New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-22

Mounted Volunteers. the LIST Battalion or inc
Leicestershire Regiment. the lst Kings Royai
Rifles the "a Dublin Fusiliers. the Devonshire
Regiment the Dorsetshlre Regiment, several
companies Of mounted infantry and three fell
batteries n total Of about four thousand men,
opposed 10 a Boer force estimated at twice mat
number. and possibly reaching higher nsure.
This very disparity between the combatants
gives additional element of fascination to the
history OF the day.
Probably no other officer in the British Army
has seen more fighting than General Sir William
Penn Symons the commander OF the tonrth
Division, I'M er General Sir George stewart
White Certainly none has seen more In lndla'
and the campaigns in Burmah and Zuluand re-
vealed his splendid qualities In the most nrii'la"t
fashion.
WAR ISSUE IN POLITICS.
The forthcoming Parliamentary by-election in
Tower Hamlets London. is being fought strictly
on Boer and anti-Boer lines The Liberal cand-
date Harold spender, declares that the war
was brought about as much by the laundering
OF the Secretary Of State for the Colonies. Mr..
Chamberlain, as by the obstnacy OF the Trans
wal Government. On the other hand. the Con
servative candidate. William Guthrie, asserts
that the scandalOus arrogance OF the Beers was
alone responsible for the hostilites Both Join
in a wish that victory may attend the British
arms. but this does not deter the electors from
creating little war Of their own
One OF the most curious features OF the NOR
nization has been the inoculatng Of the troops
against entcric fever. This not made com
pulsory but the company commanders we're In
structed to urge the men to allow themselves 10
be lnoculatcd. and most Of them have under
gone the ordeal
Although medical men differ greatly as to the
utility Of the virus. the percentage OF ente!lc
fever in the British ranks viii be eagerly
watched by foreign military experts Should It
turn out to b. remarkably small. it is more than
likely that all European troops Will be inocu-
lated before gong TO countries infested by the
eLteric germ.
The War Office continues to receive offers Tor
volunteer service from all parts Of the coun-
try. Colonel sir Charles Edward Howard ' IN
cent has officially repeatol his proposal to raise
a thousand marksmen for service in SOuth
Africa az his own expense. Colonel Vincent is
the comma ndant OF the Queens Westminster
Volunteers. one Of the crack regiments ana
ever since his offer was first publ shed ne mas
been inundated with requests from those anxious
to serve Many 0f the applicants are o. So'd
social position. including several clergyfnen.
They hail from points az far apart as BOMBAY
Halifax and san Francisco. y Canadian Ouelel
Colonel Vincent 70 bear the entire expense o.
one hundred men throughout the campaign.
one Of the problems left entirely 10 General
Sir Pedvers-Buer is the pun shment of non
combatants who take part in the hostilltes Ih-
task II distinguishing their status Is difcult as
comparatively few Beers wear uniform II IS
said that the treatment he VIII administer 10 the
German an Irish volunteers under the Trans
yaal nag viii not be more nercfIl thar were
Won Motkes dealings with the frsncs-tireurs