Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-30
KITCHENER MADE FARCE
OF THE CORONATION

l.
tor and literary critic of the Lon
don Star, in the following cable 10 q
the New York World throws some G
interesting and startling light on the l
recent coronation: l
London, June 29.-Lord h1tcn- I
ener and the newspapers have Kill {
barricades will never be forgotten.
He planted them like South African
blockhouses at every side street. He S
planted every hole through whlch
the common people could creep. He
LOT through the rich in their motor
cars. their carriages, their taxlcaos'
but hanged. bolted and barred every
gate against the working Glasses
who could not afford to pour out
euineas for the luxury OF cheering
the King. l doubt whether LIE
Wet could have broken through
Kitchener's barricades on Thursuay'
7 was armed with carriage pass "
Westminster Abbey and ponce
mass I had to use them at every |
noint. 1t was not good to be poor
man in London. The poor were
ruthlessly cast into outer darKhess'
but they did not weep and wall; tney
did not gnash their teeth; they boy
cotted the coronation.
The King and Queen drove TO the
Ahev and from the Abbey Thurs
dav through half empty streets. Inc
streets were lined with soldiers put
hehind the soldiers the sidewalks
we're half empty. The wealthy 1olk
II in expensive stands came out anu
s walked up and down the pavements
q to take the air while waiting.
: Cheers for John Burns
d AS many of the seat holders were
D tourists there was little popular en-
III thusiasm. Even in the Abbey there
were no cheers except the rehearseu
* cheers of drilled touristers. Inc
at Peers did not cheer, the Commons
d did not cheer But after the King
and Queen had gone somebody CALI
ed for cheers for John Burns, ana
for the first time in our annals the
[r. Minister rang with cheers for poli-
he tician who was once a Socialist lead
n ar and workingman. 1t was an
amazing episode and many regard
re cd If as dissertation and sacrllege
,e. Other politicians were also cneere'
m in the Abbey.
IL Why did the people stay at home
ar both yesterday and today? AL LII
last moment an attempt was mau
tie TO reassure them and tempt then
I'll to MT their heads INTO Kitchener
wooden traps. But the neWspap
oy- ers had frightened the people TO-
thoroughly. 1t was too late t
m work up enthusiasm. They Woul
the not walk into Kitcheners parlor. L
that great. broad, spacious avenue
A Whitehall, the road and pavement
re- were deserted. You could nav
PLAYED baseball or polo or crlckf
ght between Trafalgar Square and I'd
VS.. Houses of Parliament.
XIV, When Kitchener motored tt
i've ronte he found it swept clean, wit
hey few soldiers and police to be see
Dat axcent on the stands. He had mat
,er if a solitude and called it coron
of ton.
in No Crowd, Police Find Small ON
t is If the streets scene on the III
,en- dav was a fiasco the street scene I
iful the second day was laioe'
uch people stayed away again. we wa
ed hours to see the people arrive
was Whitehall, but the pavements we
sing empty. Eight o'clock, no crowd;
res o'clock, no crowd; 10 O'CLOCK
crowd. Then the police began
pas search for a crowd, and lew p'
his nile tricked across Westmlnls
Bridge. At II o'clock there was
med thin single line behind the soldle
then the trickle stopped. The pol
hunted for more of crowd. AT III
there was a double row behind
soldiers. The police grew desp
for ate and by o'clock had collecte'
,onb ragged third row.
rvous Ihefe was rum ,
- rows for thousands of people.
could have ridden motorcar
49,, tween the people and the Cove
ment officers. When the royal
want ade arrl'eu 'ne .,,+
=, roc spectators in the stands, put
W. people were at home.
o,ros Navy Gets the Cheers
tooth, lne niiii'",' p,.;+;sb
1 and gorgeous. All Inv ,o.,-,,,
81 giments went past like clockw
The naval brigade got dellrlous
ception. The bluejackets, d
oino their guns, aroused even
r. Ro- bored spectators in the stands
isome had risen at or in the NOR
grave. and had waited eight or nine NJ
re for The Colonial troops were hea
cheered, but the London pe
. Ella marching in a solid body TO
.unton quarters in Scotland Yard, got
loudest cheers of the day. Inc
terday doners love their police and &c
artins- blame them for Kitchener
cades.
'eturn- Wanted to See Royal Chliuf
10 con- On the south side OF the In
the working classes were dlsapl
is the ed to see the King and queen
Sc Nc ont their crowns. They were
vexed by the absence OF the CHI
lay for of the King and Queen. IL
end the bad blunder to leave young Fiji
Wales, Princess Mary and their
= ,roo,, al, h,o+bors at home. The