent back as useless. No doubt when
the parties responsible for passing these
men are found censure will be very Sc
we're.
fThere seems to be no doubt that
Lord Kitchener has requested $4,000 more
mounted men and larger powers for
dealing with the Beers in the field. All
sorts OF rumors are in circulation, and
it is even said that the king summoned
a meeting of the cabinet to consider the
question Of Lord iKtchener's position,
and that he closely questioned Mr.. Brod-
rick in regard to the recruiting, which
has fallen off SO much of late. All that
is known definitely is that the British
commander is eager to bring hostilities
to an end as quickly as possible"
f,;o ,;&,
ton the London correspondent of the
Tribune says:
VERY little has been heard about Sir
Chars Warren since he was returned
from South Africa after his defeat at
Spionlxop. The October number of the
National Review will, however, publish
an article which he has written, entitled
Some Lessons from the South African
War
Sir Charles criticises the points made
by the war office, and declares that the
efficiency of the army was limited to
bringing troops into the field. To what
extent mistakes in the conduct of the
war had been caused by the cabinet now
and again taking direct control of the
army operations has, he says. not yet
been ascertained, but it is known that
political questions have in some in
stances overruied military eXpediency.
A We'll organized army should be capa-
bic of adapting its operations to the
ever hanging views of the cabinet, al
though these changes may lead to lavish
expenditures and greatly deferred sue
cess. The increased number of troops
required was due to imperfect training
of the British soldiers and the absence
of regulations defining the duties and
function of the general officers in their
several grades.
Sir Charles Warren, probably speak
ing from personal experience, points out
that the keeping of an officer, second
in command of a battalion, on tenter-
hooks for four years may so sap his
character Of the most essential qualities
for command, that he may, when his
turn comes, be of less value when Sc
lected for command than he would have
been under a System of seniority