Show OUTBURST OF SYMPATHY FOR GENERAL l METHUEN London Press Says Disaster Has No Parallel Since Colonies I. I the American Seceded LONDON March 11 Distinguishing ll features of the editorials in this mornings morning's mornings morning's morn morn- ings ing's pap papers rs on the latest British re reverse reverse reverse re- re verse in South Africa are first the outburst of sympathy for Gen Methuen Methuen Meth- Meth uen usa which is quite extraordinary when it la is remembered how he was assailed with hostile and angry criticism under under under un un- un- un der the early stages of the war and second the first denunciation of the Irish members of Parliament who Indulged in indulged indulged In- In in hilarity at the reading by Mr 11 Brodrick In Ill the House of Commons of the dispatch announcing Lord Methuen's capture The D Daily ily News says the event has scarcely a parallel since the dark disastrous disastrous disastrous dis dis- dis- dis days' days when the North American American Ameri Amen can colonies seceded from British con con- The Standard says this defeat defeat- comes after latter a succession of mishaps for which it Is impossible to account by mere bad fortune When every al allowance allowance allowance al- al lowance Is made says the Standard we cannot but find something not creditable to our vigilance in these constant surprises The Morning Post points out that G Gen n. n Methuen I did not surrender but buthe buthe buthe he was wounded and Included In the surrender by the next wounded officer in command It is commonly believed that a large part of the mounted men who fled fied must have been raw yeomanry and that Gen Methuen's disaster has been us us- d for months past as a sort of training ground for new new men while the seasoned troops were withdrawn from his command for operations against B Botha tha and Dewet This Incident the flight of BrItish BritIsh British Brit Brit- ish from the Boers is regarded as the gravest part of the affair |