Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-30


Moynahan, who were In charge OF
financial matters. said that the sub
scription which had been collected at
the meeting would amount to more
than 5000.
Berlin. Jan. SOTO the correspondent
Of the Associated Press Dr. Leyds made
the following statement.
II know nothing about the reported
missions Of either Mr. Macum or Mr.
Webster Davis. Nor 10 The best OF my
knowledge Is either the bearer Of a
message OF peace. There are no move
ments under way on our part 10 induce
President Mckinley To intervene be-
tween Great Britain and The Transvaal.
As do not al present have direct COM
munioatlon with Pretoria | do not know
what Montagu Whites mission Is, ex-
cept TO establish diplomatic relations
with the United States.
"All the talk about peace is sadly
premature. Great Britain surely will
not succumb now. Neither will we.
While we are talking here II may be
that a decisive battle Is being fought
there. for ! presume Lord Roberts has
withdrawn the troops around Lady
smith, anu N ihdseihl tIi'l4 lhi q ava
midable coup
DR.. Leyds repeated his former dec
laration that the Beers when conclud-
ing peace would want back at least OF
the territory which England stole from
the Beers" He rather expects that al
so harbor south Of Mozambique will
20 10 the Transvaal, FOR our legitimate
extension" he added, 1--WE need free
access 70 the sea"
He asserted emphatically that one
condition Of peace would be the recog-
milton OF the absolute Independence Of
the Transvaal.
Berlin Is certainly very much excited
over him He is overwhelmed with in
vitatlons. His apartments at the Palace
hotel where the Transyaal flag Is flying
Is beseged day and night by crowds,
including contractors and mining spec
ulators as well as fine ladies', gentlemen
OF the court and army officers who wish
to congratulate him upon the Boer sue
cesses or 70 offer their services.
New York. Jan. 3Q.-Speaklng Of the
South African war Brlgadier General
]. c. Breckenridge Inspector general of
the army. said last night:
"The situation IL generally what
everybody ought TO have anticipated
when the war began. The English have
undertaken the subjugation Of body
OF God-fearing frontlersmen who know
how TO take care Of themselves in the
open and overcome the obstacles Of ma
turG and how 10 handle their weapons
and who are az fearless as any white
men living. Besides they are so dis
tant from England that time becomes
a matter Of first importance and the
British government Is now undergoing
the same experience II did with our an
cestors. though probably with greater
difficulties in the present case, as the
points OF assault are farther from the
seacoast, which is her channel OF COM
municatlon.
In our case. at the close OF the Sec
ond war for independence as We used
to call II, probably no nation ever had
a more instructive battle than the Eng
lish experienced under Packenham and
Gibbs al New Orleans, when they met
Gen. Jackson. There they marched d.
rectly upon the position assumed by
frontiersmen for defense. who withheld
their fire until the enemy were near.
The discharge Of their rifles wiped
away the British lines, The Beers pur-
sued SIMILAR tactics, for | notice they
waited until the enemy were within two
hundred yards. when they opened fire.
The tactical requirements OF the
situation, actuatlng day by day, prevent
an absolute judgment being passed up
on what induced movement on any
particular day. In general terms It
seems that no general officer, under the
conditions and ornaments existing on
modern battleiields, Is entitled 20 an
ticipate victory unless he has a positive
instinct for the enemy's flank, and In
this case Gen. Butler, after first strlv-
ing TO pierce the center, has made some
effort 10 turn his enemy's left and with
out success. This, Of course. is purely
tactical Whether II will be advisable
10 engage In further tactical maneu-
vers or make an attempt TO solve the
problem by a strategioal operation is
matter that can only be wisely decided
upon the ground.
when the English were so far away
the Beers, with rare wisdom. for they
are the minority as compared with the
great power OF England, though they
were then the majority on the spot,
seized the initiative, and England has
ever since been compelled TO respond.
Not that she desired to do so, II was
and is compulsory. The burghers are
religious race brought up free and
independent. and the only way 10 DOM
mate them is TO whip them individual
ly. To capture their capital Is Of less
consequence than il their country were
an empire"
In reply TO telegraphic request for
his views as TO the war situation I'm
South Africa. Lieut.. Gen. John NJ. Scho-
field. late commander Of the army OF
the United States sends the following
telegram 10 the Herald from ST. Au-
gustine, Fla.
THE present British situation In
South Africa Is serious because OF the
original faulty operation by which the
force at Ladysmith became shut up In
that place instead Of Joining the REIN
forcements coming from the rear. The
result may be the sacrifice Of the gar
rison Of Ladysmith, but even In that
event the Beers will have paid pretty
dearly for their success.
THE present failure TO penetrate the
Boer lines was to have been expected.
The British will probably now organize
a separate army strong enough 20 pene-
trate the Boer territory by another line.
and thus turn the Boer position about !
Ladysmith.
But the final result Is not 10 be |
reached by capturing one or even many |
Of the positions, but a long series Of |
hard-fought battles In which superior |
and resources ought finally to |