The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-01-31
ENTHUSIASM IN LONDON,
Remarkable Demonstration When the
Volunteers Lett For South Africa,
DISAPPOINTMENT IN YE0MANRY'

There Will Be Over 10000 British
Troops in the Field Within re"
Weeks-Honors Planned For Lord
Kitchener If New Campaign is Sue
cessful-Attitnde of Hollands queen
1,oxnoS (Bv Cab,s).-The first 500 Lon.
don volunteers started for South Africa
Saturday morning and received an enthu'
siss;ic send of. Although many stirring
ecanes have marked the departure Of the
British troops for the front duriaS recent
months the outburst o; patriotism on this
occasion was quite unprecedented since
the Jubilee.
II is the first time in the history Of the
movement that British volunteers have
besn permitted to serve side by side with
tho r.pulars in real warfare. aud the
nsonle turned out in thousands to httinSly
Celebrate it, Every grade OF society was
represented in the crowds which thronged
the streets along the entire three miles or
tba line OF march TO the railway station.
There were not enough police to keep the
strsets clear and the people broke through
the lines aud caused an hours delay.
flush OF public applause, is being gauSed
cincer;y. 1t is dawnins on the minds OF
alI that what Great britain wants are
crack shots and rough riders after the type
of the American cavalrymen, and frequent
comments appear, pointing out that the
average yeoman, who Is Il farmer, does not
come up to this standard, while the average
lordliug. who adds brilliancy to tue force,
ispot. generally, much nearer the mark
tenant
that both have far less military training
than the members OF the volunteer force,
and IL Is fact that large percentage OF
the enrolled Imperial ieomen have never
served even in the yeomanry: what is Pc
tnr forced upon the War Oaice Is that 100
colonials accustomed to bushWacklng,
COW punching and scouting are worth lOoo
English clerks and farmers.
The War OAace knows the value OF Its own
aork in carrying out the moblllzatlon
Evheme and is content with drawing upon
the regular lines OF reserve. The Daily
Chronicle publishes q detailed statement
showing thbt 1O4 ,37S men. with 2S9 guns,
are now In the field, and that, with
the troops now at sea or preparing
to sail, there will be an aggregates
strength OF 160, 900 men, 50 00o horses and
44S guns in the course OF few weeks.
This will be done without stripping India,
England and Ireland OF their battalipns,
stiffened by militia, and without cRillng
for more than 10000 out 26,000 ctttzen.
soldiers. ~. r.
1t is learned that Lord Salisbury believes
the salvation OF Great Britaln's military
system depends on General Lord Kttch-i
ener, in whom he has long had implicit
faith. 1t has already been planned thar;
II Lo.ds Roberts and Kitchener bring tue,
campaign to successful termination the
latter. will be brought home to honors at-
most equal to those OF the Duke o. Well
tngton. He will be put into the War Once
and will he given a free hand to brush
away the cobwebs which clog the British
Army. w
Lord Roberts, OF course, will not be.neg-I
lected, but by then he may be too old TOR:
such work as Is outlined for Lord Kitchs
ener Perhaps before this eau be accom-
plished Lord Salisbury will be out of3poWet;
and Lord Kitchener will be discreditedsj
But upon such 4 rehabilitation by meAnsl
Of the young ard brilliant agent haSthes
heart OF the British Premier been set.5I Is
remains 20 be seen whether fate Will sna-a
BILE him to carry it out.
There Is considerable irritation here over
Hollands attitude, which may result In the
Foreign Office making another HapPoiutS
c.en.." the young Queen is intensely pro-,
Boer, and has written to the Pope, the
Kaiser and the King Of Italy, begging them
to take the diplomatic initiative "to stop
this cruel fratrcidal war" She has also
shown marks Of favor to DR.. Lsyds the;
Transvaal representative, who with hts
agents has bought andshipped munitions
OF war and enlisted ofacers without him
drance since the war commenced. 81 b sssS
{: In Europe EnSlund,s only real friend M
ftalv, and she is proving q friend. in Ae9dS|
From the first the Italian anGovsrnmsatsa
put every facility akSths dssposal Sots
British officers engagsd IN dying ND e8B
aud other things, while strlctl f0Tct9S
the neutrality principle agatR