Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01
RECOGNIZE DEFEAT.
london Newspapers Alive to the
Gravity of the Situation in South
Africa, and AmOng other Euro
pean Countries.

Gravity of the SITUATION IN Soutn
Africa, and Among Other Euro
pean Countries.
LONDON, January 29.-There is
comment in London on the discrep-
ancy between the Boer account OF the
recapture of Spion Kop and that sent
by Gen. Butler. The latter says not
a word about the Beers scaling the
hill and attacking the British trenches
and capturing $50 men who hoisted the
white flag, as at Majuba Hill. Instead,
he spoke of the maintenance OF the
best traditions of the British army"
There is not much doubt that the Boer
account is correct. 1t is by no means
boastful.
1t is believed that the war Office
has further dispatches which it is
Withholding. For days nothing has
beer heard from Lord Dundonald and
his mounted brigade, and it is rumored
that he has been cut off on the Upper
Tugela.
The London military critics have
given up hope of saving Ladysmith,
which is undoubtedly short of food
and ammunition. The garrison went
on short rations December ?. Tie
morning Leader says:
"Will Ladysmith fall in consequence
OF Buffers retirement or in conse-
quence of another night attack by the
victorious Beers?
1.-THE city has already held out it's
full time. It's last communication
across the Tugela otherwise than by
electric or sun flashing, was on Novem-
Der 2 last. 1t was then believed to
have enough provisions and ammuni-
ton for three months. The three
months are up next Friday.
There has been no chance during
these three months to throw into the
city a pound of food or a pound or
cordite."
OF the newspaper correspondents
who voluntarily remained in Lady
smith, G. ". Stevens, of the London
Daily Mail; Mitchell, of the London
Standard, and Stabb, of the Times of
India, died of fever in n week. Fer
rand, of the T%ransvaal Leader, was
killed in the Wagon Hill fight.
The London Daily Mail says:
1.-THE richest and what was hitherto
considered the most powerful nation
in the world stands to-day in the hui
initiating position of seeing its armies
beaten back with heavy losses at the
hands of two small States.
Our ambassadors abroad suffer ig-
unanimously knowing that DR.. Leyds
has during the past week been received
at semi-official entertainments not only
in Paris but in Berlin.
lone would have thought that DR..
Leyds' reception by foreign govern
ments was already sufficiently g
tive. Ono would have thought the
time had come when some attempt
should be made to mobolize the fleet
and the remaining land forces in order
that the world may know that. while
bearing our suffering calmly, we have
no intention of subsiding into second
or a third rate power by allowing for
eign intervention of any kind"
The Post says:
Parliament will have to do something
more than give expression to public
opinion. The time will come when the
nation must not merely arouse itself to.
fresh %exertions, but must open its ewes
to the facts and take into account the
actual state of the world.
f"The war cannot be conducted with
reference to the state of public opinion
In Great Britain, for the state of arm
les engaged and the temper of other
powers that are looking on are not less
important elements in the problem"
As 1t required a month for Butler TO
recover from his earlier defeat at Co
lenso, it not thought he can pull his
~disheartened army together now in
time to do anything for Ladysmith.
London waits anxiously for the Boern
to move. They seem y be fghtins
: very definite plan AND it Is