The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-07
KITCHENER'S DEATH
is DEPLORED HERE
'.Frightful Calamity" Says
Joseph II. ChOate. Former
Envoy to England.

Joseph II Cholte. az one time Tinted
States amDas>alor to Great Britain.
characterized the death OF Lord Kitch-
cncr and his stan As "a fr!shtful
calamity"
Il rcgrded him A. the greatest soldier
Of Great Britain aid Nj. 'hOate yes
terdty. y 'hink he was IN hi right
place at the head of the British War
Ofirs believe this calamity VII
stimulate tho british people to increased
effort until their mai triumph Is Won"
capt. Guy iaunt British naval at
,ache At NeW York, said that Kitchcners
genius for organization had cclipsed his
reput alton for ~generaIship in the ieid.
~ knew him. SAID capt. Gtuut, AS
a wonderful organizer Of British armies,
who could discipline men and put them
into the field. ny some his achievements
exploits in the field
shipping men spoke OF the irony of
fate in the dror ming of Lord Kitchener.
who had directed the safe transportation
Of hundreds OF thousands 81 soldiers to
and from all parts Of the world.
bne "f the exploits of ktcn"u"r IN TINS
direction IN IN. present war was TO con
yoy co.OGO soldiers safely from Canada
Before that he had safely despatched
to France tho FIRST British "Npeditionary
force nf 10000 mon without a single
accident. The distance In that instance
vas short. hut the need for hurry was
great. and KitChcner's powers of organi-
cation nstonishcd the French officers
who saw II
From India, Canada and Australasia
hundreds of thousands Of troops were
transported to England, to France and
to the Dardaurlles,
Frederic L. Cuudert spoke Of kitch-
,ncr's fdrsight"dncss,
Il did not know him personally said
Mr.. Coudert, but | knew many OF his
close colleagues in London and they
| thought highly 81 him. lie was Il wise
| man and one who forssaw the length Of
the war. when he took Charse Of the
military forces ~ England they were
small. and undu. criticism has rested
| upnn him. This should have been d.
r.Cted at those IN charge ~ the army
and the nation for the previous fifteen
, or twenty years.
'rhe better informed people realize the
| marvellous work he did. England, with
| her ARMY Of $50 1000 men, was unprc-
/ parod for war, Ills accomplishment in
| having created III. present fighting
forces was one of the greatest frtts OF
organization IN history.
ne l.fIl 81 IN 81 lllh' II
tercsted in the news of the death of
Lord Kitchener.
",inasIly =" he commented "Hr was q
gallaut soldier and gentleman lie
rti-.d his hat, 't;od rest his SOUL h
said.
Tho Earl Of Limerick returned To the
Waldorr-Astoria yesterday from his first
Watching trip ON the Sound, which h,
took In the Atlantic, winner OF the
kaiser'H cup in the I~nternational fach'
race eleven years ago and now owned By
lord l.imerick's son-in-law, James &
| BRADY.
Major-,icu. Leonard Wood said
Lord Kitchener was one OF the great
est oldiers and organizers of his time
The loss of "A man Of his type aud quail
ications IL Il great loss to n nation
His record has been marked wit
a display of the most conspicuous abilit!
, in NAM tields ~embodying not only mil
itary but administrative problems,
~ knew Lord Kitchener personally
, and long have appreciated his splendid
qualities