Mohave County miner., 1916-10-14

would return to their native land anc
 bring word to the people at home that
 perhaps the enemy was not so black
 as he had been painted after all, that
 he had some kindly traits, was hu-
 man being and that the world might
 still be large enough for all of us to Hive in.
 q do not believe we can go on fight
 ing forever-I mean either at arms or
 through a so-called boycott. do not believe the world at large will approve
 boycott methods. do not believe this
 spirit of enmity can last. It must burn itself out in its own fire. Take in the case of your own American Civil war. What struggle between man and man could have been more bitter than that :? Take the Fashoda incident between France and England. People are quick to forget and perhaps to forgive, if only they have the chance to do it."
 "We believe Russia is doing the best she can for our prisoners" he said, "but the task at times has been too great for the facilities at her disposal. There is especially the matter of medi- can supplies and proper clothing. And then, too, one must consider in the treatment of prisoners their former environment and mode of living. We think we rather spoil our soldiers in Austria as a rule, so that our prison CTS, even though treated with the iden- tical consideration shown a Russian soldier in his own barracks, will feel certain undeniable hardships. On the other hand, England makes more of a fuss over her soldiers than we do over ours, so a British Tommy Atkins in an Austrian camp would feel as badly treated as some of our men do in Rus sia. It is all a matter of degree"
 Then the conversation turned to Kitchener. When the subject first was mentioned Slatin was quiet for a long while. At last he spoke.
 Kitchener" he said, twas one of the most remarkable men the world has ever known. I know the general impression that he was but man of iron and steel-a machine without warmth or affection. It is true Kitch- ener was difficult to approach. His re- gard was not easily won. But once you knew him, and he had tested you, no man could wish for a truer, more whole-hearted friend. Having known Kitchener in the days when he was first winning his way to military fame, having ridden beside him in battle and victory, having known him as a task master and commander, I feel I am in a position to appreciate to the full all that his loss meant to England and to the British people. It meant much to me as well. What a pitiful fate it was. If ever soldier deserved a better death it was the Kitchener l knew at Khartoum."
 q lunched with Kitchener" unused Slatin, "as late as the 18th of July just a few days before the war fell upon us. Yes, we spoke of the Euro pean situation at the time, but neither of us dreamed what it all would mean.
 Kitchener had a wonderful gift as an organizer and executive. I have often wondered if it was not his train ing as an engineer that helped him to this trait.
 "Some of our newspapers in Austria commented rather fippantly upon his death, but that was not right, and it did not reflect the general sentiment of our people. That is what I mean when I say the partisan newspapers are doing so much to engender hatred and bitterness, and not giving the peo- pie themselves an opportunity for calm thought and deliberation."