Show rt I ITHE 1 I THE CAUSE OF THE THEl l BATTLING BOER 1 I Views of Montagu White Representative of the thet t South African Republic In the United I States I t flit is III the able representative ot of tilt the South African MH Republic In the United Stat States and although ht he tak takes an active part lu lui i the or of the situation to 10 South Routh Attica Africa he hu has done so t in III such luch A diplomatic a as to gh give no off offense to the United States State goy When there t is a dl to te political capital out ot of e every ry rya a lotion and when tit the lieu Doer fn this country often Indulge dull In un attacks upon the administration Ir Whitt Whits is careful not to be beI involved I To avoid h he b has been obi obliged I to exercise Ii a i deal 1 ot of Mr White was wa general of the Transvaal In r L previous to the war rut Sine Since It began Hran h he h laa served hit his country in inta ta a u ue I Jie would be taken for tor fin an Englishman almost almut a anywhere and ht his name In InI I 18 g English rather than Dutch blood but then th there art are ran many mn iota ot of Eng nr bah blood who are working and Ranting naMing for the hoer cau cause Mr White While was asked for nn an interview the military situation In South Fauth Africa lie r replied by guying that not being A military man In any I h tit F d I ut utTI TI rn w 1 Yil tt r r t P At t i i f r h i f t i r I I i 1 j way war he was not quite competent to discuss military affairs Besides It took look about six Ix weeks for tor communication from the to reach him Three Thet IM first fint to and were th then to hI him en Naturally such corn com it r bearing bearin more particularly upon diplomatic a Ill did not dl close military or probable movements TM The relief of and Ladysmith said Mr WhIte were wert not so ft reverses for tor the Bars Dona it 11 I Is because or of the effect thy they have hae on th thI the I wavering more than anything else olee toot that they are to be regretted I believe ve veI I I there was wal a minority In the Free State opposed to the war ar and there are arl sl al ways ware some JOme who determine th their lr according a to the M or failure ot of the cause It was believed from the that we must at ono ona time Ume I nr another tin tall back baak upon our strongholds In tta the Our 1 ate are excellent We had bad of arias annl and boUt tar for offense nail IDI IDId d defense That set lit apart for tor offense has haa not yet been exha exhausted led and amI the d do dof solve f at stores or have not yet been drawn drewn upon It I Ie quits plaIn that the Boers tan can make a strong defensive campaign and extend th the war for a long time Time I Is of great Importance to u us The longer w hold the British fora forai I i In check the gretter opportunity th there t is for tor to happen which will I help us N and ember the Who Ian can tell what may occur In Afghan I ratan tan Not long a ago o there was a little flurry ot on the Canadian boater bordor at al Ra EI RaI I r that dId not amount to much but It showed how many things mAY occur which might trouble Great Britain While I 1 do not know what la it to be the plan If ct I should hould think I that there will be no stubborn resistance to the British advance before It rrt lies he the neighborhood of Pretoria although a sufficient toree fora will wll be In the theR R li at al all Um times to make It Impossible for tor the British to move forward with t I ary ar speed Trey will hive have to tight at every poInt where cap ORO be fl a d Mr White Whitt wu was asked kid It if It were tr likely that the would ha have any force In f to resist t and po possibly came behind the lints ills 1111 ra reply ly was wa The Bot Hoes being In a ridiculous minority would be In Inc c of oC being belne outflanked b by Robert and while It might hold some ot of hi his army In check for a Ume It would not nOI meet the actual purpose and a portion t Ih arm army left to bold a place lace in III a count country left to the enemy J I 1 Pod tP p captured U as was 11 Cronje army Probably the first ot of any r ne will be made at the Vaal river There are re natural lines of defense this lIten Eten hero the Dot Bare find it advantageous to with raw Itaw for lh lee le ge army ct cf might lilt be able to them Pretoria III the i r position of ef the hoot and Ind here the resistance of the Doers Bor Doersc c III l mt un ho o stubborn but effective 1 Tiu l advance of Butler BUller le a very one compared to the advance of I because there I the natural rampart of th the Drak range which Is In an almost Ini a barrier In that thaI 1 a email force foroe it III b he able to check rr a much larger 0 one ot of the enemy Our main forces will be concentrated in the while smaller ones hua harass the advance and aad th the enemy Cold Coll weather will soon be very tr trying Ing to the forces of the Ihl British on en the high veldt The seasons JOn have a 11 IP I eruct upon the campaigns The Themen men must live In n tents tenIA In bed bad weather w will make It vary ery for them themI I have ban t r n rIM for that Johannesburg would probably be d de y ae Inary to the tbt defense of Pretoria Of course UrH when hen war oe 00 11 there lawn law to bl be ob observed fed and there should not be a 11 needless t Johannesburg on of nt Its Ita proximity to Pretoria will make VI z l tit 11 bane ot of attack for the It will furnish barracks sod quart quarte ti sl r h buses IURI and a mot most but base of supplies If left lett intact It would m r I most OIt comfortable am and charming for the British 1 old Ie be used for the thus avoiding tents and other mp a if Ie reu u are re at war you cannot annot provide eol easy corner for tor your our enemies TI I 1 of Il a elty U a I a military necessity is II not R a rare ran occur relic It li b a I yes teen been at as a 11 legitimate menus of defense Br C kar r 1 r It t wu was burned for that reason It was a 41 desperate rant It heroic t 1 kin and d l the purpose The burning ot of the thet t and I 1 r r th city eUy of Washington In 1114 on the other hand was wa rt bT tin 11 Greene w a wanton not oot I If Ir r f tare sr I Boers oan n be to furnish h the British wIth a very t r n A nt cf 1 t all the for prosecuting g a If doge within such a 11 ae e I 1 t di tar f om am UIt capital where th the mate mala deft I Is to be made malle mallen rh n it ir matter fOr tor the U era r now is Ie time The longer they hold bold holdt t f tr wi will bosoms Ute the sympathy m with the BOOTS In al ports pert or of th the 1 it i The MO of the Ule United slates sympathise with Uh the theof of br YON Ved and under pronged pr th their Cr sympathies will fill rise rIM Even r 11 w tila feeling ot of sympathy la II growing ta But ut I think there tJ noth IrS like 1 a well 1 a In their behalf Sir Ir WhIt Whites I was I the recent In on R It day when the English people the Oae Irish In III the wear wear 1111 f tl th green r rJ J ilK will not lifted In capturing the b the demonstration hp Jj Cad but It wUI naturally the tbt soldiers TM The Minh members of ef par and the wilt not be caught by the shadow They will sUll un agi tats for the Whatever map 1 ltd the outcome of If the war said Mr White It will have havea a wr t try It will fill tn lend to strengthen U the power of lingi I land f 11 t will m tar for a time the empire but I think It le bound t to have havea a d eL ting It will give rice to we that will be to The their strength will make that bt be with h by the bS bl 1 government The lIi tendency will 1 lie to toward toward ward the sf and It wW be t to chick In England lt t U h e r is II bound to have haye Under the UatI I of yelloW and the character cha ot of the he soma t i be a hang Bcd and that for U the wires There be tt n rude at a tome some Ur lay D Co C |