The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-22
Belief Growing that Great Britain
Will Have TO Fight All the Dutch
I'm south Africa.
ENGLISH OFFICIALS SLOW
CRITICISED FOB NOT HURRYING
MORE TROOPS SOUTHWARK.
Government Hampered for Lack OF
M-oney-Cape Colony Afrikanders
Sympathizing with Kruger.

LONDON. Sept. 22.-while the precise re-
suit of the secret session of the Rad or
the Orange Free State IS not yet known
here, President Steyn's speech at the
opening OF the session is regarded as an
almost infallible indication OF the attitude
which the Free State will take. Comment
ing from this point of view, the London
morning papers are all impressed with the
added gravity Of the situation and murmurs
are beginning to be heard regarding the
dilatoriness Of the government In getnng
troops forward. Military men are said to be
impatient. They assert that everything Is
ready and that they are only waiting Tor
orders II IS recognized that the attitude OF
the Orange Free State makes the original
estimates based upon Dutch neutrality too
small. Evidently a much larger force Will
be required.
The government is faced with something
like a dilemma. The leader Of the oppo-
sition has publicly denounced the precipi-
fancy Of the Colonial Office In forcing on a
conflict Therefore, ministers are disin-
clined to convoke Parliament. II, on the
other hand, so large an expenditure as the
apparent attitude Of the Orange Free State
would involve should become necessary, the
government would be obliged to summon
Parliament In order TO get adequate sup
plies. IL Is understood that the money
question accounts for the dribbling manner
in which the troops are being forwarded.
German military experts, realizing the Sc
robustness of the campaign before Great
Britain, are commenting with establishment
upon the fact that England Is so behind
hand In her preparations. In Berlin IL Is
also believed that DR.. Leyds is acting as
President Kruger's evil genius and mislead-
ing him by reports that he Is likely to get
sympathy, IL not assistance, from some OF
the European powers.
The speech of Sir William Vernon Har-
court, the former Liberal leader. to his con-
stituent at New Tredegar, and the message
Of the Cape Town Afrikander members of
Parliament to President Kruger, have
proved red rags TO the war-at-any-price
party here. The Cape papers declare the
terms are applied TO Sir William Vernon
Harcourt's remarks by the English anti
Boer papers.
Those who claim the situation has not yet
passed the rubicon of pacific negotiations.
see in President Kruger's answer to the
Afrikanders a genuine desire to avoid hos
t~ilities- The report that he has personally
petitioned Queen Victoria to avert hostili-
ties certainly does not bear out the alarm
list reports of English correspondents in
South Africa, that President Kruger deter
mined long since upon war. Nevertheless
preparations for that eventuality continue
theoretically on both sides. The Beers are
laagering and British troops are reaching
Kimberly and Ladysmith, the onward
march OF the latter being marked by en-
thusiastic ovations from the scared inhabi-
tants and hordes hurrying southwark for
safety.
The latest report Of Boer activity ema-
mates from New Castle, Natal, saying the
TTansvaal forces are encamped at lands
print and intend to raid Natal Immediately
after they understand that Mr.. Chamber
lain's reply is not satisfactory.
The British army nursing service sails
from Southampton tomorrow and Major
General French sails Saturday. He goes to
Durham. Natal. to the cavalry
brigade.
Vanity Fair. frequently well informed re-
garding political secrets, emphatically re-
iterates the assertion that there will be no
war. 1t says: President Kruger is an old
man. but he is no dotard. He would ike to
get his own way but not at the cost of de-
feat. Climb down, he will. We maintain
the belief that there will be no war"
Vanity Fair takes the view. which is shared
by several weeklies. that the alarmist daily
papers have created a fictitious crisis.
The London edition OF the Standard and
Diggers' News OF johannesburg. gave out a
cable dispatch purporting to be from Jo-
hannesburg. saying that the returns from
the neld comets OF the Thansvaal and the
Orange Free State show that 5000 burgh-
srs are ready to take the field at short
notice.
Reuters Telegram Company announces
this evening that no message had been re-
received by Queen Victoria from President
Kruger.