New-York tribune., 1900-12-02

h.s,v cavalry Is practically useless The infantry
too Is Of nj I Sot neaee First the trans
formation far as por ible OF all sne csyalry
and mounted infantry. Second. through r tne efs ere
tabshment Of police f. e Hna LIN ine not be- able
to accomplish much. The police force shquu p u er an
smlae SIN ar 0ounted 70 IT When that body is organized
believe change will quickly come over the si'UN
ton.
The Canadian officers who returned here rom
South Africa this week expressed no surprise a'
the renewal of Boer successes They only Won
dered that they had not been greater Inc Naha
dians however unanimous in expressing the
belief that General Kitchener is the right man 10
deal with the form of opposition now faced oy the
British in South Africa. Hardly any or the re'uin-
ing officers expressed critcism-of Lord ROBERTS,
even in the face Of the recent reverses. Ihe gen
eral feeling toward the Field Marshal Is wen put
by 'The Sun" of this city. II says;
Lord Roberts is a brilliant, dashing soldier. and
has displayed consummate ability But arter an
We fear ne is too much of humanitarian @ IoT tne ne
work on The Beers nothing will stop him.
F11IPINos. IN. LONDON AND PARIs.-There
is noticeable incursion Of Fflipinos into London
and Paris The report. subsequently denied, that
Asoncillo Aguinaldo's agent in Europe. was con-
templating going to Hong-Kong to reorganize there
the Filipino transport and resupply the Fflpinos
with munitions Of has given rise to the belief
that the Ffllpinos IN Europe are contemplating a
CamDalgn. A representative
Press has interviewed one of the most prominent
members of the European Junta. who has just re-
turned from Paris and Madrid. He said
We are planning no new campaign. There is no
reason why Agoncillo should go TO Hong-Kong to
Ngive the Fipinos further supply Of munitions Of
war. The fact that Agoncillo has just leased
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 Bangkok show they all working WELL
This is also evidenced by the fact that ten thou
sand rihes were smuggled into Manila last month
The war is no nearer an end than ever. The Fill
pino resources are still great be judged by
feed three thousand Spanish prisoners. We are
deeply disappointed at the reelection of Mr.. Nc
never LED US to believe Mr.. Bryan would actively
help US, yet we relied the strength Of the anti
ious to come to an understanding. and there are
indications that Mr.. Mckinley favors a COM
his instructions and that Mr.. Mckinley is pre-
pared TO give greater concessions than Judge Taft
hocking to European countries. At least sixty are
in London. but not with the idea of a renewed
Americans are tired Of losing officers and men by
deaths from sickness. We hope and believe better
times are in store.
Mr.. CHOATE'S JOKE NOT RELISHED.-Mr
Ehoate. the United States Ambassador. at the
Thanksgiving dinner given at the Hotel Cecil on
Thursday evening. under the auspices of the Amer
lean Society in London. referred jocosely to long
cared reporters. which has evidently not been
considered by the English press to be as humorous
intended for the papers dismiss the speech with
a few lines. The Pail Mall Gazette says:
Mr.. Choate was naturally jubilant last night, as
Americans always on Thanksgiving Day
There is false modesty about them. They have
were to obge them with one unasked they would
promptly put 1t in the FIRE. great people, a
young people. an expanding people, people that
heartily Thanksgiving Day.