New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-24
TARDY PREPARATIONS


-. Cor. ~ -One charter OF TransVaal
L.,, HAS heen closed and another will he
1'P' e.. ., .evt cobire+ roee,ing During
opeheu 40 .,,,l' e. 1,oora ora ,,o,t,ng FOR
'He t ,.h,.b ,,.,fl -f..bs tho veldt with
wv 49,, .,otre ,b.ir cavalrv 70 move. and
yernu'' ,,-,.,.,. s...o,,,,,,e ora an
while "'S' , >.a.a, ,hona &C. ,.,s,,re
proacAiHk "7 "" ,uo, ~,
for s' .,,,,.s rbo au,ance between
two "' ~ . nal, 90 o.or. &, u.,l
the'" l,....... r.. cto,. IN q commanding
place '" -.,..,. - ,o,urro,,,sa h,. which
los'"'" 9s ,ar ,,ras,dart stevn
hoS'''''' ,..,..... ~, b,s ou,, uul NOT be re-
ha''"s ,,...,,.,,, .,rncer - ba he reluct-
poa'" ,,.,... e.o.o into war from svu-
an =" ~ .,i . th. Same race The Min
l@'"' 49, l,.~o win No, ha likelv to allow the
N"' ,,o,,,a,r,n, reace 10 pass with
Ia'' ,, - .,,.s. erfor, ~ rreycnt an out
o'' ,a. ...u c,osalv resemble civil war IN
s.h ,ert.a
,,oorvhra the suspense continues, with In
...os,,, nrohabnitv that there VIII be active
.iyri., M, a large scale early IN Novem-
- ,e +pe Roe~e themselves do not begin the
o,,ack IN tie course Of fortnight. The Daily
,-,r,,ic,o" touuts the Ministers with exercising
.,.,s.r,4s for several months over the mis-
s,s ~ thirty thousand farmers and with
.o,,r. ,o means Of enforcing declaration Of
,ror ,.ren The crisis arises The Broad Arrow"
s,eakirg for the military classes. admits that
,be Ministers viii have cause for anxiety until
the last battaiions now on the sea nave u's,'"
barked IN South Africa and intlma'es '"a' '"VS
put of disYatchng troops too lohS' "e nav
ural reply 70 both Of these criticisms "oulu I've
that the Ministers We're anxious 10 ANU
policy Of proyocat!on, ana We're h'p'"e ds"''''
hope that Kruger would submit su'i''''''
tine were allowed him Apparently '"'' 90
TOO far 70 promote the ENDS OF P'd''"'"N'"e,
and not far enough u pace ''e ''''''''''
in readiness for war.
Military cities now assert ''a' ''o
force IN Natal will be prepared 10 no'U 10
hy October l. and that 10y 'Ne i''n 'n''' va
thirty thousand Regulars aNaiaoie lo' se' '0'
The Ministers are evidently aware ''"' 80,
already dispatched is Inadequate lor 'He'e "''
active preparations I'm progress ior p'oN'D'"e a.
additional army corps with equipment '0' --
service.
Lord Lansdo"ne and MI George "S""''"'"
are the busiest men IN LONDON anu arc
stantly IN conference with the heauq"a' W
staff and Mr. chamberlain. war VIII nc
on large scale. with hfty or Sky '"oU'"''1
Regulars under Sir NedNeIs bu'e'
although he viii not go out uhul ''e Jun -
this fresh reinforcement mas ein""iN N7''
q, army L-t iluarters IS lhn' no '"o''''S W."
be taken; one chance has oeeh iei' op'''' ""1
that is the chance that Kruger may take u'e
field in the next ten days
II cannot be uuthfuiy said 'ha' val j."
South Africa IS popular or that 'heie - ""'
enthusiasm for II. IL IS now co"siue''N ''
evitable by the best informed men, Ou' II -
faced regretfuily as misfortune lo' 7'n'"
africa ana EAS."i" "iiNV'
Of pubic OPINION asa''S' " ''''N' 49,.
approdoneu VII" N'"'' -, .-.o..,-o
must H'o''e MS" D. a
Military He" a"e'' ~ -.
assert that the 'an'pa's" VII" .',.-
weeks after the l'isl si'' i '''''
that their artillery IS no" Sou'Oe Vi