Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-28

would have been. But the wheel has
run its full circle. The errors and hest
tation OF the Gladstonian era are at
length being retrieved
The Times says The British now
will do well to avoid Illusions, The
effect of Gen. Cronje's disaster Is not
easy to calculate. IL may conceiyably
lead both the Transvaal and the Free
State 10 recognize that they are over
matched. but O defeat Of this kind, SER
ious though It Is, would not bring the
men OF our race TO their knees and the
Dutch are almost as stubborn and ten.
acious"
After advising the continuance OF the
war preparations the Times concludes
as follows: But II anything could en-
nance the intense and widespread sat-
isfaction Of the nation at the achieve
ments Of our troops II Is the knowledge
that the Canadian contingent played
the principal part In the decisive move
ment which forced the stubborn Boer
leader to own that he was beaten
The Daily News says: ITO the Can
adams belongs the honor Of having
FASTENED the inevitable. II would be
rash, however TO suppose that the
our difficulties are removed"
ROBERTS HAD $4,000 MEN.
Spencer Wilkinson, reviewing the
military situation In the light OF
Gen. CronJe's capitulation. says this
morning: ION a moderate estimate
one tenth Of the Boer army has been
taken out Of the action by the cap
ture Of Cronje. The battle OF Paarde-
berg is a miniature Sedan.
Tomorrow the whole Of Lord Rob-
ertss army, say 5000 men, will be
ready for fresh advance. II, indeed,
the start be not made today. The OBJ
jectiye must be the next Boer army Of
importance, which is In Natal. The
next move therefore with view OF
drawing the Boer army from Natal,
implies an advance on Bloemfontein or
some point on the railway between
Bloemfontein and Wineberg, which
would sever the connection between the
Beers in Natal and those south OF the
Orange river.
III the Beers make a stand west OF
Bloemfontein, so much the better. With
5000 men Lord Roberts may well be
able to envelop and destroy a re-
spectacle force there.
"rhe effect OF the Paarieberg victory
will probably be a movement north
ward e the Boer forces south Of Orange
river In Natal the effect viii be moral
rather than strategical. The effect OF
elation on one side and OF depression
on the other will be equal for the mo-
ment, 10 the addition Of brigade TO
Gen Buffers forces.
In, Eel 4. -.
crisis. II they send troops 10 the Free
State they will sacrifice the whole re-
suit Of the long campaign before Lady,
smith. Not to send them viii be to
render probable second and still more
important victory by Lord Roberts a
few days hence
ITALY ADMIREs THE BoERs.
Rome. Feb. 27-The equalization OF |
Gen. Cronje has produced a painful i'm |
preston In Rome. The newspapers are |
unanimous in expressing their admira. |
ton for the Boer commander and his |
troops.
The Tribuna says: "The capltulatlon
Is undoubtedly important, but Il does
not conclude the war;
The Sanguila says; Gen. Cronje at
iained the object he desired, namely,
10 enable a great portion OF Gen. Jou-
Dert's army to reach Bloemfontein."
The Messaggero article is pitched In
he key Of Honor to the Vanquished
The Opinion Liberale. which writes
Of the surrender, says: "The
British will do well TO make Lord Rob
'rts the duke OF Paardeberg and Lord
Kitchener the earl OF Petrusberg. but
hey viii also do well to make peace.
or henceforth they have lost the repu-
alton OF liberal and just nation"
AN IMPORTANT BLOW.
Vienna, Feb. 27.-Thc Austrian press
regards the capture Of Gen. Cronje as
he most important incident OF the war
hus far. and the first decisive British
success.
The Weinaegemeine Zeitung says:
The Beers have now shown that they
IRE not strong enough TO maintain the
,ffensiye and the British have struck
blow that cannot fail TO have the
yrcatest possible effect upon the future
curse Of the war"
GERMANS DISAPPOINTED.
Berlin. Feb. 27-The German newspa.
,ers are disappointed at the surrender
4 GenACronje. They admit that Lord
sobcrts has shown real military abil-
ty and dash and that the Beers have
ost in Cronje their most skillful leader.