Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-02
GREAT BRITAIN ALARMED
BY SOUTH AFRICAN NEWS.
THE RECENT SUCCESS OF THE
BOERS SHOW THEY ARE FAR
FROM vANQUISHED.
SIMILAR TO PHILIPPINE WAR.
A LARGE INFLUX OF FILIPINOS INTO
EUROPE HAS BEEN NOTICED
RECENTLY.

once more monopolizes attention. The
public is aghast at General DeWet's re-
cent success at De Wetsdorp, where he
captured the British garrison of four
hundred men and two guns. "Is this
guerrilla warfare?" the Liberal papers
ironically inquire. why" is asked on
all sides, ARE these troops coming
nome?" The ovations to the victors
strike even those participating in them
as hollow compared with the events
transporting at the seat of war. Par
Lament not being in session, the public
is not favored with any insight into
the war Offices opinions and plans.
But it is credited with varying ideas,
from philosophic indifference to acute
panic. A representative of the Associ
ated Press interviewed one of the re-
sponsible heads of departments and
elected the following views:
Undoubtedly the situation in South
Africa is serious. 1t resembles in many
ways Americas trouble with the Fill
pinos. We cannot expect to crush out
are not Withdrawing troops indiscrim
inately, nor are we Indifferent to the
gravity of the problem. The House
hold Cavalry has come home because
heavy cavalry is practically useless.
The infantry, too, is of comparatively
small service. We rely upon two things
to bring about peace. First, the trans
formation so far as possible of all the
British troops in the disturbed dis
trictS
Into Mobile Cavalry
and mounted infantry. Second, through
the establishment of a police force.
Until the latter gets in working order
even the cavalry will not be able to ac-
complis'h much. The police force
should be similar to the Irish constab-
ulary, only all the men will be mount
ed. When that body is organized l be-
lieve a change will quickly come over
the ~ituation."
The Canadian officers who returned
here from South Africa this week
expressed no surprise at the renewal
of the Boer successes. They only
wondered that they had not been great
er. The Canadians, however, are I'M
animous in expressing the belief that
General Kitchener is the right man
to deal with the form of opposition
now faced by the British in South At
RIGA Hardly any of the returning Off
GERS expressed criticism of Lord Rob-
erts, even in the face of recent rever-
ses. The general feeling towards the
field marshal is well put by the Sun of
this city. 1t says:
Lord Roberts is brilliant, dashing
soldier, and has displayed consummate
ability. But, after all, we fear that
he is too much of a humanitarian for
the work now to be done. Once Kitch-
ener gets to work on the Beers nothing
will stop him."
There is a noticeable incursion of
Filipinos into London and Paris. The
report, subsequently denied, that Agon-
Rcillo, Aguinaldo's agent in Europe, was
contemplating going to Hong Kong,
to reorganize there the Filipino trans
port and re-supply the Filipinos with
munitions of war, has given rise to
the belief that the Filipinos in Europe
are
Contemplating a New Campaign.
A representative of the Associated
Press has interviewed one of the most
prominent members of the European
Junta, who has just returned from
Paris and Madrid. He said:
I'VE are planning no new campaign.
There is no reason why Agoncillo
should go to Hong Kong to give the
Filipinos a further supply Of munitions
of war. The fact that Agoncillo has
just leased a home in Paris shows he
intends to remain there and watch
events. The reports of our Committees
at Kobe, Yokohama, Macao, Batavia,
Hong Kong and Bagkok show they are
all working well. This is also evidenced
by the fact that ten thousand rifles
were struggled into Manila last month.
The war is no nearer an end than
ever. The Filipino resources are still
great, as can be judged by the fact
that Aguinaldo is continuing to keep
and feed three thousand Spanish pris-
oners. We are deeply disappointed at
the reelection of Mr.. Mckinley AL
though our agents in the United States
never led us to believe Mr. Bryan
would actively help us, yet we relied
on the strength of the anti-imper-
IdllSIS III Tie OAlloQ SldecS. we dTe
still anxious to come to an under
standing and there are indications
that Mr.. Mckinley favors a compro-
mise. 1t is clear that Judge ait goes
beyond his instructions and that Mr..
Mckinley is prepared
'-'T To Give Greater Concessions
than Judge Taft. 1t is true that
large number of Filipinos are f1ocking
to European countries. At least sixty
are now in London, but not with the
idea of a renewed propaganda The
Junta is content to wait till the Amer
leans are tired of losing officers and
men by deaths from sickness. We hope
and believe better times are in store"
Sir Thomas Upton recently has been
considering the proposal TO send the.
Shamrock l. into American waters for
a series of trial races with the Sham
rock II. However, while he is anxious
to give the new yacht every chance he
feels pledged to the Glasgow Exhibi-
ton Committee to race the older boat
in the international match which the
committee has arranged to take place
on the Clyde, and he has decided to
leave the decision to Mr.. George |.
Watson, who has designed the new
challenger for the Americas cup.
Therefore, it is improbable that both
boats will cross the Atlantic, as Mr..