| Show U The outlook la is I South Africa IH If fai a front from A Johannesburg g dispatch says that Gen Con Delaroy Delaro tin the hoer Doer commander has bias or more moon men In III time the hills little around that three c generals with their forces are ato ar converging to toward ward waith hU hll position It IH is supposed 09 1 thu thuan an engagement Is la Imminent hut but Urn thai depends naturally on omo whether Doia may ley 18 In Is disposed dl to fight If It not h in will probably elude the thu fore Cameos on and take up some somo other post host tion Lord Kitchener hns has an tin extremely mission to perform Mimi HI plat alan now nol Is U to divide the thu entire territory Into squares anti and to rake each one ono of ot these In Iii until mill the country Is free treo train from the roving I bands of or Doers This Timia mummy may be a 11 well wel conceived plan but how bug lOll time wilt wll It take tako to clear clour all 1111 the squares marked out and how mow many men mire lire according to the estimates square mallen to cover There are 11 about bou t soldiers orone o or orono one ono man to each amid square mile Some o ot of them must be retained to guard SHU tho time hues linos of ot communication maid antl the time force torce available for tor clearing the squares ns as planned Is actually much mitch loss less than one ono soldier to tho square mile When this la Is kept In mind mimi It Is In not difficult dl to understand how the laming Boer commanders can camm roam moan from rota one place to another aMther and amid elude ciullo time the traps trap sot set for tor them theno It 11 IB In claimed the have hao still about OOOO armed inca mun In tho the Hold field 1101 anti and that lint most of ot those thoe are determine to keep tho time war var going until they the are aro exterminated or until more favorable peace terms than limn those loose offered can be bo obtained They hope to be lie able be tb worry orry the time British lion until It tt shall ho disposed to rest at any cost And mi with w the tho bull dog determination of at that people the prospects are arc not lot encouraging aging for nn on early carl settlement nt It should be pretty clear t tg the British public by b this time lImo that what Is In to be gained by that long war of ot conquest Is hardly worth tho time price The Time money expended Is even If It the tho w of or the time war were eto In view n II bail bad Investment The Tho policy of ot Gladstone who shrank from Crom the time In which his country countr Is in II Involved seems fully rully Justified Great Croat Britain now no cannot connot yield By so doing she the would lose ose her prestige among the nations lint Hut she cnn can terminate tho the hostilities or on conditions time tho Boers would In lii nil probability be willing to accept Time The independence c of at the time Orange Colony for tor torIn Instance In might bo be restored with the I opportunity for tor all nil Doers unwilling to become British citIzens citizen to settle lettle there Or part of or the Transvaal and part ot of the tIme Free Iree State might bo ho made one Inde Independent Independent pendent republic while the tho t e other ether part were retained by Great Croat nn an Indemnity for tor the war expenses Tho The Boers Doers In time the flak field are lighting for tor lade I anti they th y seem to be worthy worth of ot It If It patriotism and valor are to receive re reo any reward In this world Great Orca Britain would gain more mare by b a 0 policy polley than timan by n a continuation or of hos imos to th tim bitter hitter end She Sue would establish a n friendly republic r the fishi fishing lag Ing ng strength of ot which Is not moot to tobe bo u de the ec By Dy continuing the tho conquest sloe h will only gain lordship over oer a do dl olat which country anti and n a f population from fron loyalty loyally Is hardly lOrdly to be expected Le Ie Lethe the voice olce for tor pence peace be heard through throughout out Christian Great Britain |
