New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-15
my W0RD!'- KITCHENER
When Asked if He Had Read
Col. RooSepeIt'S Cairo Speech.
THEN CHANGED THE SUBJECT
1T Always Pays to Keep Ones
Powder Dry" Says the
British General.


Chicago. April 14.-"0h. my word" eN-
claimed lord Kitchener. Of Khar;oun.
to-day. when asked II hc had read
Colonel Rooscvc.t's speech in Cairo. Then
~ smiled. 40. 7 haven't heard about
Il yet" he said. and began asking ques-
tions about Chicago.
Lord Kitchener became Kitchener Of
Chicago" for exactly one hour and thirty
n-inutos to-day Tho taciturnity usually
ssoribed 10 him was not In evidence.
SVrrcndering gracefully 10 a surprise at
tack 10y reporter who boarded The
train on tho outskirts of the city, Lord
Kitchener asked and answered questions
with good humor.
On miIitarism the general spoke
EUardediy. saying.
zone must be careful when q thought
less word might be vronGfuIly taken TO
mean something one did not intend il Il.
A. 70 Canada's military future. ] haven't
visited Canada. I see no aggressiyeness
in the future. SO FAR as Canada is con-
corned. The little navy they are build
ing up there is only that they may sleep
little easier o. nights. one rests better
with "a bobby walking around the
square. suppose they win some day
bcgin 10 increase the army there-just
Tor the Same reason.
Il see no reason why international
peace should not continue from this sery
moment one never knows. however.
when something VIII stir Up trouble and
war does not often announce itself far
IN advance. il always pays 10 keep ones
powder dry"
is that an expression Of England's
military policy" Lord Kitchener was
asked
Wei. ] shouldn't; put it that broadly.
England is at peace with all the world.
but our slrest safeguard OF peace is al
ways 10 he ready. Until such time as
some international agreement shall be
reached. If such there be- England viii,
by being ready al all times lend that in
nuence toward peace. I think that I
may say that in q general way. without
respect 70 my military position there"
Asked what he considered the chief
factor tending 10 International peace the
general replied:
Food j think food is one of the
FIRST. The Panama canal has come into
tho list now a. new factor also. The
nation whose food supply is cramped is
restless and irritable. II wants 20 eN-
pand. Il wants what the other fellow
has. % was a comfort to nay heart as
q peace loving man 10 see. broad acres Of
food producing land ia this country. and
to hear that canada could duplicate it.
The Panama Canal was the best move
America ever made. il viii bring the
East and The West closer together. and
bc q big factor. not only ia commerce,
bot in the countll's military future"
Lord Kitchener characterized the po-
luical aspect OF the Pacific Ocean as a
bard question 10 answer.
y wish 7 knew what the future would
hrius forth frr the Pacific" be said. 1t
is erstirvinaso-us that The canal is being
hult at Panama. Tor that helps 10
simplify matters But only ly the move
lucut o. nations iu thc future can We tell
Vhst part The Pacific will take in his
tory
Nv ides OF the army and navy 81 the
future lis that The navy must be Of the
first consideration. Either in defence or
offence, tho navy must take The initia-
tivo. bur a nation win have 20 depend on
tho army before il can whip another.
MY whole view Of tho future is one
made pcaceahlo by force OF arms. Even
with an international agreement for
peace, some force must exist 10 punish
onenders.
Hundreds a. persons. chiefly English
men. crowded the station platform when
LORD Kitchener arrived. and gave three
cheers Tor Kitchener 81 khartoun."
After BRIEF ride about the city. as
the guest OF Major General Frederick j.
Grant, Lord Kitchener boarded the
Twentieth century Limited for New
York. whore he expects 20 meet his
brother. General Frederick Walter
Kitchener. Governor OF Bermuda.