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tell the full story on Buckle, since he rarely appears on the scene as an actor and would

seem, from the History, to have been ignorant of most of what was happening in his

offices (the Rhodes-Jameson connection, for example). This is difficult to believe.

The History of The Times is unsatisfactory on other grounds as well. For example, it is

not possible from this work to construct a complete record of who held various staff

positions. We are told, for example, that Flora Shaw became head of the Colonial

Department in 189O, but that ends that department as far as the volume is concerned.

There is considerable material on Miss Shaw, especially in the chapters on the Transvaal,

but we never find out w ho was her successor, or when she left the staff, or if (as appears

likely) the Colonial Department was a creation for her occupancy only and did not

survive her (undated) withdrawal from the staff; similarly the exact dates and positions of

men like Amery and Grigg are not clear.

3. The History of The Times (4 vols., London, 1935), III, 755.

4. There were others, but they are not of primary, or even secondary importance in the

Milner Croup. We might mention Aubrey L. Kennedy (son of Sir John Kennedy of the

diplomatic service), who was on The Times staff from 1910 to 1942, in military

intelligence in 1914-1919, diplomatic correspondent for the BBC in 1942-1945, and an

influential member of Chatham House since 1919.

5. E. Moberly Bell, Flora Shaw (London, 1947), 115.

6. At the suggestion of the British Foreign Office, copies of these articles were

circulated in America and in Europe. See E. Moberly Bell, Flora Shaw (London, 1947)

228.

7. The History of The Times (4 vols., London, 1935), III, 212, 214.

8. All quotations are from The History of The Times (4 vols., London, 1935), III,

chapters 7 and 9.

9. See E. T. Cook, Edmund Garrett (London, 1909), 118-119. The difference of

opinion between Stead and the others can be traced in F. Whyte, The Life of W. T. Stead

(2 vols., Boston, 1925), Ch. 21.

The failure of the plotters in Johannesburg to revolt so haunted the plotters elsewhere

that they salved their wounds by fantasy. Stead wrote this fantasy for The Review of

Reviews annual of January 1897, and consulted with Garrett, who had similar plans for

the Christmas 1896 number of the Cape Times. In Stead's story, the Jameson fiasco was

to be turned into a smashing success by a heroic South African editor, who, when all

appeared lost, would rush to Johannesburg, stir up the revolt, and save the day. Garrett,

who was to be the original model for the hero, wrote back: "A suggestion which will help

to keep us distinct, give you a much grander theme, and do something for C.J. R. which

no one has yet dared—I went nearer to 'Cecil Rhodes' Dream' but that was a hint only:

viz. Make world see what he was driving at and what would have come if all had come

off and if Johannesburg had played up.... As to making me the hero. No.... But he must be

not only me but you also, and A. Milner, and a few more rolled into one, and he must do

what I dreamed of doing but time and space prevented." For the name of this hero Garrett

suggested combining the three names into 'Milner Garsted" or "Milstead." Ultimately,

Stead made the hero a woman. The new model was probably Flora Shawl The story

appeared with the title "The History of a Mystery." See F. Whyte, The Life of W. T.

Stead, 94-95

10. Even after the view of the majority prevailed, Stead refused to yield and published

his version of a proper defense in The Scandal of the South Africa Committee (London,

1899). It was Stead's belief that preparation for"a raid" was a patriotic act which, if

confessed, would have won public acclaim rather than condemnation.

11. On this see Journals and Letters of Reginald, Viscount Esher, (4 vols., London,

1938N, 1, 196-202.

12. The History of The Times (4 vols., London, 1935), 111, 244. It is clear from Miss

Moberly Bell's biography of Flora Shaw (183-188) that Buckle knew this fact at least by

24 May 1897, although Miss Shaw had previously written him a letter stating explicit!)

(probably for the record) that she had been acting without either Buckle's or Bell's

knowledge. The night before Miss Shaw testified before the Select Committee, Buckle

sent her a detailed letter of instruction on how to answer the committee's questions.

13. W. S. Blunt, My Diaries (London, 1932), 226.

14. See The History of The Times (4 vols., London, 1935), 111, 315-316.

Chapter 7

1. L. Curtis, Dyarchy (Oxford, 1920), 41.

There can be no doubt that the original inspiration for the Round Table movement was

to be found in anti-German feeling. In fact, there are some indications that this was the