Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-20
. VAR loses INTEREST
South African Struggle Losing Much
Of Popularity and Interest
In London.
The Escape Of Dewet HumiliatingI
to English and Damaging to
Kitchener.
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Washington Diplomacy in the Chi
nese Crisis Wins the Praise
Of Europe.

London, Aug. 2o-The South African
war has lost most of its interest and
much of its popularity. Even support
ers of the ministry are heartily tired of
1t and are beginning ruefully TO contenl-
plate the increased taxation which Will
have to be provided for in next years
budget. On the other hand consid- II
Serable number of liberals including
come of the most influential leaders
are giving general support 70 the cabi-
nets South African policy, 80 that it
Will be Impossible 10 represent the Whole
party as pra-Boers
Several OF the most prominent of the i
liberals Who are hostile to the war VIII
have TO fight hard for their seats. james
Bryce is by no means secure, for the !
khaki feeling runs strongly in Scot
land, where much pride is felt i'll the
achievements of the Gordon Highlands 1
ers and some other Scottish regiments.
John Morley, Who also sits for a Scot
fish constituency, is another liberal
leader in some danger, and Leonard
Courtney is generally expected to be3de-s
feated ii he again contests the division
OF Cornwall, which he has represent ed
Tor the Last fifteen years
The escape of De Wet after the elab-
crate dispositions made 10 surround MIN
svery hum!liating 10 the English gem
trals, and has done some damage 10 an-
other great reputation, tllat of Lord
kitchener. Lord Roberts sent Kitchen
Rr to take Complete control Of the op-
IL,
De Wet. Methuen, Ian Hamilton and
Smith Dorian We're cooperating With
him, 40 well as Broadw6oa,s cavalry
brigade, 50 that there must have been
,onie 10000 troops sendsavoring TO inter-
rept 1000 mounted men, Who form De
Vets following. After being buoye,l up
for weeks With hopes that this superbly
led flying column would be 'cornereG, the
British public are not at all pleased to-
hear that De Wet has got clear aways
again, hasfoutmarehed both Methuen
and Kitchener and is heading north to-
Join Deiarsy, who has taken possession
of Rustenburg and seems to be practi-
callS master of the country almost up
10 Mafeking.
Asto the future it seems that thesop-
erationss may nov be chiefly confined 10
I two distinct quarters. De Wet and Del
arey have wide spaces Of the western
Tranavaal and the Bsclluanalantl from
tier 10 roam over, and, as the British
hold on these districts. Which Mere sup
posed 70 be subJugatsti. is extremely
prscarious, they are probably gaining
recruits as they go along. On the other
SIDE President Kruger With Gen. Betha
and the main Iraas'vasl fielf. force non
said TO be about 10000 strong. With nine
u
berton and the Faftlgusse frontier al
koomatipoor Butler. With The Natal
4 army, is moving against them from the
south, and French and Others are eoIn-
ing from the Pretoria Johannesburg
lire on the West, but Basbertoi Is in a
Very broken. rugged country. " itii more
formidable heights and passes even
than the region around Lady smith and
Dundee. II il suitable Tor cattle, ard till
the rainy sea son comes on il IS healthier
than the tower veldt.
The correspondent of a news agency
who was taken prisoner and kept for.
some time at Nooitgedaclit, says that
the fighting burglers are confident of
+ their ability TO hold OUT in the Barber
ton range for months Even il their ~ p
plies from Delagoa Bay are cut off The
correspondent himself, who is no parti-
san of the Beers, thinks that hey may
continue to make good fight for some.
time TO come, tho eventually they viii.
be compelled to Yield ff$oniy from Oh eeri
exhaustion and failing numbers
The few military men left in. London;
are full Of admiration for De Wet, in
whom they admit the 3oers have found
aleader Of light troops of exceptional
ability. His march across the Free
State from Bethlehem to the Naai and
onward from tbs. river to Rustenberg 5
one of the finest performances OF the.
kind in modern campaigns.
Bennett Burleigh, the best judge Of
military tactics among the English.
neMsp h,eer q mn!
feats that of breaking thru ilitchener,s
# Gordon:
Rumble Hunter and Methuen have
BEEN chasing him for three months. He
mas held the former bay. Thirty
thousand men are watching for him on
the borders of Natal: he has s'wooped
on the lines Of communication, and APP
parently. with a paltiy 1000 men is
Keeping them I bay. A whole battalion
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