The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-03-19
QUIET
Is Restored in London By n.
DeIcasas

Copyright 1900 by Associated Press. ,
LONDON, MARCH 1.-THE mou.hs
OF the panic nnongers have been stopped
and by a F'renchman. IL is curious
commentary upon a certain side OF the
British character which has lately been
much In evidence. Several papers OF fair
standing have seriously been putting
forward the probability of war with
France, and their sensations have been
gulped down, eagerly by a small section
OF the British public, though well in
formed people are only amused. France,
however, was not the only nation which
1t was asserted. medEated an imme-
diate invasion OF England. Russia and
Austria, according to the manufcctur
ers OF panics, had designs 20 take ad-
vantage Of Great Britains troubles IN
South Africa.
With the cries for home defense in the
ascendant. Great Britain might have
duplicated the scenes when the island
awaited the prospected invasion Of Ma
poleon. But M. Delcasse, the French
minister, spoke and the boggy of Eu-
ropean hostility and interference van
ished. The hand OF the F'renchman re-
stored calm 10 Great Britain. without
common sense with which France and
the other European powers we're gov
erning their relations towards rGeat
Britain and bore home what has fire.
quentiy been set forth in these dispatch
es, that is. that no power had the
slightest intention OF going to war with
Great Britain.
LONDON, MARCH 1855 a. m.,-
Amidst the festivities OF St. Patricks
day. London has been listening today
for word that Mafeking is relieved. Il
is remarkable that the revival OF this
holiday, which puts st. Patrick here
after on equality with Primrose day,
has been the occasion Of the first real
gala day since the declaration OF war.
Christmas tide was gloomy indeed in
comparison with today's merry making
and the only fill up needed was the
news Of the relief of besieged Mafeking.
There is much in the situation in Sou b
Africa to justify rejoicing, however, for
the rapid pacfication of the Free State
leads people OF Great Britain to believe
than they have statesman as wen as
strategist in the hCro of the hour,
''Bobs"
With railway communication open in
the Cape and the morale OF his army al
its highest, England is now ready to
trast the commander-in-chief 10 COM
plete the remainder Of his task in his
own way, confident OF his ultimate sue
cess.
| SO far as the Free State is concern
ed, although the Beers are entrenchi-ng
at the vaal river the impression at the
Capetown camp is thRt the war IL prac-
ticaly over.
The Transval officials are said 70 have
vacated Taungs and Vryburg but the
rebels are unwilling TO enter the Trans
vaa being anxious to trek hOmeward.
No one would be muck surprised II "a
great spread OF this contagion occurred
in the next fortnight
Lady Randolph Churchill, who start
ed homeward on the hospital ship. the
Maine, yesterday cabled to the commit
tee that she regards II "a complete COM
| pllmemt to the United States that the
Maine was the first ship 20 leave since
I-adysmih was relieved.
/ There were u Officers and 13 nom
| commissioned officers aboard the ship
Maine,
| LONDON; MARCH IS-Spencer Will
| kinson reviews the war news from the
past week for the Associated Press. as
follows:
The great secret OF war is personal
| ity," Napoleon said
I'm war the big thing Is not men, but
man." and the sudden change in ths
state Of affairs of the South African
war is due TO THE presence and power
OF one man--Lord Roberts.
Seven years ago, spent many weeks
with him in India accompanying him
as his guest ON his last tour Of inspec-
tion Of the Indian armies. saw for my
self how two hundred thousand meT
/ worEhipped him. Since his return from
India there have been inhunces striv-
ing to keep him in the background. The
disasters o1 the winter gave him his
opportunity and now the world sees
what he has made OF II.
When Sherman set out TO marcf
through Georgia he asked Genera
Grant for an ola chum, cavalry officer
Wilson, think and when Wilson came
he sat up Saif tile nigh talking e
Sherman who before retiring. said
"Wilosn, TN tell you where Grant beats
all the rest Of us. He don't care q
damn for what ne can't see the enemy
doing, and II scares me Ike hell"
Roberts is like Grant He Is too bie
TO be disturbed at anything and he very
quietly does Just what he means to do
Accordingly his movements have
knocked the Boers out of time.
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