Ogden Daily Standard | 1902-05-26 | Page 1 | Fighting over Again Battle of Spion Kop Section

FIGHTING OVER AGAIN BATTLE OB SPION KOP defender of the conduct of in i fiK that memorable conflict with the boers kew york slay 26 an important book 13 published today says a yew york dispatch from london in reference to sir warnera action at scion spion kop the author conceals his identity under the pseudonym of defender but it is understood he ear presses sir chael own views with regard to that famois battle it will bo remembered that about a month ago sir chas warren publicly complained that the government was still withholding documents bearing upon hit operations and that those which were published if considered by a totally incorrect view of the matter and one which reflected seriously on his military reputation the points out that the boors considered scion spion kop the key to the situation in natal and that had it been held probably would have been won ilia contention therefore is that blame for the failure should not be cast upon sir chas warren alio ordered the position to be taken but on colonel who abandoned it without sufficient reason and without consulting him the writer cays the general result of all this information is to make it clear that scion spion kop was the key to alie dominating the country and eliat no one was more astonished at its sed abandonment than gen warren except the boers themselves