THE LIBELS ON LORD KITCHENER . AND HIS - SOLDIERS.
[TO THE EDITOR OF TILE "SPECTATOR.") SIR,—" We can assure Lord Kitchener * sane' people in England believe the calumnies."—Spectator, February 9th, p. 190. Of course they do not; still, the lie passes' as sterling coin in South Africa and on the Continent,.. "Criminal proceedings are to_he _taken. in South Africa. in regard to the libel." Good, but is the man who origiaated-th. lie in the English weekly paper- of January 17th being prose-, cuted ? If not, why not ? Is there no law to reach thenase.? : Then let us pass one that will. Tory and .reactionary .you Will call me. Possibly, but new diseases need new remedies,. and -he would have been a bold Englishman .whawould two years ago have prophesied the depth of lies and treason' to which our reptile Press has descended—I am, Sir, &c., .
[We cannot expect the libelled -officers -and men to- he - what Burke called ".plodding with . attorneys" -over- libel actions while they are still in the field, but when they come home we should be very glad to see them tackle their: traducers. The persons who recklessly published the :state-, ment that Lord Kitchener issued an order that .no prisoners were to be taken would -find scant mercy froin,.a British jury,—unless,-of course, they could prove-their allega- tion to be true in fact. Lord Kitchener might greatly.enrich. one of the war funds with his damages.—En. Spectator.]
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