Show IS ENSUR D Lord Rotate Fixes s ReI I sJosibi1ity for British I Disasters f WHERE BLAME RESTS i I Who Gave Order to Retreat I from Spionk PAINFUL STORY IS TOLD Commander of the British Army in South Africa Pronounces Judgment Judg-ment Upon Sir Redvers Bullcr and Sir Charles Warren Two of His Jlost Important Subordinato Commanders Com-manders British War Office Gives Publicity to tho Dispatch Revelation Revela-tion or Their Incapacity Causes C Sensation in London Story is Made the Feature of tho London Press I This Non ngIt is Expected That Both Generals Will Ask to be Relieved Re-lieved of Their Commands Comments Com-ments of English Journals London April IS 4 a mThe Government Gov-ernment has chosen this as the moment to publish a dispatch from Lord Roberts Rob-erts pronouncing censure upon Sir Redvers Bullcr and Sir Charles Warren War-ren two of his most Important subordinate sub-ordinate commanders This dispatch written February 13th hay been In the hands of the War office for five weeks Just why It is published in publshed now the middle of the campaign Is not understood under-stood unless it is atool expected tlmf Gel Bullet and Gen Warren Avlll ask to be relieved of their commands The commal < revelation reve-lation of their incapacity must tend to undermine the confidence of the troops In their leadership WHAT THE PRESS SAYS Lord Robertss dispatch with the incloaures is the great feature of the London press this morning In C long editorial the Dally News speaks of the bomewhat appalling language of the dispatch and then goes on to say Upon the whole these dispatches are disquieting and disheartening In I no ordinary degree I ° ° Following immediately upon the recall of Gen Gatacre they Indicate a widespread feeling of uneasluess and anxiety VIEW OF THE STANDARD The Standard which is supposed to be in the confidence of the Government Govern-ment says I Is scarcely likely that the publication of Lord Robertas dispatch dis-patch Is without a purpose I Irre slstably suggests whether it In I not to I he followed by further Important changes in the South African commands com-mands Painful as such measures may be there must be no hesitation In ear rjing them out If they ate required in tho public Interest COMPLIMENTS ROBERTS The Dally Telegraph compliments Lord Roberts upon not hesitating where great national interests are at stake to wound private susceptibilities tiesThe The Dally Chronicle confesses to tn feeling seeming like consternation when reading the extraordinary passages of the dispatch PAINFUL TO THE TIMES The Times says Lord Robertss Severe condemnation Is Justified only too clearly by the official narratives of what took place The story Is painful but it Is well for time nation and for the army that it should be told elrly and simply without concealment or exIsgern tonI ton-I Is not tho least of the great services ser-vices Lord Roberts Is now rendering the country that lie exposes vllh Judicial Judi-cial Impartiality and wise wholesome severity errors and omissions In high quarters which have cost us so very much Whether the Government has any spcilal purpose or not In publishing tho dispatch the way In which it has been received will make It most dlfllcult to retain the censured commanders Inactive In-active service |