Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-07

had been, ana Is to this day. rsuch
CRITICIZED. however, because Of its
ruthlessnesa. II was charged kitch-
ener trampled on his foes in an al
most bafharOus manner ON his re-
turn to England, however, he was
generous enough to ask his country
men Co found a college at khartum
wherein the sons OF the dervish chiefs
he had fought and overwhelmed
might be educated In the knowledge
Or the west, O request that met with
such response among the British peo-
pie that the fund required was far
Ogcr-subscribed
RAISED TO Pccrage.
For his triumphs In the Sudan he
WAS raised TO the peerage as Baron
kitchener of khartum, and received
the thanks of parliament and a grant
OF $4,000. Shortly afterward he
was promoted lieutenant general and
then chief Of staff to Lord Roberts In
the South African war. and on Lord
Roberts return to England in No
vcmber, 1900, succeeded him as com
constructing a 3.500-mile chain OF
blockhouses he stopped the Boer raids
and virtually ended the war in South
Africa. This added 10 his popularity
and prestige ut home, ana he was re-
warded by The title Of yiscount, pro-
motion to the rank of gener-
al for distinguished services, the
thanks of the parliament ana grant
Of 100000,
Immediately after the peace Gen
eiaI Kitchener went TO India as com
mander-in-chief Of the British forces
there, and IN this position, which n
held for seven years, he carried out
not only many farreaching admins
trativt reforms but a complete reor-
sanitation and stratcgical redistribu-
Oun of the British and native forces.
ON leaving India in 1909 he was pro-
mOted field marshal and appointed
Communicated chief ana high com
missioner In the Mediterranean, and
4ator ON took Il tour Of inspection OF
che forces of the entire empire. draw
ing up a scheme Of defense of the
overseas donini0ns.
Becomes Consul General
He then returned to Egypt, the
scene Of his first triumph, IN the ca
paciiy of British agent ana consul
general in Cairo-Nirtually a governor
generalship of Egypt-and led in the
economical development Of the coun-
tIS building new roads and irrisation
projects on large scale
During all the years the british
people had looked on Kitchenors 81
lent. but effective work, they had
never been able to fathom his person
atty A cockney non-oommissioned
officer. who had seen much service
under him, summed up the general
opinion when he said Of kitchener
! z Ms no talker Not i'm. E's all
steel and hiee.''
liis face was that Of man who
neither asked for sympathy nor want
ed it.
Believed IN WORT.
lie had steady. blue gray pas sionless
eyes. and a heavy moustache covered
"a mouth that shut close ana firm
like q wolf trap, He believed with all
his heart In the gospel of work. He
had ilimtable self-coniideuce For
and faint heartedness he WAS
Incapable of feeling sympathy or
showing mercy, an officer who failed
HIM once got no second chance. He
had grim. laconic humor. What is
your taste in hairpins o. for instance,
Is said to have been the query with
which no anuihilated dandeficd OF
neer He was indifferent 10 popular
ity particularly among women. and
though feted all over the world in so
cial circles he never married In
1910 hepaid brief visit TO the Unit
ca Siatea during a trip around The
~ erld tAt that time Il came ont Ia
tho New York papers that the great
fNitchencr WAS a woman hater" lie
took occasion 20 deny this and said !
he only reason he had never married !
vas because he believed a man could |
not be good soldier and a good has I
band az Che same time.