Mr. Balfour formally moved the vote to Lord Kitchener in
Committee of Supply on Thursday. Mr. Balfour dwelt at length on the formidable difficulties which con- fronted him in the suppression of the guerilla warfare, and the great qualities of resourcefulness and resolu- tion he bad shown in surmounting those difficulties.— We note that General Ratzenhofer, a distinguished Austro- Hungarian officer, has placed it on record in the Neuc Prete Presse that it was precisely the penultimate stage of the war and the systematic occupation of the country by Lord Kitchener that inspired military experts with the greatest respect.—Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman supported the Motion in an admirable speech, touching on Lord Kitchener's earlier achievements in Palestine and Egypt, and vindicating his claim to be regarded as " not only a great soldier, but also a great administrator, a master of the art of organisation, a tactful negotiator, and a large-minded man." The vote was opposed by Mr. Dillon, who took up the preposterous position of opposing the grant both because it was undeserved and because it was in- adequate, and by Mr. W. Redmond, who provoked a scene by denouncing Lord Kitchener as " the one General of all others who had consistently made war upon women and children." After the Closure had been carried by 273 to 138, the grant to Lord Kitchener was agreed to by a majority of 336, and the vote of thanks to the troops by 382 to 42, Mr. Lloyd-George voting on both occasions with the majority. Similar votes were agreed to in the House of Lords nenk con., Lord Salisbury laying special stress on the paragraph thanking the Colonial troops for their co-operation.
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