The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-04
nm IS IN DANGER.
| ,.,,.t,y Of Stale Foster Explains
i. Reasons Why.
|, u1Ip,s WILL BECOME RESTLESS
-, Of subjugatins the
ne 'xceeding Great--End
'''n =. !, war Not in sight

~ May IA special to tne
\ ' sSs washington says That t.e dis,
y, i the rransvaa' is the belief
\, n y. Foster Of Indiana former Sec
4 asaie- ro, ths military
~. i south Africa making e,ose
~ and at the same time
Y, scrutiny to affairs in Europe
Mr. oster said; 1t is
!. feared that England is en-
n yrotracted and, in the end an !,
.ostly enterprise in her armed
|s',,s viih the Beers.
be anticipated that in the end
NJ weight Of numbers and su-
" ~ .nrcrs England will win. but
.Wss M means end the struggle.
~ .,sssut rate progress is not only
vary DAYS delay must increase
ms.r,,,es OF the situation from a
' Y. orint Of view and the same may
"a 9TH respect 10 a solution by
r4u. ..., 80 ali sroh
Ind England has oeen no ex-
that the disturbance of CONNER
..,tirns and other questions more
I uyolyed. very soon make nations
Th.re might be no desire to in
IN general principles but the in
q the financial. industrial and
-,rlsI interests often compel gov
IN 10 act IRON economical consid-
Nd:
4 oos can tell what is going on At
~ moment among the maritime and
tT powers OF Europe Al any time
rirht be a surprise. They surely
NJ BE- looking on simply as indiffer-
rsstors OF possible difficult in
,INnsl problem
IA transportation of the largest army
I'M has ever had in a single theafel
krHke operations more than half the
nw between the two poles OF the
i nkself an expensive undertake
I'D very difficult one. But this Il
ssst element OF consideration. The
n and maintenance of such larg,
d iae Geld over 5000 miles away
home, In region difficult of access
Nth most inadequate means of trans
llan, IL problem to occupy matur,
iy minds.
isn there is the element of waste apt
ritlun incident to an army In III,
and In action. This necessitate
'ss feplenisnment, all of which h,
susssing ratio adds 10 cost. As
hT enterprise the end is evidentl,
|, sight
81 even II the fight we're ended, Their
b discontented people to kee
sssction, which would require an ex
Elw military establishment.
fhs ulet.eIce Of the war thus ia
very etectually established the pres
1.-THE Beers as fighters. If they con
ior month other development
~ improbable. England, not perhap
szast, but embarrassed by protracte
mts upon her fighting material l
supplies and munitions of war. he
'h5usanjssot miles away. might fin
ss1lt to heed off foreign interference
Enhnllsl methods They might n;
ls nature Of overt acts of militar
enon OF diplomatic inquiry, but sue
'ns up OF forces as would be diflicu
nsgs
lelayy Of England, II is true, is fire.
OW what would become OF Births
~ : commerce crippled - wha
become OF British manufacturer
nshiiy Industry and means of Ii,
as time for diplomatic settleme,
ifst stages having passed, II
= % see how 1t can come in no
w-sTeat loss of prestige. The Bri
nent Is naturally sensitiv
ucisye action might open a wa
u ~ way Is not now in sight.
.nNed States would be the mo
",n'eTmediary. The leading Eur
rlons have their spheres in A
az 'nai reason any suggestion
.a' quarter would be out of Il
u. ~ IN TACT, have been warn,
N, var 10 such remote quarter
M % a more rlomentous affa
rs.r, casual observer supposes.
.n,, ~ some very grave upheava
'v'iu conditions as We now ha.