Salt Lake Tribune | 1910-03-13 | Page 1 | Kitchener Man of Hour for India

Former Viceroy to Re Reappointed, Reap-pointed, Owing to Gravity of Existing Situation. WILL CRUSH INSURRECTION WITH AN JRON HAND Is Strictest Disciplinarian of the World, and Will Force Obedience. ' ' BY PAUL LAMBERT. Special. Cable to The Tribune. LONDON, Eng., March 12. The situation sit-uation in India has become so critical that it has been decided lo appoint Lord Kitchener to Succeed the Earl of Minto as the next viceroy. Lord Kitchener, Kitch-ener, when apprised of the decision, is said to have declared he would willingly will-ingly forego his Mediterranean appointment, ap-pointment, to be the Indian viceroy if he would bo allowed to exercise his judgment in the couduct of the office. This means that the Sirdar will crush out the insurrection of tlm nnlives in his own peculiar faidnon as he crushed out tho rebellion in the Soudan. Lord Kitchener is looked upon as tho only man in tho empire able to copo with tho present situation in India. Tho natives have gaiucd such asccn-dancy asccn-dancy that tho Sepoys are desorting in great numbers aud tho rebols are becoming be-coming more bold in their movements every day. Headquarters have been established by the Indian revolutionists revolution-ists in Europe from which point th1 next steps- in tho rebellion wilj bo directed. di-rected. With Lord Kitchoncr iu full control the iron measures which, havo marked his army career will bo put into force aud woe to Indians and Sepoys who disobey his mandates. Lord Kitcli-ouor Kitcli-ouor is not a cruel man, but he is probably the strictest disciplinarian in the world today. Lord" Minto's term docs not expire' until next autumn but the appointment of Lord Kitchener may. bo mado within iwo months.