New-York tribune., 1900-11-25
CARPING AT WILHELlNINA.
BRITISH SENSITIVENESS OVER HER
TELEGRAM TO KRUEGER
THE GUERILLA WARFARE IN SOUTH AFRI-
CA-PEACE RETWEEN AUTHORS
AND PUBLISHERS.
W. H. BALDWIN. JR.
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London, Nov. %, G a. m.-while the reception
Of Mr.. KRUGER in Paris Is regarded with good
natured Indifference by the English press as an
affair Of little consequence. there Is a tendency
split hairs over the formalities and points of
etiquette. There protests in print against
the action Of the Queen of Holland in venturnG
to send a dispatch to Mr.. Kruger under the title
Of President of the South African Fenuhiio"
She is reminded that the South African Repuh-
lie has ceased to exist. and that the Portuguese
authorities have ordered the former representa-
tive of the Transvaal and Orange Free State at
Lourenco Marques to haul down the Dutch flag
The Queen naturally sent her dispatch through
her responsible Minister'S and they have not re-
ceived from Downing Street formal notice of the
annexation of the Transvaal to the British En-
pire. Technically they do not know what all
the world knows, and will remain in ignorance
Of what has happened at Pretoria until Lord
Lansdowne chooses to inform them. The Dutch
Government is probably the last one in Europe
to do anything that viii he offensive 10 Great
Britain. II did not send cruiser to Lourenco
Marques until 1t had consulted the British Gov
ernment 1t is singular that the outbreak of
pro-Boer feeling in France should be passed over
in silence, and that there should he any sensi-
'lVeneSs over the use of Mr.. Kriger's former
title by Queen WiheImina sovereign Of the
most consistent neutral nation in the world
The resistance Of the Roer guerillas continues
unahated, but does not lead to any decisive re-
suits. Apparently there is only one commando
with strength of one thousand men, and that
is the one which has been fighting Smith Dor
rien's brigade. The other bands engaged in
brigandage do not exceed five hundred men and
the bulk of the fighting for the Boer cause is
now done by bands Of two hundred men without
artillery. These hostile forces are recruited
Wherever they go, and maintain their strength
unimpaired, Notwithstanding the constant capt
ure of prisoners and slaughter of men by twos
and threes, These operations cannot be prop-
erly dtgnified with the name of war and even
the ingenious and imaginative DR.. Leyds will
find it difficult to make case for interna-
tional intervention Military journals here con-
tinue to complain of rosewater methods of sup
pressing these Boer outbreaks and reluctantly
admit that sentimental considerations will pre-
vail until General Kitchener replaces Lord
Roberts.
London publisher explains in this way the
significance of an interesting literary event next
week:
Authors with literary agents behind them have
banded together for mutual protection against
the depredations Of publishers. The interests Of
publishers and authors have been regarded re-
Gently as antagonistic. Grub Street having been
delivered from bondage to mere tradesmen,
there is now welcome sign of peace. when the
Literary Legion organized by Sir Walter Besant
| invites John Murray as a guest of honor at A
special feast. John Murray lives and conducts
business at the old stand in Albemarle- ST. where
| Byron and Sir Walter Scott sold their wares
| three generations ago. Authors now honor him
| with a banquet and provide literary peer,
Lord Monkswell. as chairman. to welcome him.
The series of brilliant revivas of old English
comedies at the Haymarket brought to a
close last night with final performance Of the
| school for Scandal" This series has lasted
| nearly a year. and has been not only artistic
| success, but fairly profitable undertaking. The
Haymarket will be reopened Tuesday with a
military play by Captain Marshall. l. n. F.
|