New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-17
ROTH PARTIES FOR WAR.
,RFRALS AND CONSERTA-
UI-ES FAVOR FIGHTING
N TRANSCAAi
OPPOSITION OF IRISH MEMBERS-WILL
IAN vATSONS PROTEST-A RE
VIEW or THE SITUATION
u SOUTH AFRICA.
II SOUTH AFKICA.


~. 17-Parliament Will meet today
.eb eve-y indication that the two main parties
.., unite IT. voting supplies for war without
...-,,.s-sv o- partisan chickering's. The small
%, 1-.sh members may OFFER some opposi-
A,, rvnrc opinion IS strongly IN favor Of
..-o-o.s prosecution of the war and the
80, surport a. the Government This feeling
-s.,.- Nv .vvo enthusiastic meetings at the
-...A.r yesterday. when the business men
..,,.a - the support Of Mr.. Chamberains
genera, policy.
o-,- esvv voices are raised in protest One
...A.sa is william watsons. whose acrid letter
. The Da.N Chronicle" to-day Will excite
5-u-h resentment. he writes:
rt,e several q your contemporaries you ap-
4...a nae- disappointed with the quality
- .-'. so--e+ hy NJ Swinhurne In simple
.Aa- magnificent singer let US renem-
;-.Aet -rs existence of great theme, not less
certainly than ~ great loe' Is one oI the m
s-s-essra arteceCent conditions or great
The assassination II a State and the
l-.-g.~- - a people are not heroical themes.
go ~ave- while this world endures shall they
Sr1Ea one note 4 noble song Moreover IL all
-.ba+s between giant and a stripping the
ne met 0f necessity be at a certain moral
(sa5va1tage IN the somewhat ludicrous task ~
.rh4a-tering the giant
=. ,s ne vaio- y David with his sling. and
-. he arrogant bd.k of Goliath. that kindles
me Imagination ~ poets and captures forever
.re svrrpathies - man
TIE time has passed for such passionate de-
-un,ia-;cn - English policy when war has been
:,-cea uron England ny President Krnger's
r.t'ns,um.
The Journalists here are beside themselves for
Va, II news from South Africa The Official
s,a,s7srt from tho War Department shows
.ss. nothing d=ante has been reported from
Ns,ri or che Transvaal frontier and as COM
run.-a,.on ,s cut on from Mafeking ard Kim
ts-.ev there can ne no news from Bechuanaland
md th- Orange Free state borders
Tse latest news before the cutting % the
-.-es states that Kimberley. which The Beers
s-e 5e-|e e~ad ~ 10 especially anxious - take IN
o-ss- o. make Cecil Rhodes prisoner. is now
strong fortified and no fears are entertained
Z. tt- -arrison's capabilities for resistance. A.
Nsf.ki~g. also the garrison is reported 70 he
,a,r-,-e although there Is no word whether
c,lo-el Baden Powell has yet been reinforced
en-
Persistent r7lr1o-s reach Cape Town of sharp
egh.,-r near Kimberley. These are traceaole
-o,s.t,e '-<orr,snts and may not he accepted
.nrsss-.e5lv hut those familiar with South
Africa know with what amazing swifiness ana
onen accuracy strings of natives. Ike human
,eeera7h system. fash udinss
A cis-a-oa from Aliwal North states tnat the
Foer commando al Reest Kraai has shifted 70 a
ro,rt rea- AiiwaL This centre IS composed nj
PARTIALLY d.ssrec-ed Dutch whose atti1nHe ne-
1enas On the result % the hrst serious engage
-lerfs
Pr-,-s r4-y.s-s-.,v hint ~ the probable dis
--issar ~ ne Cane Government ~ Sir Alfred
Nfr-e- h,- q 's believed on the other hand
tAa. many ~ the do-ttful Dutch have been
ane-ate. >--~ -he Roers ny the Transvaal en-
Vows attempts 70 STR W the native tribes to
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