Show WOLSELEY AN AH A CRANK CRANE lord wolseley Wol ealey soley has baa been creating a now new agitation by his recent remark that he would not like to pit the british indian troops against any eu army and to la belig being roundly denounced as a crank by those of his bis own tion and others who have teen been praising the indian army as aa a well drilled and competent oo body of soldiers and the abe goorkos and as amo amoia lag the best beat light tn in the world but the fact remains wat that it if beneral wolseley Wola wole eley to la a crank I 1 in n re marks of that kind he to Is turning in the right direction for british interests in a military way those abos who charge him with being guilty of a piece of rank and who wh point i ut that thai the net result of blo bin briticism cism will hop be to one urage uny ny russian plan ot of conquest conque sit that muy may ex tat and to discourage the only consider oo nalder able luroe force that england could bring on to checkmate it I 1 do not rightly judge either the motive or effect ut it the generald genera Pd lis diplomacy As a B matter ot of fact those who know lord wolseley Wola eleya le methods an the official sentiment entime nt be has baa to deal with will at once that he be has baa made another play tor for increased efficiency in the british army and that the very criticism he be has baa aroused assures success in attaining his bia object five or six BIX years yeara ago be me english englick home army asa aa a lot ot of boys boy unfit to ji be pitted against any standing tan ding european army on the bantli field aleid he was wa roundly abused for wit bh but the tact tack w WM wat that he was wan riff bt speaking from the standpoint of a commander who wished to see hla his army invincible he had tried in vain to effect necessary changes cb anges but could not overcome the listlessness that stood to la his bis way not only in political circles but in the army itself itse K then he made the assertion referred to and the country was aroused the prediction that the other powers would look upon the army with contempt as a re if suit ou it of his indiscreet utterances did not meet fulfillment fulfilment but the inefficiency be complained of was removed and to day the british home force to la la in better condition than it has been for a century lord wolseley is proceeding with the british indian army as a bedad be did with the volunteers volunteer and the probability Is that the indian troops instead of being discouraged will be incited to bring themselves up to the standard their general required and will got get all the government aid in doing so that they rt require quire lord wolseley Wole eley is a pt peculiar culiar mau mata to 0 many outside obbert ers era but he knows a thing or two wo british military matters |