The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30

since can remember When was boy
/ had experience In frontier wars. Amer
Tea has learned a great deal from the rel
Indians We have had 20 night for every
inch OF our territory. and learn TO beat
the red Indians az his own game: when
the Indians were not fighting US on their
own account they were employed against
us, in Colonial days by the French. You
must remember that every time there was
war between England and France our an
cestors took up the cudsels ON behalf OF
the old country on the other side OF the
Atlantic Many OF our great generals
have been scouts and gained their hrst
experience In Indian warfare. look upon
Kit Carson as the greatest scout VINO
ever lived. but George Washington was a
great scout also: with the aid OF forty
.picked men he once saved Gen. Braddock
from disaster. because they knew how a.
scout. ana accounted for a man with
every shot instead OF wasting their pow
der in volleying into the woods at random.
where the French and Indians lay con-
cealed Many propheslcd when ! left
home this time that. with modern tactics
and lorg-range weapons. the day OF tho
scout was over. But I think so long as
war remains there will always be work
for the scout TO do And / do not see
much likelihood OF universal peace yet
he added.
1T il the strong who rule the earth;
great nation can only maintain her great
ness by her military power. Once she gets
enfeehled. stronger nations viii wrest her
possessions from her You can see that IN
China. The present rising Is largely due
10 the fact that the Chinese have at last
realized that they must fight n they wish
to retain shelr national existence. There
would never have been any talk Of tho
partition OF China II she had been
great military power.
II do not advocate n large increase 81
your native armies: ! think the English
man. or. speaking generally. the white
man. should make himself capable %
lighting hts own battles ] don't believe
In a shick-h headed. stolid man rs the best
lighting material. because he obeys orders
and does not think An intelligent man.
with a good physique. makes the best sol
dier-but n man with knowledge OF ma
ture as we'll as OF hooks. The best hook
written Is only the reflection Of another
mans mind. An Intelligent soldier viii
stand defeat better than a stupid one. ha
can see further than tho present and his
pride will hold him 70 his orders though
death seems certain. The Imperial Neo-
manry. when they have got used 10 Tho
liEa on che veldt, will he the finest sol
disrs IN the British Army. Their very
dash and go. which has sometimes landed
them In difficulties and cul-de-sacs, will he
OF fhe greatest value when they have de-
veloped more caution by a longer expert
ence OF campaigning. Again, the c. ]. VS.
only want guiding and leading their pluck
and courage are beyond question. while
their physique was n source Of wonder -
all who saw them and remembered that
they were mostly London clerks. accus-
TONED to an indoor and sedentary life.
Keen vision and an acute sense Of
hearing hre the primary qualifications for
A scout II were picking men In England
for that purpose. / should choose the
young pilots who may be found round
your coasts.
''Yachtsmen, hunters young officers IN
the army make fine material: but all need
special training. for che scout OF the fu-
,ure will have 20 know something about
engineering and modern science.
people who sit at home and criticiss
our troopS because they move 50 slowly
cannot realize the difficulty OF the coun-
try or the length OF Lord Roberts line %
communications. IL r. much about the
same as u London was dependent on Rome
for all her daily supplies. And Il IL not
only food. drink and clothing for l5e"s
soldiers. but for every town on the line,
Of route Including Kimberley. Bloemfon-
tein. johannesburg and Pretoria; II IL
forage for horses. and fodder for the cat
tie. besides ammunition for the rides and
shell for the artillery. The wonder is not
that the lines OF communication have o.
casionaily been cut. but that they have
not been cut more often. and IN Cape COL
ony itself The Beers have the advantage
In being able 10 obtain stores where the
British canuot-and 50 must take theit
transport with them-and also employ the
native ponies. which are stronger and
thrive better on the local fodder than the
imported British ones. Where n horse can
10 six miles IN England, Il can only SO
two miles out there. and a thirty-mila
gaIlop would finish or every horse In
South Africa.
when tho British public fully realize
concluded Mai Durham, the tremen-
dous difficulties to be overcome they viii
appreciate even better than they do now
the splendid work that has been done out
there. Many gallant deeds have been per-
formed. and II Is almost impossible TO es-
innate the thousand OF miles covered hy
the cavalry division under Gen. French.
who have usually done their work on
quarter rations for horses and half rations
for the men"