New-York tribune., 1909-10-10
London. September "a.

-ob'eYr which VeNed the minds Of the military
e,.sorifies.-vhat to do with Lord Kitchener.
- that the Dukes retirement was resolved on
in any reference 10 Lord Kitchener. The
7,,ke II we may believe what we hear. was
aripinsay Iuade high Commissioner and Com
-,snaer in chief Of the Mediterranean somewhat
...ipst his viii. He did not want 10 leave Eng
,.,s aeain lie had been Commander in Chief
=, t3hr1bay from 1856 70 1890: afteryvard Com
s,snser iu chief I'm Ireland. He had a high
,rb,ie spirit. but he did not love exile. He was
sr excellent soldier but he thought there were
..,sts 81 home ia HvhicE he could do service as
,,.ss,l IS when abroad He likes society. He is
.ccaiar 80 figure is more familiar or welcome
l. fbe drawing rooms of London in country
houses
IN, the King who has perhaps the strongest
ali in his family. desired HIS brother TO go TO
Malta snd 20 Malta he went The King is very
s--eney q opinion that ropQnte oblige. His
MAJESTY desires 1t to be seen that his brothers
and sisters and other kin shall be servants of
,hs state end useful 70 the State: not merely
rsnsioners upon the bounty Of the state. Malta
~ss au experiment He thought II right that
sr 81 appointment of such dignity and Of such
tr-reacning possibilities the prestige of royalty
,so,Id be invoked. It required diplomacy as
.sn as sodeIly gifts and the Duke OF Con-
,surht has share of the suavitv which has
rsse the King what he IS NOW often called, the
e-s, df7lora5isr OF Europe
Tbs Duke did his Mediterranean duty con-
.-isrtiaUslv ( reluctantly. and with6rsws from
n stLl believe. against the Kings wish bu.
NOT without applause. II Is, however. thought
strniicsnt of War Once opinion that he is not
invited ~ resume his place IN that Army Coun-
ri which IS now fof many purposes the supreme
svthorttv i'm militarv matters. Lord Kitchener
g1cceeG~ or VIII succeed him, there in the
Meate-rsnAsn. and has been promoted field
Marsha
one tnlug is certain. Lord KitcheneT's tenure
~ THIS Office win not he ornamental For the
ornsuerr-l SIDE OF war 10 has no taste He is
n bs e connecting link between the imperial
'u-ces a. home 'an6 abroad He is 10 co-ordi-
rate and bring inro practical harmony the sew
era sides u imperial defence 50 far his
Jurisdiction extends From Malta one hand
reaches o1t toward London. the other east and
statneast He has definite aims ana = oompre-
hsns,ve mind and an unequalled power ~ re
d1ang vague possibilities 70 specific, effective
so-lars order r win be interesting 70 see how
~ ss-s m with Mr.. Ealdane and Sir. Ealdane
with him Presumably they VIII agree, but if
ro1 there may arise once again the question,
wha- viii happen when an irresistible force
meets -, inauovabie BODY When Lord Kitch-
.ne- v-ss given the military command q India
ru-h vas expected q him. The army and the
-h3le rnilitary system of india stood in dire
reed of reorganizstlon. Il was old-fashioned.
sgsror,. inefficient To take hut one instance.
fhe cantonrnents were still where they had been
ga blished before the India railways had come
no existence To-Day everything IS modern,
and the two armies. English and Anglo-Indian.
are an lrpregnable machine OF war. Lord
kitchener Is reported 70 have said that there are
-5v nc conceivable circumstances in which the
-lltsry control Of India BY England could be
saken 7 hardly sounds like him. but whether
e said it or another. IL expresses the best ex-
1=-r opinion. Possibly Il does not take account
ri IRE Carnegies and Ker Hardies. bur, then,
thsir opinion Is not expert nor military
suppose il nav Be said that It was 10 com
r'ste -his gigantic task that Lord Kitchener's
-s-u was extended When he and Lord Curzon
cse t--o collision on the question OF the Military
'fe1her o+ Council the same reason induced
rh5 Secretary Of State for India snd his advisers
= decide against Lord Curzon. That Lord Cur
'on WIS right in upholdirg The civil supremacy
hs-5l~ disputed. The soldier is nowhere su-
IRENE Lord Kitchener said he could not take
orders from subordinate officer. The answer
sss thar d. took orders not from ms subordinate
o1oer bur from the Council advised by mill
fsrT member whose advice the Council was al
Hbs-rv ~ a0cert or re5ect r fs nevertheless re-
hEsl-ng 20 see = government capable of looking
st things as they are and not rhev are theo-
Teflca-.E supposed 70 be
India is r great military dependence our
il1sr.ous Afr. Bryan paid IL q visit and delivered
tinsef n q proix fnvective against English
rEs s'- based on his belief that India is
coony. H. would nor trouble himself 20 find out
~ fundamental nature Of the relations between
t1glsr5 and India. II would have blunted his
zen I he had. Hc called India colony and
cseussed it as If Indie were Canada, leaving
ms readers 70 suppose there had been time
Nhen India was self governing, and that the
7ghrs of q free peopEe had been trsmpled under
'oot by Great Britain.
Beng military Dependence India has TO be
'--ec e. she vas on, by tho sword, and
suppose the sword was never in more capable
'al0s than Lord Kitchener's. Lord Curzon was
among the greg test Of NiceToys. IN some ways
'as Greatest ~ them all But when the dispute
-'ose between hin and his Commander in Chief
ORC Curzor- work was aI but done His term
.s' been extended 70 enable him 10 complete
-an reforms and organizations and great
slnnistratIre schemes But Of al these The
'ladatoHs had been laid. the structure vss
71 eb9Fe ground. another hand could put on
roof The government the Secretary of
ale i'r India 5evord an question would have
- g.ad ~ keep Lord Curzon whore he was.
---- --fIHh ana IsYfn hIifhehef we're eaci
t-s-f determined men. ~ was not ina the
ft 'i either 70 compromise. SIN less 10 give
~. If presently became clear that one or The
A-r would hafe 20 60 2 have always under
- t1at rhe decision of the government was
Ash without much reference 10 The abstract
s ef wrongs of tlo case II was taken with
'eh"' ~ tae bile interests. 10 the interests
nan Lord CUrzon's work was conc. Lord
ier- vas not. india deeply indebted 10
A could therefore better afford 70 spare Lord