The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-12
MOUNTS ARE BLAMED
Henry CopeIan d Springs New
Sensation in England.
DOODLE is lNTIMATED
In the Purchase of Horses for
the Army.

London. March 11.-One OF the latest
charges of 1ooting is probably the most
sensational. It is made by Henry Cope
land, the agent general for New South
Wales, who afirms that special offers OF
errnounts were made by Australian
breeders at an average Of about e12 each
but these offers the Government delib-
erately set aside, prefering to pay e25 TO
sS5 for English and American horses.
Copeland furnishes kilograms TO prove
his case. but the only reply by the min
istry is that certain Instructions and
regulations prevented the acceptance OF
the Australia noffer The British peo-
pie are left TO draw their own deduc-
tons. but the feeling exists that the tax
paying public should not permit the mat
ter to rest where it is. 1t is declared the
prolongation of the war may be directly
traced to the bad remounts. for which
the country has paid prices high enough
to purchase the best class of horses in
the various countries.
Nearly 10000 additional men are 10 be
thrown at once into South Africa, and
1000 have already been dispatched from
Indian under urgent orders, and in an
unusual manner
Instead of sending complete regiments
strong companies of $50 men each have
been picked from the various battsllions
in India, with not more than one officer
attached to each company. The reason
for this latter arrangement IS the derth
Of officers in the Indian commands,
owing to previous drafts upon them for
service against the Beers
The men Of the Indian contingent are
all seasoned men of at least seven years
service and are expected to give 4 good
account Of themselves. But the soldiers
do not look upon the prospect with san
guine eyes. They have seen various other
regiments and companies melt away
under the leaden hail from burgher rifles
and the weekly casualty lists are les
son in themselves Only this week the
announcement was made that 900 addi-
tional officers and men had been inval-
ided home from the veldts, indicating the
desperate climatic and other conditions
under which the troops are placed.
Another unpleasant condition Ia army
affairs is what one of the morning
papers calls the yeomanry fasco." The
report of the adjutant general. just is
sued, shows that not half the 3. 900 men
expected are enrolled; that SOM oi the
new regiments have only squadron and
a half. while OF the old corps only five
have 400 men each out or an establish
ment Of $50.
The number OF regiments is now fifty.
and their strength is given as follows:
Establishment. ESQ; enrolled. 1921;
wanting to complete, 1859. The scheme
may fare better when the war is over.
but for the present. the outlook is
gloomy.
The hinths Of Mr.. Frederick as 20 con-
scription may be put into eect sooner
than the public expects
Lord Charles Beresford continues TO
speak for urgent reforms He is TO ad-
dress the London Chamber OF Commerce
next Friday at the Cannon Street Hotel |
and his utterances are likely to disturb |
the admiralty, the war Office and the
colonial office.
Il want to work for two things" saws !
Lord Charles. First. to fix the respon- |
sibiity for national defense, and, second !
". to secure the administration Of the /
services on business lines. / mean mil /
itary as well as naval. Organize what |
we have got first-no panic or sudden
votes of money, but organization and /
steady work toward efficiency"