The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-01-26
DENIALS BY ~. AS"
Queer Comedy Csnsed In England by
KiplinE's Latest Poem.

LONDON. Jan. ii.-Kipling's latest poem.
the Islanders" has put wrath into the
hearts OF countless British cricketers and
football players. who protest against being
called 'hsnnelled fools" and 'muddied
oafs.r and II has also caused an anxious
uneasiness In the minds OF all win possess
the not very common initials A. A." All
such persons are Fastening TO deny tho
authorship Of a letter which appeared in
Tuesdays Times.
Tho writer. who signs himself a. A.
deplores the tone and the drift. Of Mr.. Kip
ling's vorses, which. he thinks. will only
furnish tho upm anly envy and immoral
calumnies Of Continental sanderers with
fresh material for their insidious and cow
ardly campaign OF asperrion. IL Is so easy,
Ia 70 carp and jibe"
Thon he adds the passage at which. APP
parently. all the other "A. Az bark. II
have no doubt he SAYS. that other. per-
haps somewhat oldcr and therefore wiser,
writer's Of verse ave composed poems
which still remained locked In their drawers
from the patriotic and conscientious feeling
that their being given to the world would
rather. damage than promote its we'll
being
locked up rather han damage the we'll
being Of the world by making them public?
Alfred Austin, the poet laureate Of Eng
land. is suspected. h initials Mt, and
the description Of the locked-up poems as
being rather damaging Is considered to be
not emiss.
Canon Alfred Anger hastcns to disclaim
responsibility. saying: Il should not wish
II possible that I should be supposed one
Of those much older and wiser persons
han Mr.. Kipling who are keeping In their
desk far finer poems on the same subject,
but refrain from giving them to the world
In the n interests Of their native land
Algernon lNshton. In whom writing TO
the daily papers almost amounts TO a dis
ease, Is frankly indignant at being sus-
anonymously, least OF all when attacking
n fellow creature"
Gen. Sir Archibald Alison Is considered
above suspicion. 40 too Is the re-. Non.
Arthur Acland, writer OF the Handbook OF
Political Economy Of England 50, In fact,
And u is therefore considered certain that
there IL at least this one thing 20 be put to
tho credit Of England's Laureate, hat he
does not publish all his poems.
In the much discussed letter 70 the Tincs,
he declares, with Sir Walter Scott, Il would
burn all the rhymes | ever wrote. II I
tiieught they would survive the honor
Of my country II Is a noble sentiment,
but the Laureate IL advised on all hands
that he need not be anxious. that In the
ewes OF an insurance company his country's
honor, In spite of all things. would be
reckoned as good a life as all the rhymes
he ever wrote.
The .hannelled fools at tho wicket
and the muddied OATS at the goals
together with representatives OF other
branches Of athletics or sport are up In
arms. Cnoketers point TO their lists Of
dead in the Boer war. Long lists Of
wounded and invalided sportsmen are also
printed. 'and altogether Mr.. kipling has
created a considerable sensation.
Meanwhile. II Is noted, that on the day.
.The Islanders was printed the news
paper contents bill were practically COW
cred with announcements concerning the
Australian cricket match then In progress.
while the capture Of Commandant Erasmus
and 100 Beers had a humble position and
email type AT the foot 81 the bill