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Show KITCHENER PRAISES COT-OFF Lord Kitchener, the field marshal of the British army, who has Just coucluded an eight years' visit in India, In-dia, Australia and other British possessions in the Orient in reorganizing reorgan-izing the army forces, passed through Ogden yesterday afternoon on the Overland Limited enroute to New York from San Francl3co. Immediately up on his arrival at New York. Lord Kitchener will sail for London. When seen In his staieroon of the Pullman, by a Standard representative, represent-ative, shortly after the arrival of the train at Ogden, Lord Kitchener was very cordial in his greeting, lie expressed ex-pressed regret at being unable to tako more time in visiting In America but said that he had to reach Loudon immediately. im-mediately. Ho said that ho had hopes of being able to visit Salt Lake City as he had heard so much about Utah and tho Mormons. Lord Kitchener is impressed with what he has seen in America and has been treated royally wherever ho has gone. He said that he admired the American people and was pleased lo hnve this opportunity of seeing their great country. After referring lightly to his trip from San Francisco to Ogden, he referred re-ferred to the cutoff across the lake as being a wonderful piece of engineering. engin-eering. Ixrd Kitchener evidenced a great interest In Utah and her resources and he turned Interviewer and asked a number of questions aobut the state, the agricultural, horticultural, mining and cattle industries. Tho noted English warrior is traveling trav-eling alono in a quiet manner. He spends a greater part of bis this in his state room reading small descriptive descrip-tive books of the states he will pass through in going to New York In his talk, he is guarded in what he says being the typical army officer in this respect. When addressing a person he looks him straight In the eye with those steel gray eyes which look out from beneath a heavy brow that is streaked with gray. He docs not waste words and ho does not answer questions too shortly. When hv; shakes hands, he grasps the hand firmly and gives it a typical English shake. Enjoys This Country. "I have thoroughly enjoyed the hospitalities hos-pitalities extended me since my arrival arri-val in the United Slates." he began, "and am delighted with the general atmosphere of cordiality thut 1 have encountered lu spite of my efforts to avoid publicity. As has often been announced, I have recently finished a careful inspection of the military forces In Australia. New Zealand and am now studying the many excellent features apparent In the American military system. i "I hope to visit your great military I school at West Point before sailing for lingland as that Is an Institution for which I have tho greatest rosppct. I may add that my recommendations for Australia already Include a similar simi-lar Institution as It is possibly the most Important present need in that country. Of course no war threatens there now, but should a powerful and well-drilled force invade Australia today to-day the prc-Bent army could hardly cope with It successfully. "Although an apostle of peace I am also aware that England must maintain a defensive system commensurate commen-surate with her extensive holdings throughout the world and the so-called 'ferment In Asia' by no means leu-sons leu-sons the importance of retaining a proper military defence at all times." Speaks of Roosevelt. Ird Kitchener would not comment upon the conditions now prevailing In Indlu beyond stating that the affairs of that state were In a satisfactory condition and that. In fact, nothing was apprehended in any part of the far east. He stated that Col. Roosevelt's utterances ut-terances during tho latter's visit In Egypt had done much to cement Btill stronger the bond of unity betwoen America and Great Britain. Lord Kitchener was accompanied by a party of titled friends Including Lady Sarah Wilson, aunt of the Duke of Marlborough. Iidy Wilson Is known tho world over through her trying experiences at the Beige 0f Mafcking at the time of the death of Major Baden-Powell. |