Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-21
LORD CURZON QUITS
VicerOy Of India Gables His Resignation to
the King.
SPLlT OVER ARMY ADMINISTRATION
Colonial Office Refuses to Make Appoint
ment Endorsed by Indian Officer
FRICTION ALSO WITH LORD KITCHENER
CurSOn Refuses to Accept Further RespOn-
II
FRICTION ALSO WITH LORD KITCHENER
CurSOn Refuses to Accept Further Respon-
Sibility Without. Authority.
LORD MINTo APPOINTED TO SUCCEED HIM
Correspondence Covering the situa-
tion is Published in n white
Book Issued Last
Might.

LONDON, Aug. 20.-The resignation Of
Lord Curzon, of Kedleston. as the
viceroy OF India. and the appointment of
the Earl OF Mimic as his successor, was an
nounced at the India ONCE tonight. Ac-
cordng to the correspondence. which is
issued in the form OF white book, 1t ap-
pears that Lord Curzon's resignation was
cabled to that office on August r. The
correspondence shows decidedly bitter feel
ing between Lord Curzon, the India Office
and Lord Kitchener, commander in chief of
the forces In India, over the new plan of
army administration in India. Lord Cur
zon's dissatisfacti came to head with
the refusal OF the cabinet to appoint Major
General Sir Edmund Barrow, on Lord Cur
zon's recommendation, military supply
member of the council. Replying on August
2 to the refusal OF Mr.. Brodrick, secretary
of state for India, to make this appoint
ment, Lord Curzon requests that the gov
ernment reconsider its decision I'm order
to enable me to accept the responsibility
which ] infer his majesty's government
still desires me to assume"
Mr.. Brodrick again refused to comply
with the request and Lord Curzon replied
as follows:
1t is apparent that his majesty's gov
ernment denies me that confidence which
alone can enable me to serve II, and at
taches fundamental different interpreta-
which / consented to remain rem in the office,
The situation therefore, remains where it
ernment is unable to accept my Views l
request the premier 10 place my resigna-
tion In the hands OF his majesty.
CurEon'a Final Message.
To this Mr.. Brodrick replied that there
was a request from Mr.. Balfour that Lord
Curzon reconsider his determination. In u
final dispatch, dated August l2, Lord Cur
zon says:
The main question is not the choice of an
Individual, but one of the principles under
lying a future change in our administra-
ton. ] am reluctantly driven TO the con-
cluslon that the policy OF his majesty
could not conscentiously carry into eXecu-
tion. In the interests of the new organiza-
tion II is desirable that / should be re-
ieved OF my duties with as little delay as
possible
: rrethts Mr.. BaIfour himself replied that
he had with the most profound regret
submitted Lord Curzon's resignation to the
king.
supplementary dispatches, after the re-
ceipts, after the resignation, show, firstly
that Lord Curzon and Lord Kitchener were
unable to agree over the details of the re-
organization, and, secondly, that Lord Cur
zon at the time he left England expressed
his entire disagreement with the plan.
But" says he. II Loyalty commenced
the undertaking and resigned only when
realized that conflicts were certain to arise
between the eommander-in-chief and the
rest of the government of India.
His concluding sentence reads:
I reflect with sorrow how little tustitca
tion there has been for the claim you make
OF having rendered me your constant sup
port ~-
The resignation Of Lord Curzon as viceroN
Of India. which is the chief theme OF th'
morning newspapers was discounted by
previous reports that a disagreement wal
Impending or that his resignation had beer
rendered, all OF which had been steadily an'
fatty denied by Mr.. Brodrick, secretary
state for India. The correspondence giveI
in the White book however makes 1t clea
that the situation has been an impossibl
one for some time and that the breach be
tween Lord Curzon and Lord Kitchene
could not have been patched up by mino
concessions TO Lord CurZon.
All Of the editorial articles praise Lor'
Curzon's administration unstintedly an
credit him as having done as great servic
in India as any of his predecessors, If no
greater II Is conceded that the earl o
Minto takes the reins at a difficult stage
but he is credited with ability equal to tina
of any man in England to grasp quickly an
master difficult administrative work.