Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-29

GUESSING whence are 10 come tne uOopS
for a prOtracted campaign. II is be-
coming generally recognized that some
form Of compulsory service is more I'M
mincnt than previously thought Of
The 81. James Gazette, however sug-
gests that the solution OF pouring more
and more troops into South Africa saw
ors OF the Spanish action in Cuba, adj
ding that the solution of making better
use Of the thousands already there has
never suggested Itself.
The queens speech at the reassem-
bling OF Parliament tomorrow Is await
ed with unusual interest In the expec-
tatlon that considerable increase In
the naval and military expenditure VIII
be necessltated by the lessons OF the
war and be altogether apart from the
special war vote,
As the afternoon papers are COM
menting without full knowledge OF the
facts, they are not disposed to offer any
apologies for Gen. Buffers defeat The
ST. James Gazette says:
"The meaning OF the retreat Is obvi-
Gus. We have to recognize that we
cannot force our way through the ene-
mys lines TO Ladysmlth. Why, We
don't know. IL the Boer position Is
lmpregnable II ought never to have been
attacked. II il is capable Of being
taken we were repulsed because The
leadership was bad and II is idle to at
tempt TO conceal that the latter is Tar
from Incredible. To start out declar-
ing there must be no turning back Is
eminently foolish. When swagger and
rant prevail there is commonly plenti-
full lack OF judgment and true resolu-
ton. II requires serious efforts not
TO yield to the gloomy conviction that
the intellectual and moral qualities
which make for success have been re-
placed on our stan by words, words,
words The remedy for South Africa
is not to add TO the numbers, but to
put the troops where their force can
come into play"
The Westminster Gazette invites the
country TO cast aside all deluslon and
recognize the fact that progress
for the present Is stopped In
Natal and that safety lies
In concentration. Gen. Whites force,
as an effective aid must be written
off, and probably most Of Gen. Buffers
army has left the Tugela. The Beers
have been given time 10 prepare against
an advance through the Free State,
and We have not sufficient strength at
present 10 undertake this advance with
any safety. These are ugly facts, but
those who disguise them are again mis-
leading the public The plain truth Is
that we will have TO make new army
somehow, from somewhere. We need
at least 100000 more men. $4,000 to REIN
force the Cape, and $4,000 In reserve"
The Globe says, 1T would be a mis-
take to minimize the serious character
OF TIE situation In Natal. We have
made a great effort, from which great
results were expected, and have failed.
The situation as 4 stands today points
with greatly augmented force the same
moral as did our previous mlshaDs. Ii
Is that the war must BE- pressed on
with redoubled energy our resources
are not exhausted but rather It may be
said We are only just discovering how
practically limitless they are. The
country. we are sure. Is In no mood
Of giving way to fears which are as
grounllcss as they are unworthy. II
has made up It's mind 10 see this con-
fiict through. Every check we receive
In the field will only stiffen the deter
minatlon Of the people at home and in
the colonies TO achieve the end at
whatever cost.
The pali Mall Gazette comments In
much the same tone, and adds:
Even II Ladysmith falls Splon Kop
IS not Majuba In the most vital sense.
u will not end the war. There will
he no more muddllng compound Of
'magnanimity and cowardlce' this time.
The war win end when General Roberts
dictates the terms at Pretoria. To that
end the empires mind is made up"
The Evening Standard commenting
on the supposed natural advantages on
the side OF the Beers says: This coun-
Try also had, and has great advantages.
but between the war office the admir-
atty and the generals they have been
mostly nullihed"
II has been learned by the Associated
rress that the queens speech at the
reassenbllng OF parliament tomorrow
viii be colorless. There will be a
snort reference to the war. chiefly con-
fined TO regrets at the terrible blood
shed ana encomiums OF the men who
Rave laid down their lives for their
country The whole proclamation indi.
Gates tnat there Is not the slightest
Idea Of giving up the war until Great
Britain's ends are gained.