The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-29
VICTORY AT ANY COST.
1ae Feeling in EnEInnd Regarding
the south African War.

The south African War.
BALTIMORE Nd. Jan. 29.-Mr. B
: \. Bake. President OF the At
iantic Transport Company. has lust re-
/ turned 10 Baltimore from a business trir
abroad. in the course OF which he visited
! England and Germany
! AZ the outbreak Of the Anglo-B oer wal
/ Nr. Baker fitted out the Atlantic Trans
! port Company's steamship Maine as hos
( Dital ship and. in the name OF his com
] pany. lent it to the British Government.
I 60 be Tetaintd as long as was desired. The
Maine is now at Cape Town and is benz
( pun 10 practical use in the care Of sicl,
and wounded British soldiers
While in England Mr. Baker had a good
opportunity Of studying the lessons being
taught to England b. the reverses in Az
rica, having talked with many prominent
military men and statesmen upon the sub
iect.
SO many things have happened since I
LEFT England" said he. that 1 cannot tell
what the feeling in London is now. bat
when 1 left it was one Of deep depression.
The loss of life in the battles which had
/ been fought was keenly felt. and there
was scarcely prominent family which
did not number member OF a connection
among the victims. There was an absence
OF the usual gayety OF the English capital
the attendance at the theatres being poor
and the shOpkeepers complaining Of a fall
I ing of in business.
Beneath all this. however. there is a
dccp-TCCted feeling that the Beers must
and shall be conquered. even il every man
IN England has to 20 70 the front. The
nation is thoroughly aroused and there is
no doubt in my mind that. IN the end the
BOers Will be thoroughly beaten.
The reverses will have two good ef-
fects. One viii be TO cause England in
the future to be better prepared for war.
and the other viii be the uniting OF all
political parties and factions. II is the
whole English nation now against the
; BOer Government. and n cannot be cong. ]
think, before the tide. n3Ens-
THE English lacked patience At the s. art
T and went az tire Beers with too small a
: force Il Is theoretically estimated that i
( takes five men 10 conquer one man who is
[ well intreuChed and has an the advantage
/ in position. Surprising the Beers have Co
/ eco fighting men in the field then England
/ should have. according TO ;his reckoning.
100000 men there. instead OF the force she
/ has. amounting. / believe. to about 40 0O9.
Il have heard criticised. too. the per
sistent efforts &c relieve LadysmlLh at
such q great cost 10 human HE There a-o
many who believe that Lsdysmilh should
! be allowed 10 caDirulatc. The 5000 s0.die S
I there wC'iid be taken prisoners. it f. true.
but they would be well cared for by the
( Beers who arc said 90 be treating their
I prisoners kindly. As il is. England. before
{ the garrison is relieved may lose as many
men a. are now In the bcleaguered town.
The only way % beat the Beers is %
crush them by superior numbers and that
I Is what Britain viii 90. TO matter what
may be the cost ia mO-Sy and human life
/ 1he whole English nation believes iu the
I English cause and feels that the country is
I fighting for the advancement Of progress
and civilization
The Beers are reported % have supplies
sufficient 10 carry them for three years
/ bGJ this b. doubtless exaggerated, ana
Z England Objec, viii 10 doubt De 10 SUI
! round them by a superior military force. s.
/ that they Will either have to surrender or
7 be annihIlated"
While abroad Mr. Baker was present in
Berlin al the launch OF the new Hamburg
American steamship Deutschland. He also
went TO Belfgsl 20 inspect the Minneapolis
. the new Atlantic transport tWin-screw
liner. She viii 60 Into commission soon
and viii arrive in New York IL is believed
some time IN March The MinuChaha. a
sister ship. Will follow her