The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-08-25
LORD CUR1oN &C..
Kitehener's Ideas to Prevail i In the
Government Of India.


Kitchener's Ideas to Prevail IN the
Government Of India
London, Aug. 21.-The resignation
Of Lord Curzon Of Kedleston, as vice
roy OF India, and the appointment Of
the Earl Of Mimic as his successor has
been announced at the India ONCE.
According to the correspondence,
which is issued in the form Of white
book, it appears that Lord Curzon's
resignation was cabled to that Office
on August u. The correspondence
shows a decidedly bitter feeling be-
tween Lord CurzOn Of the India Office,
and Lord Kitchener, commandment
chief Of the forces in India, over the
new plan Of army administration in
India Lord CurzOn's dissatisfaction
came to a head with the refusal OF
the cabinet to appoint Major General
Sir Edmund Barrow, on Lord Cur
cons recommendation military sup
ply member OF the council Replying
on August , TO the refusal OF Mr..
BrOdrick, secretary Of state for india
to make this appointment Lord Cur
zon requests that the government re-
consider its decision, in order to en-
which I infer his majesty's govern
ment still desires me 70 assume"
Mr.. BrOdrick 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 that his majesty 5
government denies me that confidence
which alone can enable me TO serve
them, and attach a fundamentally diff
ferent Interpretation from myself to
the notifications, upon the acceptance
Of which alone consented to remain
in office. The situation. therefore, re-
mains where il was when I resigned
in June If the government are un-
able to accept my views, I request
the premier to place my resignation
in the hands Of his majesty"
To this Mr. Brodrick replied that
there was a request from Mr.. BalfOuT
that Lord CurzOn reconsider his de-
termination. In a final dispatch, how
ever, dated Aust u, Lord CurzOn
says;
The main question is not the choice
Of an individual. but one Of the prin-
cipIes underlying a future change in
our administration I am reluctantly
driven to the conclusion that the pol
icy Of his majesty's government is
DzlSeQ on principles LlleLl 4 GOAAu 4AOL
cOnscientiOusly carry into execution.
In the interests Of the new Organiza-
ton il is desirable that I should be re-
lieved Of my duties with as little de-
lay as possible"
To this Mr.. BalfOUr himself replied
that ne had with the most profound
regret submitted Lord CurzOn's resig-
nation to the king"
supplementary dispatches, after the
/ receipt OF the resignation, show, first
", that Lord CurzOn and Lord Kitch-
ener 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 says he, I Loyalty com
menced the undertaking and resigned
only when I realized that conflicts
were certain to arise between the
cOmmander-in-chief and the rest OF
! the government OF India"
His concluding sentence reads:
Il reflect with sorrow how little
justification there has been for the
claim you make Of having rendered
me your constant support"
Simla, India, Aug. 21.-AmOng the
! public generally sympathy is express
ed for Lord CUrzOn, vicerOy Of India
who for weeks has been confined to
his bed from which he conducted his
/ fight single handed There is wide
| spread regret that he has felt himself
/ obliged to resign.