Lord Wolseley on the Warpath.

Manawatu Herald, 30 January 1904, Page 3

Lord Wolseley on the Warpath.

Lord Wolscley launches out vigor ously in his newly-published auto- ' biography at the hopelessness of the ■ present War Office system and its political control. “We are never,” he says, “ ready for war, and yet we never have a Cabinet that would dare to tell the people this truth. Our absolute unreadiness for war is knowtl to all our thoughtful soldiers, and, without ahy doubt, all the details which go to make Up the fact ara duly recorded and nocketed in the War Office of every European nation.” Never* he assures Us* dab we have any army ready for rapid mobilisation under our present system, and only in moments of national panic can officers employed in Pall Mall obtain 1 what their professional education and knowledge warns them is absolutely necessary -for the safety of the Empire at home and abroad.’ When at last war debs break out, and things go wrong, as go wrong they must, “ the cunning politician tries to turn the wrath of a deceived people upon the military authorities, and those who are exclusively to blame are too often allowed to sneak off unhurt in the turmoil of execration they have raised against the soldiers, who, though in office, are never in power.”