Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-05-05
WORSE YE7 TO CONE.
Nr. Foster Relieves the South African
War Will Be Costly.
FEARS FOR ENGLAND.
lie Relieves Great Britain VIII Win,
but There the Struggle VIII
Not End aud Predicts Sc
rious Complications.

New York. iiay 4.-That disaster
threatens Grsut Britain as result "
the wur ia the Tmn,yaa is the belief u
John W. Foster Of Indiana, former sec.
retary ~ state Mr. Foster has followed
the military operations In South Africa,
making a close study of them and "a the
same time giving keen scrutiny 10 af.
fairs In europe To a reporter Of The
Herald Mr. Foster said;
1T is much o. BE- feared that England
is engaged in a pro,rcted and, IA the
end, an alnrmingly costly enterprise IN
her armed contention with the Bocrs.
Il is to De anticipated that in the end.
through the weight Of numbers and SUI
porior resource, England viii win, but
that will by NO means end the struggle.
At the present rate progress j. not only
slow, but every days delay must In.
crease the difficulties u the situation.
from "a military pmnt 81 view, and tho
same may b. said with lyspcct 10 a solu-
tion by diplomacy
ut has been the history Of all such
struggles aud England has been NO ex-
ception. that the disturbance ot CONNER
cial relations and other questions. more
or less involved. very soon make nations
rcstiyo. There might be mo- desire % in
terfere on general principles, but the in
flucnce of the financial and commercial
interests often compel governments to
act from economical considerations.
"No one can tell what Is going on at
tins very moment among the maritime
and military powers Of Eirope. At any
time there might be- ~ surprise. They
surely canno. b. looking ou. simply as
indifferent spectator. of possible diff
cult international problem.
'Thctanspntaii1n u the largest army
England ever had IN a single theatre Of
wnrlikg operations morc than half the
distance between the two poles of
the earth. j. In itself nn expensive un-
dcrtaking and very diai ulf one Bnt
this il the lra. element ~ c1nsidem.
tion. The supply ami maintenance of
such large force iu the Geld over six
thousand miles away from home, in a
region difficult 90 ucccs- and with most
inadequate means of transportation. is a
problciI o. occupy maiu-, military
minds
Then there is the element ~ waste
and destruction incident 90 an army IN
the field aud IN action. Thi. necc,sitate.
constant raplcnishment, an Of which by
an increasing ratio adds 20 the cost. ~
n military enterprise the end is evidently
not IN sight
"But even II the fighting were ended,
there would bc n discontented people "a
keep IN subjection which would require
an expensive military establishment.
"The experience Of the war thus FAR
has very cficciunlly established the pres.
tige " the Bocrs NJ fighters They may
b. able 20 continue II they do for a
few months, other developments nre not
improbable. England, not perhaps, ex.
haustcd. but embarrassed by proiracted
demands upon her fighting material IN
men, supplies and munitions Of war.
her army thousands Of miles away,
might find II difficult 10 head on foreign
interference hy substantial methods.
"They might not be- IN the nature u
ovcncts Of military aggression or diplo-
matte inquiry, bUt such a lining mp Of
forces as would b. difficult 20 engage.
"The navy Of England, u Is true, Il
free 10 net, but what would become OF
British commerce aud. commerce Grip,
plcd. what would become Of British
manufacturer. which signify industry
and means Of living The time for dip
lomntic settlement in the first stage,
having passed. it is difficult 10 see how
IL can come in now without great loss OF
prestige. The British government II
naturally sensitive. Some dccisiv,
action might open IA way, but that way
Is not now IN sight.
"Thc United States would bo the mos
natural intermediary. The leading Eu
ropean nations have thoir spheres IN
Africa. For that reason any sugges
,ions from that quarter would be out o
the question. in fact, have been warno,
against.
This war In such remote quarter O
the globe is more momentous atfni
than the casual observer supposes. |
may result In some very grave upheav
ais in the worlds cor ditions, as we nov
have them"
CAPTURE OF BRANDFORT