The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-22
sitnniion In Rnrtnnd

LONDON. AlNa ai~HAN InNAWAhAAN AhA
conservauvuIy appreciate the political
condtiOns As they exist IN England to-
dhy. 90 understand the reflections that
military Successes or reverses In South
Africa crpate IN the minds Of the Brit
ieh public and % guage the task confront
Ing the gOvcrpmcnt ~ the forthcoming
session OF parliament u Is first necessary
20 reuuze the shipendous change that IN
tho last few wrecks has TO w place In the
national character. To q q briey sine
the British army In the field has found
the Boer army was its match no more
the British nation has become one huge
stock exchengc not in the material sense
bu IN sentiment The nation. as "a whole
gives Ws opinions by the happenings Of
the hour vaciilating according 10 the
news ticker. bn its traditions OF centuries.
as easily as the most nervous market that
ever Opertcd IN time sof uncertainty
rlofhing 50 adequately lends itself to a
really and forceful sinlie OF the prevail
ing temper Of the British nation as the
popular conception OF the stock market.
AS on the floor there g. no consideration
FOR small percentage with such huge in-
tereate at stake that they are never budg-
"a by rumors that make or break the
smaller fry But these compose the very
inrnost rinss. and thei~ ustveness may
BIC Judged from The fact uet one uevcr
know when from d1y TO day when such
solid ana conservative p1p rs as the
Time. rlue Morning Post or tha san 'arl.
whother they VIII uraod or btterlv
abuse the government
Thus !, s well nigh Impossible 90 ~
termine the or1 feeling toward. tha g.
tude of thc war and &c is sru barrier %
froecast the results of the da1at ln
pariamqnt Yet. in spite of ths rsme--
0ous vacillauon. the information which
representatives or the Associated Press
have gathered from all sorts Of sources
tends toward the impression Ehat Lord
Salisbury win continue rot only in pow
er. but in the matter Of votes with hut
a slightly diminished counr which is tam
tamount TO saying the war against the
BoeTs will be proceeded 90 ,he bitter end.
regnrdless Of foreign interfereuces
The selection by the war office Of Major
General ss'r Henry Frederick Carrington.
FOR service at the front calls ont che
comment that the government. has rec
NbiiNNA AilH pttiN1i , AAiAAlie hA "a very AAAt
day. considering the fact that his name
is most favorably known I'm South Africa
where he spent almost his whole military
career as leader OF expeditions While
sir Frederick Carrington's billet Is at
present a mystery to the English press.
the correspondent Of the Associated Press
Is able 20 say that Il was not at the ind
tiative of war office that he was called
and furtlrer that he will be entrusted
with what will he principally an indie
pendent command of large proportions
and will attempt 10 achieve, by means,
one Of the most heterogeneous forces ever
gathered ON she face Of TIE earth the
gallant objective hitherto held by the
commanders in the field TO be an impos-
HltSnty.
Unness Ladysmith is quickly relieved
the internaAiona surprises will be OF mbre
interest than the actual operations. The
seizure OF another German vessel follow
Ing so closely Count Won Bueiow's bus
lness-iike speech In the reichstag yester-
day. will probably produce az least a
keen interest TO press the war and ru-
mora Managing Co steamer values. II
ncthang mpre, through the discrepancies
between Count Won Buelow's speech In
Germany and and the representations Of
the German ambassador In London
In review OF the spanish-Am"rlcan
war Just ISSUED. w. II. Wilson, a well
known naval authority writes
"As an Englishman who will hardly be
accused Of any political interest In Am-
erican Affairs, I cannot refrain from ex-
pressing surprise ~ the unjust and cruel
attacks which have been made by the
American press upon Admlrol Sampson,
oar from expressing admiration for the
algnaty, solf-restraint and nobility OF
heart with which I've has borne himself
uuidvr thcm"
Continuing. he says:
'"To ille Bngiish his oeaseless vigilance.
wise disposition. accurate iudgmeut, and
courage seean 20 have deserved another
consmeqpE,tion en dthat believe be the
vernct 0f Americer- worthy OF the
nalsee'
ThrOugirout the book Mr.. Wilson speaks
INA tho hkghost herms OF the American
navy. reractAng many criticisms. which
appenatied, In his articles IN American
magazines.
The news of the death OF @. w Stew
ems, the special correspondent OF the
the london Daily Mail from eutric fever.
Mouspay AZ Indysmith, has bsen received
with raenerul sorrow la London, where he
had many frieuis In auf out on his pro-
feezsion Nfr Stevens had "a distinguished