The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-21
CURzON LEAVES
PLACE IN INDIA
He Resigns Viceregency as the Re-
suit of Clash with Lord
Kitchener.

London, Aug. 21.-The resignation or
Lord Curzon of Kedleston as viceroy Of
India and the appointment of the earl
of Mimic as his successor has been an
nounced at the India office.
According to the correspondence,
which is issued in the form Of White
Book, it appears that Lord Curzon' 8
resignation was cabled to that office
on Aug. IL.
The correspondence shows decidedly.
bitter feeling between Lord CurZon, the
India office, and Lord Kitchener, COM
mander- in chief of the forces in India,
over the new plan Of army administra-.
tion in India.
viceroy's Request Rejected.
Lord Curzon IS dissatisfaction came to
head with the refusal of the cabinet
to appoint Major General Sir Edmund
Barrow, on Lord Curzon s recommended
ton, military supply member Of the
council.
Replying on Aug. to the refusal of
Mr.. Brodrick, secretary of state for In
dia, to make this appointment, Lord
reconsider it's decision, Gin order to en-
able me. to accept the responsibility
which I infer his majesty,s, government
still desires me to assume ta..
| Mr. Brodrick again refused to com
ment of Major General Barrow, and
Lord Curzon replied as follows:
It Is apparent that his majesty's gov
eminent denies me that confidence which
alone can enable me to serve them, and
attach a fundamentally different inter-
probation from myself to the modifica-
tons, upon the acceptance of which alone
, I consented to remain In office.
The situation, therefore, remains
where it was when I 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 maj
| esty.
Balfour Regrets Act.
! Mr.. Balfour replied that he had
"with the most profound regret sub
mitted Lord Curzon' s resignation to the
king
Supplementary dispatches after the
receipt of the resignation showed, first,
that Lord Curzon and Lord Kitchener
of the reorganization; and, secondly,
that Lord Curzon, at the time he left
England, expressed his entire disagree
ment with the plan.
Earl of Mimic Man of Action.
Gilbert John Murray Kynynmond Ell
liot, G. c., M G., fourth earl of Mimic
ppointed to succeed Lord Curzon as
viceroy Of India, was born July 9, 1S47
He was educated at Elton and Trinity
college, Cambridge. He served with the
Turkish army in 1877, was in the
Afghan war in 1879, was a volunteer ir
the Egyptian campaign in 1882, was
military secretary to the marquis OF
Lansdown as governor general of Can
ada in 1885, was chief of staff ii
northwest Canadian rebellion in 1885
and later served as governor genera
of Canada.
Regret in India.
Simla, British India, Aug. 21.-Amons
the public. general sympathy is being
expressed for Lord Curzon of Kedles
ton, viceroy of India, who for eigh
weeks has been confined to his bed
from where he conducted his fight sin
gle-handed against the cabinet. Their,
is widespread regret that he has fell
himself obliged to resign despite tn
almost unanimous support of the pres
and commercial bodies. The friends O.
Lord Kitchener are iubilant, and tn
commander in-chief of the forces, nov
stands as the de facto viceroY. In tn
opinion Of the natives Lord Kitchener
power is supreme.