The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-08-25
LORD CURzON IS OUT
HE HAS RESIGNED As VICEROY
OF india.
Resignation CabIed Aug. IL Showing a
Bitter Feeling Existing Between
Him and Lord Kitchener, Comman-
der in Chief of Military Forces Over
New Army Administration Plan.

London.-The resignation of Lord
Curzon of Keddleston, as viceroy of
India, and the appointment of the earl
of Mimic as his successor has been
announced at the Indian office. Ac-
cording to the correspondence which
is issued in the form of a white book.
1t appears that Lord CurzOn's resigna-
ton was cabled to that office on Au-
gust II. The correspondence shows a
decidedly bitter feeling between Lord
Curzon, the Indian office and Lord
Kitchener, commander in chief of the
forces in India, over the new plan of
army administration in India.
Lord Curzon's dissatisfaction came
to head with The refusal of the cab
met to appoint Major General Sir Ed
mund Barrow, on Lord Curzon's rec
concentration, military supply member
of the council. replying on August 2
to the refusal of Mr.. Broderck, secre-
tary of state for India, to make this
appointment, Lord Curzon recon-
mends that the government recOnsid-
er its decision, IN order to enable me
to accept the responsibility which l
infer his majesty's government still
desires me to assume"
M. BrOderick again refused to COM
ply with the request for the appoint
ment of Major General Barrow, and
Lord Curzon replied as follows:
1T is apparent mat his majesty'S
government denies me that confidence
which alone can enable me to serve
them, and attach fundamentally diff
ferent Interpretation from myself to
the modification, upon the acceptance
Of which alone 1 consented to remain
in office. Inc situation, therefore, re-
mains where it was when | resigned
in June. If the government is unable
to accept my views, l request the
premier to place my resignation in the
hands of his majesty"
To tbs Mr.. Balfour himself replied
there was a request from MT. BalfOur
that Lord Curzon reconsider his de-
termination. In a final dispatch, how
ever, dated August -, Lord Curzon
says:
The main question is not the choice
Of an individual, but one of the prin-
ciples underlying a future change in
our administration. l am driven to
the conclusion that the policy of his
majesty's government is based on prin-
ciples that l could not conscientiously
carry into execution. In the interest
Of the new organization it is desirable
that l should be relieved of my duties
with as little delay as possible
this Mr. Balfour himself replied
that he had with the most profound
nation to the king"
Supplementary dispatches, after the
receipt of the resignation, show, first,
that Lord CurZOn and Lord Kitchener
were unable to agree over the details
of the reorganization; and, secondly,
that Lord Curzon at the time he left
England, expressed his entire disa-
greement with the plan. BUT" he
says, L loyalty commenced the under
taking and resigned only when l real
lied that conflicts were certain to
arise between the commander in chief
and the rest of the government of
India"
His concluding sentence reads: 81
regret with sorrow how little justifi-
cation there has been for the claim
that you have rendered me your con-
slant support"