The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-28
AN UNEASY FEELING IN ENGLAND.

The situation in South Africa is moi
such as to make glad the hearts Of
Euglishmen. On the contrary, in Eng
land there is a feeling OF great uneasinesa
| in connection with the Transvaal war.
| That this is so is shown by the admission
Of the Times of London that IS now APP
parent that the English war Office greatly
underestinated the number of men the
Beers could put in the field.
The victory Of Belmont. accounts of
which have been appearing in our dis
patches for the last two or three days,
does not seem to have been so great a
victory after all The British gained an
advantage, but they did not get any near
er to their objective point, namely, Kim
berley. which place they endeavored to
reinforce. The Times calls attention 10
the remarkable activity Of the Beers in
Natal, and points out that the Beers there
and elsewhere seem to have men enough
not only to impede the advance Of the
British wherever attempted but also TO
keep up their defensive operations.
Mr.. Chamberlain, in forcing war with
the Transvaal, involved Great Britain in
an undertaking that is going to cost her
moro in life and property than either he
or other leading Englishmen had any idea
Of. 1t is probable that he thought the
war would be a short one, and would add
glory TO the British arms and territory
TO British domains. Ii will be noticed,
however, that there is no longer talk in
the British newspapers about the British
army in the TransvaaI eating les Christ
mas dinner in Pretoria. II is limited that
the Boer capital may not be reached he
fore February, and some of the less SAN
guine Englshmen think that it may be
June before that city will be reached
There is already talk about calling
out more reserves although the number
of soldiers in South Africa, and on the
way there, is much larger than it was
thought when the war began, ii would
be necessary to send there.
It is not going to be an easy task for
Great Britain to compel the Beers to
wear the British yoke. The Beers are
fanatics and will fight long and hard, and
will endure great suffering and loss be
fore they win yield Even now they say
that if their armies are beaten they will
continue an irregular warfare. This
they can do to much greater advantage
than the Filipinos can In their opposition
to our government, because they are much
better fighters and are united. The Fiji
pinos are divided among themselves, the
great majority of them, from all accounts,
being in favor of accepting our rule.
Great Britain cannot afford 10 &C
knowledge herself beaten in the Trans
vaaI. She must conquer the Beers or
admit that the first step in the down
grade of the British empire has been
taken. if she were to withdraw from the
Transvaal without accomplishing the OBJ
ject for which the war was brought on
she would lose the whole of South Africa,
and would be in danger of losing India.
There would be revolt in India at once
in all probability, which would be en-
couraged by the continental Powers. all
of which hate her. There is no reason of
course to doubt that she will finally tri-
nmph, but the cost will be very great.
1t is not to be wondered at that there
is a feeling of uneasiness in England.