The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-29
TIE UTMOST GLOOM
FOR The BRITISH PUBLIC
Necessity is Realized at London of Abandoning
General Whites Forces to Their Fate.
Most Carefully Planned and Executed Movement of Entire
Campaign Has Resulted in Disaster.

London, Jan. %, Ais a. m.-The week
has opened with the utmost gloom for
the British public and the reaction is
all the stronger because of the high
hopes that were reposed in General
Buffers turning movement and of his
announcement that there would be no
turning back"
At the very moment when Dr. Leyds
IS being received as an honored guest
in the highest circles on the continent
! Great Britain has to face the worst dis
/ aSter in campaign thus far disas-
/ trOus- open talk is heard of the absO-
! lutte necessity Of abandoning Ladysmith
/ to its fate, while Lord Roberts resorts
/ 10 the original plan of an advance over
/ the Orange river upon Bloomfontein.
/ To Ladysmith the disappointment
must be very bitter A dispatch from
+ the ROer lager near the town. dated
Jan. p, describes the garrison as very
evidently preparing a desperate coup in
order TO effect a junction with General
Buffers advancing army"
1t may be regarded as a certainty
that, in the confident hope of early re-
lief, Sir George White has lately been
issuing extra r3tiOns, and this fact has
given rise to an exaggerated idea as to
the length Of time the provisions would
last.
Cannot Hold Out.
Even should it be decided to send
General Butler reinforcements and TO
attempt to reach Ladysmith by
movement through the still more diff
cult country east of COlensO. It is ex-
tremely doubtful whether the garrison
could hold out long enough. as such a
movement would occupy at least a
month.
TrecefIent in our military hist0fy' ca
tsefronI1e indeed. without q paralei
evcor,f i'm the surrender of HorkJoWh
we are checked at every point 81 'iie
camDaign. IN fact, the cam paiSlI -
estiIl to begin. We wish we hau cIeaIo.
nroofs that even now the goVeItliiie elle
has anv adequate comprehension OF llie
situation. The utterances OF resp ~ -,
HE ministers have done nothihs "
o--,ira The country on this point.
Send More Troops.
Heavy or light, the thing has to ne
/ - md the government ought TO pre-
-. 60 the irnmediate dispatch OF o.
! 100 7,,er and take steps to send yet an
o+,a,. "a 00N if these should be needeu'
! The hopeless attempts TO carry Oh IN
campaign with four Wldely SCI 60 60.
columns. each unequal to Its TASK mus -
he abandoned for concentration VI
force and of purpose: 80. ,,-,i,,g
All the editorials TINS noIl
1,rs,+be the spirit of calm determine
+ion Not one will allow that any re-
80 eouId deter the country from lut
oEioCt If has set itself to attain, what
c[,er the sacrifices which may be III
z-oIvpd
l Ve1v frank criticism Of the govern
,,a,+ however. is beginning 10
2 heard even in quarters that nave nis ~.
7, e~to refrained. The Daily Man Dol,l1
throws all the blame upon SI NJ 0i l'l
t Hicks-Reach, Lord LansdoW ~ a. a.
e Lord Wolseley. II points l.:9 ~ Cta,,3ero
: Tincofn's dismissal of simon Odiliel =
from, the post Of secretary OF war az
r l-oco5ent for getting rid of incompe'
Il ent ministers
e Navy Should Be Prepared
n The Morning Post dwelis upon c u
# danger of further rebellion at tile ~
d and of possible EuroPeSn he mr.
d lions. tt urges that the navy
- T-ba standard and other papers rene
tho anxiety of the public to learn 10
- Inch truth there Isl in the Boer
70 ooI,,,ts of the fighting at Spionkop- Ge
=. 80 T5,,1ie7's ohscurity in his dispatch
- = -,+ber bitterly criticised as wen
30 ~ evident fact that the censor Is
af o,Iv heavily delaying. but Is ellnllhs
or inc ali important matter IIoh u
newspaper dispatches. 10 JCN9 =
tie any accuracy of the extent VI 'iie -
ed aster ja virtually Impossible;
- a. ~ onrears that General Butler d
r, .1toeet1er fi,e brigades wholly or p'
ait f;sII7- nraged-General Cooke $, "a
on e,ai Hildvard's, General Hart 5, -
orai Woodpate's and General Lyt'
tas'e-and the 270 casualties alrea
onnou1ced i'm Lyttleton's brigade
= thus explained. 81
"i Much mystery still SURROUNDS tIiT =
- treat. 1t is possible that SIei tn- al T.
this - Les v-ithdrawn his whole forces,
nrk it is generally assumed tildt ~ -
mic brigade and Lord DUndonald cav
.ioT 80 .S+I,er trooue are still on the No
her SIDE Of the Tugela.
ms Suspicious Of Beers.
tain General Buffers confidence that
-, "a F2oers did not modest his retreat oecs
they had been taught TO respecI
fighting powers of the BRUSH sol
isnot shared in London. 1t Is thou
"A rather, that the B0ers had Sotiie - y
nlan in store or did not wish TO "
i tn their men. l.,
Or ~ Large arrivals Of troops are due
orr c,aDe Town during the week. 1
has been great activity in MN
quarters in all parts of England
- ,ssturday morning. The war office
ficinating a great crush at the ope
of parliament, has placed new res
tions upon visitors during tle 80
The situation at other points Is
> III changed but indications that
Roberts is preparing plans tor al
vance across the Orange river cor
a dis1,4 tch to the Daily Chronicle
Sserksrroom. dated Jan. p, which
Of that Thebits. an important pos
at near StormbeTg. on the storm
bns Rosmead line, is now occupied o
ny British. who are repairing the "a
cen and bridges.
sent The correspondent observes ina
u will facilitate communication be