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for a civilian to live under. The dear old
'Spectator' was supressed here last week by the
military authorities for an article attacking Lord Kitchener.
It would all be very amusing, if it weren't also tragic,
for the military are so damnably incompetent & at the
same time prevent us getting on with our common work
of reconstruction. Lord M. went off to Natal last
week and has left me in charge of a sickening
number of things. I am running the Refugee Relief
business myself, and the Land Settlement & Compensation.
It is great fun interviewing & talking to all kinds
of people from military authorities to Rand
millionaires. I get more and more hopeful
about the work every day, as it grows harder.
You remember my telling you what I thought M's
character was. I think I was just right in my
diagnosis. He is the most tragic figure in S. Africa, and