We feel obliged to notice the assertion made in certain
sections of the Press that the original protests on General Buller's appointment were due to the machinations of "the Rhodesian gang." Could anything be more ridiculous? A chronology of the attacks on the appointment is enough to dispel this foolish assertion. The first paper, to its great credit, to take the matter up was the St. James's Gazette. Next came the Outlook. On the following Saturday we wrote very strongly on the matter, and on the same day the Times published" Reformer's" letter. On the following Tuesday the Times protested in a leading article, as did also the Morning Post, followed later by many other newspapers. These are the plain facts of the case. Do those who propagate this pre- posterous story really believe that we are a Rhodesian organ ? If so, they must admit that our Rhodesianism is extremely well concealed. Mr. Rhodes might, indeed, be justified in using the old tag,—
" It is all very well to dissemble your love, But why did you kick me downstairs?"
Previous page
