The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-22
/iolent Attack on Head Of
British War Office Causes
Great Sensation
GERMANS STILL ARE
LAUNDERING RUSSIAS
Unless Gar Soon Gets More
and Better Artillery There
Is No Telling Where Ger
man Drive Will Stop

ANtsSnDus ta&&t tVAsS
pected attack by the Northcliffe
newspapers ON Lord Kitchener
rame this morning I'm n scathing
editorial published In the Daily
Mall. and England still shaking
from a cabinet crisis, Is rocking
more violently tonight Briefly.
the charges against the Secretary
OF State for War are:
1. His seIf-advertising manner
In conducting his Office. wherein
troops are called for I'm his name
and not In the name OF the coun-
try or the King.
2. His isisistence ON the use of
an antiquafed shFapDci for the
forces In France. useless I'm trench
and entanglement work. instead
Of the modern high-powered large
cnlihred shell.
4. HiS adhesion 10 the military
tactics which availed i'm Africa
and Egypt, instead of the modern
tactics.
There are signs tonight, however
hat the attack Itself has failed be-
nuse of the violence with which u
as beer made. and further, that the
ubIic is rather inclined TO believe
nat his rulings with reference 10 the
ensorship in his controversy with
ord Northcliffe had something to do
eth II.
Retains Public Confidence.
Lord Kitchener. il may be said. re-
ains the confidence Of the man In
be street, the man. who for lack OF
rp -esentat'xe mputhpiece in the gov
&ninE body, seems to he the one per-
pts funninE Great Britain at the pres
nj moment.
Tne action az the Stock Exchange
sday may be taken as an Illustration
hele. after passing resolution
sndemntory ot the attack, the mem
en- OF the exchange. with all solem-
Il.v burned a copy of the Daily Mall
In the floor OF thssexchange this after
onn. There arr reports OF meetings
h many bodies 3bnfght, with strong
regiments in thdElubs and hotels ana
\ che street II IS expected that there
I4if be further indications OF pubic
|,yinion tomorrow.
The Mali admits at the outset the
real ability of LORD Kitchener. and
|pncedes that he achieved the task
raising new troops for the Empire
well as possible, although II con-
Iemns his metho> $ in advertising TOT
hen. especially the use of his name
Instead Of the King.
Condemns Methods Used.
IL is however. in connection with
NJ supply of shells for the front the
faiI Is most vehement. Tt declares
Iatly that the Secretary of War has
karyed the army in the matter of high
Explosive shells.
THE admitted fact" II says, that
ara Kitchener ordered the wrong
Iiua Of shell, the same kind that. was
srd largely against the Beers In 1900,
!. alarmed the whole army in France
Al also the armies of our allies
He persisted In sending sharpnel
eapon for trench warfare. It Ii now
dmitted that was warned repeat
y6lv that the kind OF shell required
- a violently explosive bomb which
N dynamite il way through German
rencheg and entangiements and en-
Ma the men to advance in safety. The
&snd our poor soldiers have had has
s,,sed the death of thousands of
hem"
After a brief reference TO the fumor
n 4 quarrel between Field Marshal
IA John French commander In fSief
u tha armies in France and Lord
ssrhere is nothing In the military ex-
erience OF Lord Kitchener to suggest
~ he has qualifications required for
~ ducting a European campaign in
~ Aeld. We can only hope that no
,.rb misfortune can befall the nation
.lthat he will be permitted to inter-
~re in the actual strategy OF war.
Nv any mischance Lord Kitchener
.rf 10 France to conduct the CAM
I'm we will probably have most
.,.eiv object lesson in the difference
Iefweeen African and European war
Consumption Coming Soon.
n "a to be hoped that Lord Kitch-
Inar with proper and necessary as
Is-tance will remain in the war Office.
hn,,eh when compulsory service
(cmes his sphere of usefulness will be
~aatIy diminished. That compulsion
sroyning soon is proved by the ex-
v.mitte to which Lord Kitchener has
~, reduced in his advertisements
(s1ling for the enlistment OF men OF
nrfy years. which we greatly regret
having printed, and the Daily Mail
mn decline to print again. which IL
.ncf az our position Men OF forty
kxS,id rot he I1sed ninth sfto recruits
~ mowers OF the country are exhaust
Il & III ~ no pf0of ct lord, kiteheser's
rraniing ability that this gross un-
eirness should continue; rather II Is
Z Indication that his life in India and
Svpf has made him rnacquainted
sifh Brltish conditions. We invite
- to q Sunday stroll through the
sSrets OF London There he will meet
Isnuear,ds Of capable young s'slackers'
sH0 are staying at home.
T Manchester Guardians Attack.
me Manchester Guardian yester-
~ made u similar attack. ccnciud-
ssiTinatIy Lord Kftrheners great
80, ana 4ervices may well md sofus
/ Xer held not less honorable and
80 flc present post for . man pos