The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-21
LORD CURZ0N RESIGNS
EARL OF MINTo IS MADE vICERoY
 OF INDIA.
Former Head of Indian Government C1ashed With Kitchener i'm Plans for Army Reorganization
 and Demanded Relief.

London, AugI 20-The resignation of Lord Curxon of Kedleston as Viceroy of India and the appointment of the Earl of Minto as his successor was an nounced at the Indian offices tonight.
 According to the correspondence which is issued in the form of white book, 1t appears that Lord Curzon' resignation was cabled to that office on August 12 The correspondence shows a decidedly bitter feeling be- tween Lord Cursor and Lord Kitchen er commander in chief of the forces in India over the new plan of army ad- ninistratfon in India. Lord Curzon's g dissatisfaction came to a head with the refusal of the cabinet to appoint Major General Sir Edmund Barrow on Lord Curxon's recommendation, mfli- tary supply member of the council.
 Replying on August i2 to the refu- sal of Mir. Brodrick, Secretary of State for India. to make this appointment, Lord Curzon requests the government to reconsider its declaration. Tn or- der to enable me to accept the respon- sibfiity which I infer His Majesty s government still desires me to assume.
 Mir. Brodrick again refused to conn pfy with the request for the appoint ment of Major General Barrow and Lord Curzon replied as follows: Tt is apparent that His Majesty's govern ment denies that confidence which alone can enable me to serve them and attaches a fundamentally different in terpretation from myself to the modifi- cations, upon the acceptance of which alone I consented to remain in office. The situation therefore remains where 1t was when I resigned in June.
 "If the government is unable to &C., cept my views. request the Premier to place my resignation in the hands of His Majesty"
 To this Mir Brodrick replied that there was a request from MT. Balfour that Lord Curxon receive his liberty. In final dispatch, however, dated Au- gust 12, Lord Curzon says: The main question is not the choice of an indi- vidual, but one of the principles under lying a future change iu our adminis- tration. am reluctantly driven to the conclusion that the policy of His Ma jesty's government Is based on present plans I could not conscientiousiy carry into execution. Tn the interests of the new organizat tion 1t Is desirable that l should be relieved from my duties with as little delay as possible"
 To this Mir. Balfour himself replied that he had with the most profound regret, submitted Lord Curzon's resig- nation to the King"
 Supplementary dispatches, after the receipt of the resignation show, firstly, that Lord Curzon and Lord Kitchener were unable to agree over the details of the military reorganization. and sec ondly that Lord Curzon, at the time he left England, expected his entire dis agreement with the place. But" he says. 'T Ioyally commenced the under taking and only resigned when I real fzed that conflicts were certain to arise between the commander in chief and the government of India. His conelud- ing sentence reads: 'I reflect with sorrow how little Justification there has been for the claim you make of having rendered me your constant sup port"