The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-21
DIPLOMACY
WINS GREAT VICTORY

Years War. was created Lord BALCONY
and Earl OF Levcn BY Charles I. The
earldom was made transnissible In
the female as we'll es in the male line.
and on the death OF the second Leslie.
Earl of Leven, without male issue, his
honors passed to the second Earl or
Melville as his mothers heir. since
which time the cartoons have always
been united
The other day In these columns [
pointed out how Baron Heng.lmuller,
former Austrian ambassador nj wash
ington. had been obliged 10 wait until
his retirement into private life this
spring. in order to eNculpate himself
of an accusation affecting his rcputa-
ton, made near a quarter OF CEN
tury ago by the London Times, and
widely republished all over the world.
] also showed how the late Lord
Pauncefotc went down To a premature
grave. cmbittcred by tho fact that ne
had been dcbarred from clearing him
self In American eyes Of the wholly
unjustihabl1 charge made in the Ger
man press and in the Reichstag at
Berlin. to the effect that he had en-
dcavored to organize from Washing
ton European coalition against the
United states at the outset of the lat
ter's war with Spain in 1895
Now comes the turn Of Field Mas
shall Evelyn Wood. who, for thirty
two years. has been held responsible
by his countrymcn for the extremely
dIscreditable surrender OF the Trans
vaal to the Beers following the Ma
juba Hill defeat OF the British force
under Sir Pomeroy Colley in 1881 SIR
volumes of interesting "reminiscences,
and also many review and magazine
articles. his pen being. indeed. most
prolific. But not a word has he ever
written or SPOKEN to eNculpate HIM
self OF the responsibility for a sur
render that has always been regarded
as a disgrace to British annals In
South Africa. and az the source and
origin OF all subsequent troubles.
1t has remained for Sir Ralph Will
liams, the recently retired Governor
of newfoundland. and an old colonial
official Of South Africa, TO point out In
his "reminiscences just published. en-
titled. "Ifow Became "A Governor" that
Sir Evelyn Wood was not alone in the
negotiations with the Transvaai lead
ers in 1881, and that Gladstone. then
Premier. had associated with him Sir
Hercules Robinson, afterwards Lord
Rossmead, and Sir Henry de Villiers
whose authority and powers were
equal to his own. Sir Hercules and
Sir Henry both decided In favor OF the
surrender and of the concessions Sir
Evelyn strongly dissentad from their
views. opposed the surrender. and sent
in minority rcpor; In which he de-
nounced the yielding to Roer demands
as not only impolitic in the extreme.
and productive Of future trouble. but
also as an irrcparahle blow to British
prestige in that part Of the Dark Con-
! tinent
| The Gladstone government in Lon
4 don adopted the majority report 1t
/ would have only been right and fair
/ To Sir Evelyn Mood that they should
] have made public at the same time
/ That he was NOT in agreement there
with. and that they should also have
set forth his argument But nothing
\ OF the kind was done: and. knowing
\ that Sir Evelyn was bound by strict
i military regulations not to publish
! anything without the consent OF his
| supcr;ors, he was left all these years
Il To bear the whole brunt and odium of
tho surrender; the fact that Sir Her
i cules Robinson or Sir Henry de W.
Tiers had ANYTHING to do Herewith
having been completely forgotten.
lreland's new representative peer
! in the House Of Lords at Westminster
J IA life office--is the Earl OF Lanes
i borough. who was military secretary
! TO Lord Grey during the latters term
| as Governor General of Canada lie
! is soldier By profession. lieutenant
/ colonel OF the Coldstream Guards. with
whom he served throughout the Rocr
! War. and was for n time on the per-
| sonal staff of the Duke OF Connaught,
before the latter came 10 Canada.
He Is the head % a junior branch of
! the great Irish house OF Butler of
which the Marquis OF Ormonde is the
chief
a few months ago he lost his only
son. the nineteen-year- old Lord New
town Butler, and the next heir TO his
honors is his brother. the Hon Henry
| Cavendish Butler. who has daughters
| only; so that ne earldCm will cvcntu-
| ally go 10 his third brother, the Hon
/ Francis Butler. Lady Lanes borough
was. as young girl. renowned for
/ her beauty, and is daughter OF one
| OF the Victoria Cross heroes. General
/ Sir Henry Tombs.
| Copyright. 1919. by the Brentwood