The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1902-02-06
STIR in HOUSE OF. COMMONS.
War Office Officials Openly Charged
II ~ With lncompetency.

ss @;laa Sc witt ihcomPetency.
London, Feb. s.. In the house Of
commons Major Arthur Lee, Conserva-
tive formerly British attache with the
] United States army during the Span
Ish- h-American war and later British
ID Military attache at Washing gton /. said
Great Britain had been offered the
services Of the chief horse expert of
the United States army as adviser in
the purchase of American horses for
the British army. The revelation was
made during heated debate on the
rcmount question, when Major Lee
said:s
"The accredited representative Of
the war office Colonel Wardrop, the at
tache at Vienna was given no oppor-
tunity of showing what knowledge ne
possessed of the resources of the
country. In the same way, l.. being
military attache at Washington, was
not informed that there was any inten-
ton Of buying horses in the United
States. I learned from the American.
newspapers that. British officers had
been sent &, buy horses. but was not
informed who they were. nor. was
asked TO give them such assistance as
my position implied was competent
to give. Al the time had the oppor-
tunity through. the good will of a high
official, OF getting the services of the
chief horse expert Of the United States
army. as advised. I cabled the sug-
gestion to the war Office. but received
no reply"
The whole debate on this question
in the house of commons causes wide
spread indignation, which is as evident
among the strongest supporters of the
government as among the members
OF the opposition.
The ministerial press 4 vigorously
charges the war Office with absolute
incompetency if nothing worse, and
demands a searching inquiry, limiting
at the possibility that the more impor
:tant departments of the war Office
make no mere creditable showing than
the remount department. S.ss Il
The Globe suggests that the war Sec.
.retary, NJ. Brodrick, ascertain the
identity OF the officials responsible Tor
pigeonholing and not acknowledging
Major Lees and Colonel Wardrop's 5
communications, for the purpose Of
summarily and ANONYMOUSLY dismiss
ing them. s. S 5.
oleomargarine Bill Again Before the
House. 5 sSss
Washington, Feb The debate
upon the oleomargarine bill was re-
sumed in the house mediately after
the reading Of the journal. Mr.. Tomp-
;kins !. the first speaker, sup
ported the measure He declared that
In his opinion the enactment of the
bill into law was necessary to proven.
the practice OF fraud upon the public.
The bill would not prevent the manu-
sfacture and sale Of oleomargarine as
such. M IA ss s8f. @s 3S 5sS IS MS
S S Mr.. Robb (Mo. also supported the
bill, while his colleague. Mr.. Cowherd,
advocated the adoption q the snsbsti.
Mr. Knapp Y. and MI. Bates
s(Pa.l supported tins ~ bill, and MI. Ian.
ham Tex3 opposed it. \
The latter said that the defeat Of the
bin meant q saving of SO 900 900 an
snua1ly to- HIS stat
MI. Grosvenor co made y vigorous
speech against the measure. He warn.
sed the friends Of the bill that the use
gof q Who holesome food product could not
be prevented shy legislat lion and declar.
sed that tue advert isement given to
soleomargar rine sby this 8git Hon would
defeat s. very end Al i4ned at w the
gssf ends 0f the COW