The Rice belt journal., 1905-09-15

Lord Curzon of Kddleston British vceroy of Ind
since 1899 has resigned and has been succeeded by Lore
Mimic Gilbert John Murray Kynynmound Elliot fourth
earl of Mino) American interest in the retiring yicero,
is because of his wife, who Miss Mary Letter OF Chi
cago daughter of Levi Il. Letter, of the multmon
airs of that city who before his retirement partner
of Potter Palmer and Marshall field. American ineres
in the new viceroy arises mainly from the fact that since
Lord Kitchener the bottom of the oustng of Curzon
Lord MinO is persona grata to Great Britans famous
soldier. Lord Kitchener is probably the greatest living
English soldier with the possible exception of Lord Rob
ertS who is old man.
Horatio Herbert Kitchner, Lord Kchner of Kharum
who created baron in 1893 and vScount in 1902
when he was given the appointment of commandern.
in India yfve years of age, but has been celebrity
for about twenty years. He has steadily risen in reputa
ton since the Nile expedition in lS8485, when he
toned in dispatches appointed brevet lieutenant colonel
and decoratedmeda with clasp second class Medjdie,
Khedive'S star Since then he has many medals
king of the carnival all earned in SERVICE is full gener
al and has twice received the thanks of parliament with
grants of thirty thousand and fifty thousand pounds the
first time the successful commanderin-chef in Boer
In 1871 he entered the Royal Engineers, having been
educated at Woowch, the of Lieutenant Colonel H.
f. Kitchener of Cossngton Leicestershre. He served in
the Palestine survey the Cyprus survey commanded the
Egyptian cavalry the Nile expedition governor of
Suakim served in the Soudan was adjutant general
the Egyptian army, Sirdar commander of the Dongoa
expedition the Khartum expedition, chief of staff in South
Africa and then commander-inchef there against the
Beers
This distinguished soldier who has the reputation of be-
ing the greatest Organizer in the British army the great
est his admirers say since the Duke of Wellington, since
he has been in India has believed IS necessary to ade
Quatey protect that country against Russia 1t is said
that he plans to Orfy the whole northwestern frontier
from Tibet to Afghanistan and Beloochistan.
Now in India the vceroy governs the assistance of q
council There is military member of the council, who
is the Yceroys mouhpece to the army in India, al
commander-inchef When, after the close of the Boer
war, Lord Ktchner went to India chief
he demanded that be should himself be exocio the mill
tary member of the council Even if this had been done it
is doubtful if Lord Curzon, who is civilian, 'who
set squadron in the field the division of battle
knew would have consented to fall in with the plans of
the ambitious soldier nine years his senior who with his
seasoned experience, is not likely to be patient with
statesman whose military knowledge has been gained in
Downing street.
Lord Kitchener prempory insisted that his plans for
the protection of India be sanctioned by the viceroy and
council. The viceroy shines at Dunbar but knows
decision against him. and the secretary of state for India
sustained Kitchener. Then Lord Curzon resigned and
Lord Mimic appointed. When Russia RECEIVERS from
her defeat by the japanese it safe say that Great
Britain will be thoroughly prepared for Russian nva
sion of India, which probably will not take place because
of the thoroughness of work of Kitchener of Khartum