| Show mS An important news Item from South Africa la is l the statement that the Doer lender leader Louis Lotus In the tho beginning of thin tub month told his men not to surrender surrender der as Ions bOg lon us 1111 0 there thero were vore GOO OO of at them left adding that the tbt American colonies fought six ix years eArs for foi Independence Equally Important Is the tho manifesto dinned by President Steyn and anti Gen Oen Dewet In tho the same spirit In which It Itla itIs la Is pointed out that the tha Unrulier forces ro still led by Iy responsible lenders leaders un on tier ller the tho supervision loll of the tho governments of the tho two republics Were the tho Boers DoerR known na III Idle boast honet boasters ers ors such would de lIe servo no attention but bull those these men ore arc hotter better for their Ih lr nets than their words They rhoy say nay little but do cIa u a great deal 11 lJ The probability Is that thaI to them I their cause does dooe not present Itself as us entirely lost They they have havo n II chance yet ye and atud an they mean to take It trusting In the tile righteousness of oC their cause and In Providence for tor final de cle deliverance e liverance Thin Tho strict censorship exorcised exercised makes mAlles It for far lie tho outside world to form torm aria n a Just estimate of the exact situation hut but It IL seems Rooms that Lord forces are fully tully occupied o keeping tits thus lines lilIes of communication open so 80 u that he ho hoIs heIs heIs Is not In n it 1 position to 10 undertake any largo large expeditions t 1 the tho invaders ers of or Cape Colony Colon The fhe Boer leaders have the tho Importance of or this thOU and amI turned It U to their advantage by hy nn on Invasion of oC British territory which under dotTer other oilier circumstances might kayo havo been heen considered Insane n a General Baths Botha who Is l reported to have encouraged his followers to io fight to 10 the tha last man nuan and pointed to tho the American colonies aa as an In example Is even celt by hy the tho British considered one of o tho tito noblest men awn In the tho hoar Boor army During tho hun stormy In thin tho preceding the com coin commencement of ot the conflict he opposed the war and depicted the awful devas devastation tation that he foresaw nw would follow hut But when ho lie IJ was WilS by hy tho maJority ma mn majority ho hue wag vuis among till the first to tl seize his hili rifle rille and full report for tor service At Dundee General Lucas Meyer It IH iii said Bald decided to surrender to the tho British but bu Botha to obey obo and antI the tho victory won wet duo to hIs hta skilful tactics At Al the tho Meyer was Wall sick and Botha as 18 hits his assistant as planned the tho wonderful de do defense lease against General huller i position nt at wore were chosen with I I the tue greatest skill and that hunt battle mud made I him Then ho retook Kop Fop anti and gained further fame rAme and It Itla itin la in said nId that lint General Joubert while dy dyIng t tI hug Ing I Hr designated him as ns the leader of oC tho the liner Boer forces The campaign ns as a now nosy carried on tho thu ob oh object j et of ot It Is Is no doubt duo due to his ad lid advice lidIce advice vice Ice There are nrc several great croAt Otter Hoer lender tenders In III the tho Hold haul hut but Botha Is In the tho of oC the thc little army lIe He Is no but n a well educated practical farmer and raiser as ail well ns use a Ho lie la is about forty fori years old full of o II vigor It If ho M line has declared that tho the can nn continue their struggle for years H it Ills 13 Is to be he feared that Great Britain must prepare for further sacrifices tIres before the tho country Is 18 subdued In London olI tho the promise tom Is Is now made tim thAt the War ar will be over oer by b the tho 1st of t July Jul But flUt nut suds such are nrc caller to make than to keep General 10 i o the tho American struggle re for or Independence U Is particularly pertinent Ifor at nt times tho hue outlook In the colonies when Washington lot hl a hungry hun r rag rA god 1011 discouraged band lIt if patriots was sas often otten hot hol any more bright then than Is Ii the Houth South African situation today from ruin a R Doer hoer standpoint Time alone can tell what the outcome will wilt be |
