The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-15

toon In this Weeks fussSn ~ S"eS'>-.-s
John Bail saying, As yos WI nsnf, you
shall have II this time. II 10 q nSns 20 tne
fnish-"
cnr~~sal O0eers Elatea.
Gen HuIler,x mission Is nearly In Keep
ing with the spirit Of the colonial onee-
Rightly or wrongly, believing war 70 DC
the oniv possible method Of solving tae
TyansyaaI trouble. those ofhcfah nave
,uade no attempt 10 conceal their satisfac-
fton at receiving an u.fimatum from Pfesi-
dent Kruger. thus enabling them to place
the op,, OF the war on the Beers. Ens>
land may or may not have justification for
her conventions. but the government or
sans. which must know. az the Associated
Press knows by personal knowseass, Tag
rea, feelings IN the anti-Boer party In Eng
land. have made pisifu, hypocriies OK them
selves In printing jeremiads upon A1.
KYugcr's perseverance, In sending an ua'i-
matum.
The only thing that surprises An impair
;ial observer Is that the Trsnsyaai press-
dent ala not adept this course before Eng
lLs, reinforcemenfs arrived. The only ex-
psanAsion of his failure 70 do 80 Hes In
the report that he overesiimated the
strength Of the British peace party.
Little Resistance Looked For.
Once Gen. Butler gets TO work 1t II be-
level here ire Beers viii affer little or
gauixed resistance 6cmething depends. OF
course. Upon the success they may achieve
in tho interim. but the life insurance COM
pxnies are only seeking an extra premium
o. pence A. war risks. or In others. place
sd1 r. M al H.
ply 10 South African ifregulars. lighting
side by side with the reguiars. but 1t Ii
said tho Beers viii show them no quarter
This ii IL hard to believe, when II Is re-
called with what unusual humanity the
Beers treated the English prisoners during
the previous war.
C0fley's Defeat Recalled.
Speaking Of the war OF 1851 1t should be
remembered that Gen. Coi1eyis entire force
amounted to less than z.0oc men. while tbs
Beers had nearly LOO. Gen Sir George
Stewart White, the British commander in
Natal, N not likely 10 fall into
Gen. C0iley.s mistake Of = prema-
tur< advance. In fact II Ii rather
presumed that Gen White. knowing the
tremendous extent Of the achievements
on the way, Will consistently remain strict
~ on the defensive. rather than risk q
doubtful engagement.
All sorts Of surmises are current regard
Ing the detailed strategy likely to be en-
pioyed. One authority says the hostility
Of the Orange Free State confers an I'm.
nsrnae advantage upon the British forces,
40 II VIII enable Sir Redvers Butler to 60
direct through that country into the Trans
vaal.
neavy Losses Looked For.
The Naval and Military Record. in the
course of a most interesting article written
BY an army oilcer. who compares the
forces. says:
There IL little doubt that the losses on
our side win be heavy. Our troops Will be
compelled to accept the role Of attack upon
prepared positions. while the Bcers, at the
very outset. by mears Of their mobility
may bo able to make a dash Into Natal.
retiring with comparative ease II pressed.
Hut II d hard TO believe that they have
staying power sufilcient to prclong opera
tons for any length OF time.
Gen. Bulief viii eventually be strong
enough to invest any fortified towns or
positions taken by the Beers. and TO cit
down and wall until exhaustion sets In
among them. Sparseiy populated a. In the
veidt. with total area scarcely equal to
France. II d questionable II 1000 typical
yepnen. trained In the use Of arms. can
be raised throughout the whole Transyaal
Tho rest arc city men. with tbs vices Of
greed and the love Of ease engendered In
the cen:ssS OF urban life.
Traits OF the beers.
1T 10 far from true that the Beers are
q godly, ciean-lIvi1g and generous race
They have op saiy given Il out that the
British are 10 be uprocted, stock and
branch, and the cft-heard phrase. TO ev-
efv man a daussci or two throws q iurid
light on Mr.. Kruger's pieus front
I'VE enjoy the sublime advantage Of
eventually posing IN the attacking party,
ana Il remains to be seen how far the
Boers are fitted for the wearisomN role Of
passive defense. which sooner or later viii
be imposed upon them
ktad Of Fighting Expected.
The service revolver they have In
many cases discarded for one Of ten
chambers. but do not believe there will
be much hand-to-hand fighting. for Sir
Re3vcrs Butler 10 we'll aware that In =
melee the advantages OF iron discipline
are 70 q great extent lost. We do not In
tend to allow the Beers to close with cur
infantry. although cavalry patrol skir-
mishes will be unavoidable, The Trans
vaai forces prefer ambuscades. and our
difaculty will be TO get into contact with
them. II Ia to be hoped that the British
Indian troops viii be detailed also on ad.
vance guard. for they are well trained in
ambush work"
Troops Win Embark October 20.
Although Sir Butler has gone. most OF
the corps nrc stu here. The Associated
Press learns that the admiralty has final
~ fixed upon October % as the first day
OF regular emharkasion. this continuing
each day thereafter from Southampton.
On October - and . there viii be en-
harkatien Of a large contingent Of men
and equipment az Tilhury. These two
ports will be the only outlets OF any Inn
rortanee.
The Outlook quotes member OF tire
cabinet. whose name Is not given. but
who Is evidently Mr., Chamberlain. as
saying Ia private conversation:
Absolute equality. nothing more and
nothing less. IL what VIC intend "a secure
in South Africa There can he bat one
fate for the Hcer cligarchy. ard there can
be LETT no doubt regarding eur sovereign
~ over all South Africa. When these
ends have h~@n attained. n policy Of mag
a