The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-17
TROOPS FOR AFRICA.
Preparations Made to Send Out a
Corps by England.
NO SOFT WORDS FOR THE BOERS.
A Demonstration Of Strength Would
Better Serve the Ends.
WILLIAMS DISPATCH CAUSEDIT
Globe Saws Nathan uyoara Nor Gsv,u.rs
0 SOFT WORDS FOR THE BoERs.
WILLIAMS DISPATCH CAUsEDIT
Globe Says Neither sosrs Nor Germans
WIN Ito Allowed 10 Prevent Sub
miss,on to Demands,

| London. February l6.--rho Ansio-Boer
troubles arising from DR.. Jameson's raid
| into the Transvaal. or. perhaps. from u
more remote cause, do not appear likely to
be settled by mere exchange of dlpio-
| matte correspondence or visit Of presi-
| dent Kruger to London. on tho surface
| all appears to be clear sailing. but 1t can
he stated with certainly that there is
something In the wind OF which the gcner-
al public has as yet no knowledge. Tho
correspondent learns from an official
source that the war office. acting under
orders from tho government, has made
every preparation to send nm army corps
of s0, 900 men to South Africu.
Despite tho silence OF the English papers
and In the face OF possible donlals the alb
soluto accuracy OF this statement can be
relied upon. Tho war office was consulted
by Tho government IL week after Emperor
William sent his dispatch 10 President
Kruger. az to how long IL would take TO
land II fully equipped army ~ Natal, Plans
were prepared between the war office and
the admiralty, with tho result that II was
reported an expedition could be ready
within three months petaila of the scheme
are known only 10 the heads of the war
Office and members OF tho inner cabinet.
but information received points To a large
contingent being drawn from Ind,a--cav-
airy. artillery and MISUNDERSTANDING
SilShs and other native troops.
Tho promise Of a peaceful settlement of
the Transvaal difficulty docs not appear
TO have suffccd 10 induce the British gov
crhmcnt to abandon its project. Final
orders for the dispatch of the troops have
not yet been given, but il tho present de-
signs AFRO carried out full army corps
VIII be In Natal some time In May. What
real fse IL to hc made ~ this force can
only he surmised.
1'he conservative orgun. the Globe. alone
OF all newspapers. seems 90 have received
some hint Of the governments intcntion.
IL argues that soft words with the Doors
is sheer waste OF time. England. Il de-
clares. VIII only get what she wants by
display OF force not an actual collision.
but II demonstration. Therefore tho gov
ernment must Increase ita forces IN South
Africa 20 such nm extent MS to convince
the government AT Pretoria that neither
rhe Beers nor Germans viii be longer
allowed to prevent submission 10 Eng
lands just demands The Globe doea not
nttompt to estimate what force win be-
required to overawe the Beers. hut snya
the government has not enough troops
In South Atrica az present TO do what at
any moment 1t may he inperativeiy necos-
Bnrp To do.
Tho English, after their thorough defeat
at MaIubR ilill In 1881, had 1000 troops
opposed to the Beers, who were not at all
ovcrawed thcn. If to the projected expedi-
ton there should be nddod the existing
arms combined, he from $4,000 to 5000
men who could be used In n demonstlu-
ton against the Transvaal The republic
might and probably would lind an ally IN
the Orange Free state, would receive aa-
distance tom Dutch Hympath izerH IN Cape
Colony ana would probably eccure tn"
active Intervention of Europe Ii would
be big job for England TO make even
limited demonstration.
London February 16--'rhc Berlin cor
patch apparently inspired by DR.. Lcydcs,
The aocrotnry of state for tho Transvan,
wliicn Gays: The Trnnsvaal government
onsderB Colonial Secretary cnamborlan's
homo rule a preposterous and
utterly unworkablc scheme, II may al
most DO accented as certain that I'reai-
lent Kruger viii not visit England be-
cause his presence there would be a Nir-
Iual recognition OF Isnglands right 10
Interfere In the internal affairs Of Tho