New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-20
London, September II.


.ow certain, though not known
,,,.i, and not mentioned or sug-
puOn s ., print. that Lord Kitchener
s' last week TO Paris. | referred to
WE, : recent letter as story which
u = to.rd on no sufficient authority
Is asU 4 again yesterday from an un-
..ocbablo witness Lord Kitchener
& = the afternoon and arrived-by
iei' - ,..tsrv Of swift transport pre-
sow ..S bv him and for him-early
:, morning. He saw General Joi're
nsA' - members Of the French
General staff. -,
wh., no said to them has not been
a.stsd by him or by them. But II
~ read those portions of Sir
-, French's Report, published
sVs w. describing how hls left
- icft in the air by the French
Mons. and later st lie Cateau,
ser will probably guess that Lord
y;sebener had something 10 say IN that
n.,tsr Sir John French IS tranhneSs
assIf in describing the danger how
\. cent forward two corps on the 23d-
~ ,Se strength Of a French staff mes
that not more than one German
- or AZ most two corps, on
~ fFropt. how late in the afternoon
,s a Telegram from General Jofre
-, instead of two there were four
Imam corps hinCinE themselves
U he English troops how the
sSSssaee was accompanied or followed
6v no French supports; and how finally
10 British left wing was saved from
destruction by the GOODNESS and ski!
With which General Sir Horace smith
Dorrien handled his force in the pres
.nes Of overwhelming numbers.
Would II be surprising If Lord Kitch-
amer had thought il worth while TO
make the Journey 10 Paris in order to
ind out exactly how it happened that
tbe French failed TO support their
British allies al that critical moment?
Is il not conceivable that he allowed
the French Commander TO understand
how strong was his hope that no such
Misunderstanding would occur again?
can see LORD kitChener's face as
he said il. II he said it: and his look
d
imagine "a more vivid contrast than be-
tween this quiet Enghshman, with his
reserved but ,nhCNblC manner, and the
voluble Frcnchman. Il may be taken
for granted that Lord Kitchener made
himself understood without one word
OF reproaCh or o hint of anything like
menscc But when the interview was
over the possibility Of another such
~.
ener left the French headquarters as
soon as be had conveyed his meaning
clearly and arrived in London the
same night. But ! think Sir John
French felt his hands strengthened,
snd what has since happened in the
reid bears the impress Of this inter
New between Lord Kitchener and Gen
eral Joifre.
Sir Edward GOscheR.
Said Sir Edward Goschen, lately
British Ambas sador in Berlin:
The German Foreign Office was con-
vinced that England would not fight.
Her uldmatum was a thunderbolt."
That was said this week II con-
denses into . couple Of sentences the
essential part Of Sir Edwards immor-
Isl dispatch published a fortnight ago
as White Paper; long since, ! hope,
familiar 10 Americans. II was a more
OF less informal narrative as if writ
ten privately TO Sir Edward Grey. But
there are few dispatches which show
more mastery and masterful hand.
Never viii the picture fade which
he drew Of the Imperial Chancellor.
his nerves shattered by the thunder
bolt; his soul for one moment turned
Inside out and the blackness Of Prus-
,ian diplomacy exposed TO the light of
cav u has always been known that
Sir Edward GosChen was an Ambas-
Ndor worthy 10 succeed Lord Ampt-
Eill, better remembered as that Lord
Odo Russell who held his own Cheerily
against Bismarck himself: England
owes him debt. and now literature
owes him debt. for this narrative is
masterpiece Of literature.
Italy Making Ready.
Two letters this week from Italy;
both from friends who for personal
reasons, and because their husbands
would have To 20 TO the front, are hop
lng and hoping that Italy may not de-
part from her present neutrality. Yet
u IS evident from each Of these letters
that the feeling against neutrality and
IT favor of lfaly's joining the Allies
is strong and growing stronger. In
zach there is the same account. Italy
Is preparing for war. She is calling up
reserves, Organizing. modelling in part,
completing her supply Of munitions and
iOOd; almost ready in all respects but
cue, and that one IS money FLOURISH
ing as are or lately have been, her
finances, she needs money If she is to
light; and She probably knows where to
get It. And she is waiting for the
night moment TO strike in.
More Censorship Eccentricities.
The announcement that Mr.. McKenna
Is 10 accept the responsibility" for the
Press Bureau and its proceedings does
not quiet the mind Of editors and jour
nalists generally. His is not a name
20 inspire confidence. The Home Once
ever which he presldCs is already over
worked. New tasks arc assigned to IT
from time 10 time, for reasons which
'he plain man cannot understand. ne
Administration of the Aliens Act. which
clearly belonged elsewhere, is one IN
stance; and the resulting muddie has
surprised nobody No doubt there was
sense Of rehct when il was supposed,
as u was from the first statement IN
The House, that Mr.. F. +. Smiths Juris-
oieticn was al an end. But even that
relief is denied us, for il has since been
admitted that 81 E."-not otherwise IS
be usually referred 10 remains Chief
Censor
Now censorship is thing Of which
We all, in theory, admit the necessity,
cut how abou; a censorship within a
censorship, and then a third censorship
within that? That is what now exists;
and even more than that, so compli-
Gated is the distribution of duties |
reed not comment on the letter from an
american correspondent which The
Iimes" publishes cOnspicuously this