| Mr. Ralph, Mr. Scull, of Chicago, Mr. Buxton, of The Friend are the 3 men behind the Censor. | Mr. Pearse, Morning Post. Mr. Bennett Burleigh, Daily Telegraph. | ||
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| W. B. Wollen, R.I. | Mr. Maxwell, of the Standard. | Mr. Melton Prior. Mr. Rennet, of "Laffan's Bureau." | |
Lord Stanley Censoring Reports of a Battle. Photographed by Mr. H. Mackern, of "Scribner's Magazine."
Perhaps the reader will see at this date and stage of the discussion over the lessons of the war that the practical, and with him wholly original, words spoken by Lord Dundonald in London on December 15th, were in some measure anticipated by Lord Stanley in this editorial. Both these noblemen set the same high value upon the services of the men of England without regard to class. Lord Dundonald said they would fight when called upon, but the best of them would not willingly or comfortably undergo the exactions of long-sustained military discipline. Our Censor was, at that time, for making their service an instantly ready organised source of strength to the Empire.
Though there is little to republish from the columns of The Friend of that day, the newspaper was a very complete and excellent collation of news of South Africa, the war, and the world. On this particular day, April 3rd, we published one of Mr. G. W. Steevens's artistic letters from the Natal front, taken from the Daily Mail; we copied an important article on the lessons of the war written by Mr. Amery for the Times, and altogether the army found the number very readable.
THE FRIEND.
(Edited by the War Correspondents with Lord Roberts' Force.)
No. 15.]
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BLOEMFONTEIN, TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1900.