Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-04 | Page 6 | Britons in a Row

BRITONS IN A ROW War Department Put Under Under Under Un Un- der Fire in House of Commons by Maj Lee ee LONDON Feb Fe 4 In In the House Huse of Commons last evening Maj aj Arthur ArthurLe ArthurLee ArthurLee Lee Le Conservative formerly British with the United States army arzy during the Spanish Spanish-A Spanish American war and arid later British military at Washington Washington Wahington Wash Wash- Wah- Wah ington said aid Great Britain had hd b been en offered fere the services of the chief chiet h horse re expert of the United States Stats army as adviser in the purchase of American horses horse for fr the British amy army Th The revelation was w. w made during a heated debate on the remount question que- que ques ques- tion ton when laj Maj Lee said The accredited representative of ot the War office Col Cot the at Vienna was wa given no opportunity of showing showing- what knowledge he possessed of ot the resources of ot the country In Inthe Inte Inthe the te same way I being bein military attah at at- tache tah at Washington Washington was wa not informed informed in informed in- in formed that there was wa any intention of buying horses horse in the United States I learned learne from the American newspapers pers that British officers officer had been sent set setto to buy horses hOrse but I was w not informed who they were nor was I asked to give them such assistance as my position position tion ton implied I was competent to give At the time I had the opportunity through the good will wi of a high official of getting the services of the chief horse hore expert of the United States State army as adviser r. advis I cabled the he suggestion to th tha th War a office but I received no re re- re ply The whole debate on this th question queston Inthe inthe In Inthe the House of Commons causes causs widespread widespread widespread wide wide- spread indignation which is as evident among the stron strongest st s supporters of the Government t as a among th the members of the opposition The Ministerial press vigorously charges charge the War office with wih absolute Incompetency if nothing worse WOis and ad demands a searching inqUiry inquiry in inquiry in- in hinting at the possibility that the more mo important departments of the War War office mke make 1 m io more creditable showing than the remount department Th The Globe Glob suggests that the War Var Mr Broderick ascertain the Identity of the officials responsible for fr pigeon holing hOling and not acknowledging Maj ra Lees Lee's and Col Col recommendation for the of purpose summarily sum sum- them maily manly marily and Ignominiously dismissing