The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-11
THREE MONTHS COVE.
Not Garrison Relieved and the
Eneusy Not Moved.

LONDON, january ii,4 a. m.--Dnrfng the
interval Or apparent military inactivity
and official secrecy Lord Roberts and Lord
Kitchener have arrived at the seat Of war
Ii is assumed that their clear vision sup
ported By 10000 fresh men. who are due
TO arrive In South Africa within thirty
days, will alter the situation. and that the
fourth month Of the campaign Will Wit
ness the beginning of victories for British
arms. They are not expected, however,,
10 produce definite results for several days.
but their mere presence will restore the
shaken confidence OF the men at the front
In their generals.
Lord Roberts finds 10000 men on the
defensive or watching for an opening. Lord
Methuens health. according to the Daily
Mail. has broken down" and the field
marshal may relieve him. Possibly some
others will be relieved OF important com
mands. There ia certainly plenty OF rank
in evidence in South Africa. In addition.
TO the field marshal there are two full
generals. four lieutenant generals and
twelve or fourteen major generals
There is an uneasy suspicion that when
the Ladysmith Casualties are announced
tney win be disheartening and will partly
destroy the patriotic glow produced by
General Whites victory. The list Of
victims OF disease issued by the war Office
gives twenty-five deaths from dysentery
in Ladysnith in four days, revealing the
fact that the besieged are existing amid
bad sanitary conditions.
The Standard summarizes the general
situation thus wen, the campaign has
lasted three months. We have something
like 10000 troops In South Africa. With
btfU fri cd n
try. We are still powerless TO relieve three
garrisons from investment. We have still
to see large portions Of both colonies in
the hands Of the enemy We have driven
the invaders back at no single point We
are actually further from the hostile from
tiers than we were on the day that the III
timatum was delivered. The work which
ministers believed could be eheetually per
formed with $4,000 men has not been done,
has not even been begun by four or FIVE
times that number. Can any one fail to
admit that this Is evidence OF grave mis-
calculation Of forces and facts
The war office has authorized special
yeomanry corps. Every trooper Joining
will pay for his own Kit and mount. for
transportation and ALI other expenses IN l.
IN his arrival 10 South Africa, and viii
then give his services to his country and
pay for the privilege into the fund for
widows and orphans the amount he would
receive as trooper. Several influential
gentlemen have already enrolled.
The authorities have urged the COM
mittee Of the yeomanry hospital fund to
provide for 500 Instead OF $50 beds, and
the committee is appealing for at least
100000 more
The Times, In an editorial criticislng at
great length the governments conduct OF
the war. alluded 70 the stupid aud per-
verse mistakes" that have been made and
demands that the practice OF the non
revelation OF facts" be abandoned 1t in
sists strongly upon knowing the truth
and the whole truth about the situation
and finds fault with Mr.. Balfour's defens,
piecemeal.