The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-12-02
JOUBER PLANS AND HOPES
A War of Defense Followed by Guer-
ri1la Cnmpaixn and british losses.


Berlin. Nov. 2T.-The Deutsche Zeitune
publishes Il letter, purporting to come
from Gen. IOubert and dated at Lady
smith. October ~, i'll which the writer
says:
Even If we do not succeed in preventing
the concentration of Gen. Buffers troops
the British army will be weakened from
natural causes to such an extent that not
more than b. 600 efficient troops. or 40. 0OG
at the outside, can take the field. The
others must be employed to protect COM
munications. In this connection it is to
he borne in mind that not only Natal, but
Cape Colony. with ii base of operations
covering 43J miles must he considered.
Gu: bases of supply are at home and or
gi.niZed on the relay system in three direc-
tious. TO protect these does not require
800 men. If one base should be seriously
threatened the supplies will ho destroyed.
A war of defense. of which we need nv, think
for considerable tiIr,. would present far
greater advantages than IN offensive war.
we are at home in the highlands of the
TTInSNaal ANA the Orange Free State.
The i>ritish will have to contest every step
under inconccivahle difficulties, AMI must
hc prepared at every moment To fight on
two or three fronts.
Then will begin Il guerrilla war, which the
British will not be able to endure. Already
we have 10000 men in the field. We do
not cslculatc upon rising of the Beers
in Cape Colony and Natal. Nevertheless,
If the British stir up the natives ami cm-
ploy them to fight us rising of the whole
Of AfriEaEdcrdom is certain.
Dominated by JingCc-.
New York. Nov. PA dispatch to the
World from London says: II. w. Mas,
Singham'S resignation of the cdit0rShir
of the Daily Chronicle is Il striking exam.
pie of the extent to which jingoist$ domi-
nate the Liberal party.
The World correspondent has authority
for stating that Mr.. Massingham was re-
quested by the proprietors of the Chron-
icle to suspend all further criticisms of
the South African policy of the govern
ment while the war continues. but as Mr.
MaSSingham had taken Il strong anti
lingo line he refused to stultify himself
by acceding to this extraordinary request
and resigned.
Through this receding of the Chronicle
the only influential London daily which
has opposed jingoism disappears. 1t is
believed that its proprietorS We're imF2led
to this change Of front 10y ministerial and
other influences. actuated by the cNs. ONE
gravity of the South African situation
and the imperative necessity for suppress
ing all criticism of the war and the eX-
posure of its apparently inevitable result
by independent newspapers. Ii Is ru-
morcd that similar steps have been taken
to silence the Evening Echo, which fol-
lowed the Chronicle lines.
An Impressive Scene.
Cape Town. Nov PA correspond
cut who was in northern Natal when
Gen. Joubert and the main army of the
Beers crossed the frontier says that
when the burghers crossed the boundary
the general ordered Il halt. and i'll ac-
cordance with an old Boer custom called
for the ''kerkleur' Every man of those
mounted irregulars slid from his horse
and uncovered. Then all knelt on the
veldt while the chaplain fervently in
voked the divine blessing on the inya-
sion and the divine aid in fighting for
the independence of the fathcrland.
1t was the most impressive scene. the
correspondent says, he ever saw in his
life