Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-23

CRpNJE MUST SURRENDER.
Spencer Wilkinson, reviewing the mil
itafy situation In the Morning Post
says: Lord Roberts, who was once an
artillery officer, will take care that the
artillery fire IS properly concentrated
Prolonged Smelling VIII compel the
Beers either 10 hurl themselves at the
British infantry In the hope OF forcing
their way out, or to surrender.
THE best chance for Gen. CronJe
would be TO make a night attack, but
the bayonet will serve the British az
night as well as by day. There are
Of course, In war all sorts Of chances
a party Of Beers from the north or the
south might conceivahy fall by sur
prise on some point Of the investing
ring, and thus give q chance TO escape
for the beleaguered Beers but the prob
abilities are that Gen. Cronje VIII be
compelled to surrender. and thus az
Paardeberg will be effected the destruc-
ton Of the first fraction OF the Boer
army"
At 1880 o'clock this morning the war
Office issued the following from Lord
Roberts;
"Paardeberg, Feb. 22-Methuen re.
ports from Kimberley that supplies Of
food and forage are being pushed on as
fast as possible. There VIII be enough
coal 10 start the De Beers mines In ten
days. BY this means great misery Will
be alleylated Hospital arrangements
there reported perfect He hopes
Brieska and the adjoining country viii
soon be settled"
NONE WILL INTERFERE.
London, Feb. 2S.-The Times says edl.
torially: The fact that the Beers
started to reinforce Cen CrOnje from
Natal days ago. is an additional reason
why Lord Roberts should finish with
him as promptly as possible. Lord
Roberts at present has the advantage
Of being nearer his base than the Beers
are to theirs, but that advantage Will
be reduced in proportion TO his east
ward progress, and II is important that
bodies OF the enemy should not hover
on his right flank"
Commenting upon Lord Salisburys
reply 10 Lord Teynham's question re-
garding the assertion that Great Brit
ain was bound by a secret treaty with
Germany which would secure some
measure Of independence for the Beers.
the Times says:
There would be no precedent for any
Interference unless the Beers were
crushed, even II anybody felt bold
enough or strong enough to try TO rob
the victors under unctious preteXts OF
humanity and mercy TO the yanquished.
Nobody, we imagine, does feel strong
or bold enough TO try, who is at the
same time hostile enough 10 England
to wish to try"
BRITA1N'S WAR STRENGTH.
The Times then proceeds TO argue
that the British navy was never strong
er than It is at present. adding This
war has given an immense experience,
which Will tend to make Great Britain
stronger than ever before In a military
sense. while the Indian troops and the
cOlOnsts have evidenced their loyalty
in a time of adversely which gives ad-
ditional strength. What Germany has
achieved In the Reichsland we shall
accomplish In the Boer republics IL
Is not enough for us 10 conquer the
Beers. We shall not rest satisfied until
they are loyal and patriotic british
citizens"
The Times has the following from
Paardesberg, dated February 2lst: we
have expelled 800 Beers from an Isolated
kopje about mile southeast Of Gen.
Cronje's lager"
The capetown correspondent OF the
Daily Chronicle says: 1T is reported
that the Afrik2nder bund congress win
not be held unless the military author-
ties guarantees the safety Of the dele
gates"
Three thousand fresh troops will en-
bark for South Africa today.
The relative position OF the COM
batants is likened TO chess players, one
AZ whom. from time to time, adds
pieces to the board. while any loss 10
the adversary Is irreparable.
LOSSES TO FEBRUARY II.
London, Feb. 2S.-The war Office. for
the first time has given out an official
compilation OF the British losses. The
total is ll.2sO TO February 18th. This
does not include, therefore. Lord Rob-
erts's recent losses, nor the Wiltshire
prisoners.
The Press association learns that the
British losses at koodoos Rand were
700.