Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-06
AFRICA'S WAR CLOUD.

New York World: 1t Is time for this
sympathy to find expression. Let it not be
said that the people of the United States
stood dumb while great empire sought
the life of little republic!
Indianapolis Sentinel The fact is evil
dent that Great Britain is merely playing
for time in South Africa and intends to
carry out the plans of Cecil Rhodes and his
fellow -adventurers as soon as it can mass It's
troops. Under the circumstances the
friends of liberty and independence the
world over can but hope that President
Kruger will strike quick and hard.
Baltimore Sun: The strength OF the Beers
as a military nation lies in the fact that
nearly every man possesses innate warness
and is himself a general This man Cronje,
who captured the raiders, was not a eel
ebrated warrior, yet he took hold OF the
campaign on a moments notice, mapped
out his plans, quickly led on Jameson until
he had him surrounded and then went at
him.
Kansas City Star: The confidence of the
Beers is of itself great advantage in war
fare, and If skillfully and bravely directed
by General Joubert-who, by the way is an
American by birth-it is not unlikely that
the Beers may gain some decided success at
the British to crack But 1t seems math-
ematical certainty that they must finally
yield to the enormously superior force Of the
enemy.
Springfield Republican: War in South
Africa is expected to begin in October, II at
all Up here in the north temperate zone,
where most of the worlds fighting has been
done, people are accustomed to think Of wars
beginning in the spring. Flowers bloom in
the spring, and so do vars-in the north
temperate zone. 1t must be remembered,
however, that South Africa is in the south
temperate zone and that when 1t is autumn
here it Is spring down there. That explains
the mystery of a war beginning in October.
The grass will grow up on the veldt next
month in the Boer country, just as it does
here in April. When the grass has come
the Beers can campaign without carrying
forage for their horses
New York Commercial: That desire TO
strike blow at England, face to face or be-
hind the back, which used to be so common
with the Irish, has so far died out In the last
few years that the news OF the Irish in the
Transvaal preparing thus to strike comes
| somewhat as a shock, and as one that will
not please many of their countrymen. As
an cffset TO it the London Irish Rifles. a
volunteer regiment of ultra Irish, not oil
! cockney Irish, to a man announce their
| readiness to fight for England, And II by
| any mishap the Boer war should break out
| and the Irish there should fight agains,
their stepmother country, they will have to
fight the Royal Irish Fusiliers and other
regiments OF their own blood, and when
| Greek met Greek would be tame compared
| to when Irish meet Irish.
Philadelphia Ledger The Beers stand AT
| bay in the Transvaal They have been
pushed and driven to their last stand by
| the forever advancing lines OF British do
minion. They will either fight for inde-
| pendence with the despair OF forlorn hope
or they will sullenly subside into forced
resignation to the inevitable, to remain q
perennial menace to British rule in South
Africa This is quarrel TO which the zen,
! trance" should be very slow by the puissanr
nation which has the greatest incentive from
| the viewpoint OF national honor and mag
nanimity TO become ingenious In finding the
| pathway OF peace The dissident voices In
| England, like those heard there during tn,
| American revolution, may be in a minority
now, and may scarcely be heard in the up,
roar OF the strife, but time will give then
q hearing and yindlcatlon.