In the House of Lords on the same day tributes
were paid to Lord Kitchener by Lord Lansdowne, Lord French, and Lord Derby. Lord Lansdowne said that no one but Lord Kitchener could have conjured up the new Armies as by the "touch of an enchanter's wand." Lold French said that Lord Kitchener had never spared any effort to supply all his demands at the front. He also made the very interesting statement that when he under- stood that ho himself had been chosen as Commander-in-Chief in the field, ho had tried to persuade Lord Kitchener to arrange with the Primo Minister that he (Lord Kitchener) should be Com- mander-in-Chief. Lord French said that in that case he himself would have acted as Chief of the Staff. Lord Derby added some intimate touches, and described Lord Kitchener as the best friend he ever had. Lord Kitchener had asked him fifteen months ago to say what he was doing wrong. "I am doing all I can, but I feel there is still something left undone."
