The Observer has invited us to believe that the Maurice
letter was the result of something like a regular military conspiracy, and that the evil genius of the movement was Colonel Repington. For our part, we thick that Colonel Repington 'has. rendered-very much excellent service to the country during the war, though we are not disinclined to agree with the Observer that several contradictions can be found in his criticisms and predictions? or that in bia judgments he has often seemed to be the victim of a passing mood. whether of undue despondency or undue exhilaration. In any case, the suspicion that there was a conspiracy of which Colonel Repington was the centre is now disposed of. The "dinner-party conspiracy" is a pure myth. The soldiers have behaved with perfect propriety. If there had been any conspiracy to use the Press, we imagine that there would have been some attempt to enlist the services of the Spectator, but there has been nothing resembling such an attempt.
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