The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-17
Has 0utliyed Its Usefulness
and Must Join Lance, Helmet
and Hauberk.
DASHING CAVALRYMAN
Is TO BE SUPPLANTED
Field Marshal Roberts Is Au.
thority. for Statements Re-
garding England.
BY PAUL LAMBETH.
Special Gable to The Tribune

SpeGldl CdDle 10 Irl0Unc.
LONDON. April 16.-The cavalry
saber has outlived its usefulness and must
soon join in honorable retirement lance,
helmet and hauberk and such other siri-
lar weapons OF offense and defense No
less an authority than Field Marshal
Lord Roberts, Little Bob Bobs Bahadur,
ls authority for the statement that tho
dashinS cayalryman with flashing blade
must give way to the mounted infantry
man with prosaic rifle. In a preface to
book by Mr. Ersklne Childers In which
lie strongly advocates that for cavalry
the steel weapons ought either to be dis
carded or denied all influence on tactics,
s:tia,i ana pure type oil mounted rifemen sub
stituted for the existing hybrid type,
Lord Roberts says why now with a
dinerent equipment, should cavalry still
be trained on the old tradition, and their
rifles reside in buckets attached to the
horse. only TO be used on certain ex-
ceptl9nal occasions TO supplement the
sword or lancc?' After quoting the au
thors views OF the lesson OF tho war in
South Africa up to March, 1900. the field
marshal adds: with every word of this
| agree, and IT must be remembered that
my Judgment Is based upon personal and
hand knowledge. Why did our cav
airy fail? Because they did not know.
because they had never been required to
know. how TO use the principal and most
armed, Because they did not understand
because they had never been asked 10
| understand. that their role should con-
sist in attacking the enemy exactly like
| the Infantry and to shoot their way up
| 10 him: When Lord Roberts speaks
| OF tactics. he speaks as one with au-
man must give way TO the mounted rifle
| man il is 81 matter OF a short Time when
| this will be done.
Custodians Of Plate Supervised.
Something like a sensation was caused
for a few hours at Windsor castle recent
mcnse store or gold and silver plate kept
there in preparation for the coming Lon
| don season. To the CONSERVATION ot
| those charged with the safety of tho
| royal plate. Il very valuable gold cup was
| missing from its accustomed place. and
! the most careful search failed to reveal
| It's whereabouts. The high officials OF
| the castle were appriSed OF the loss. and
the most stringent inquiries were a once
| instituted. without, however. the slight
| est result. Suddenly 1t occurred TO some
one to wire 10 Buckingham palace to SEQ
| II the cup was there by any chance. To
| the immense relief OF all concerned the
cup was found there. having heen over
| looked after the last court. when, ac-
| cording TO tho usual practice, the plato
was all sent back 10 Windsor for safe
are very jealousy guarded. and quite
| inpregnable TO either fire or burglary.
while they can only be opened-owing To
|
! in the presence of several trusted re-
| tainers. Some years ago, however. IL
couple OF gold plates were lost and have
never been recovered TO this day. though
some of the best men In Scotland Yard
| we're employed for several months In en-
| dcavorlng 10 trace them.
Order of Thistle.
II is now understood that the formal
OF the Thistle in ST. Gilcs's cathedral
| Edinburgh, by the king viii he post
poned until his majesty travels north in
| tho autumn. en- route for BalmoraI Work
| is proceeding apace on the cons truction
of this new chapel which, when fin
| ished, will be in every way q fitting homo
! for the Most Ancient Order, The open
Ing ceremony will be marked with con-
| siderable state, and, in addition to the
king. the Duke OF Connaught and the
| Prince Of Wales will both he present
while there is some prospect that Prince
| Arthur % Connaught, the kings favorits
nephew. will be admitted to the order
| The greatest interest in the preparations
! for the dedication of this new chapel or
the Thistle. and this serves TO direct at
| tcntion once more To the great regard
| that he pays 10 tho various noble orders
Of which he is The head lie has often
been heard TO declare that he would like
to see more of tho oldtime spirit intro
duccd into these orders, and his revival
OF the Chapters of the Carter i'm ST.
Georges chapel Windsor. is but fore
runner of what he hopes to accomplish.
Pomp Appeals to King.
The pomp and state OF these assem-
blics appcul very strongly 10 his majesty.
aud he holds that the orders should servo
TO knit the knights closer together in
brotherly love and mutual assistance, Ee
has intimated these views very strongly
TO several prominent members of tho
different orders lately, and he hopes one
OF these days 10 hold in quick succession
Chapters Of the Garter. the Thistle and
St Patrick These would OF course take
place Al Windsor Edinburgh and Dublin.
respectively.