The sun., 1900-01-22
THE FEELING IN ENGLAND.
How The British Public Regards
the War in South
Africa.
SALISBURY WILL BE UPHELD
Seizure of--Another Gerhian ryssasT
May Lead 4ot.. ffouble.-.Theg....
tx Americaf I'Navy High yss--..
lPraised..-A silver - -
Shortage in India.
Shortage in India
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shortage in India.
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Iondesas.taA,.2 thoroughly and
aonsefrssiveiy" ippfaA.si s"ithe political
'onditiodsssls s;thcy eyiSt. in England to-
hay, t0F.uhasTstand the tetlections 'tflats
militaryA slit'cpsses or rpvcfsrs in S0ntisE
Africa' gfsSazta in the mind Of the Bfftfshs
public, and to gauge the task confrohtfhHa
The grsrefT4heIit at thr forthcoming sesi'
sion ef laiafiaiiisnt Il isshrst necessary -
.ealize tile sthpeifI6uS change that ii the'
last few Weeks hds takei plrce in ilieiass'
iiohal character. az
To put il briefly. since the British army.
N the ield has found the Boer army wnS
its match, or more, the British natien
has become one huge stock exchange. not
in the material sense, but in sentiment
The nation, as whole. governs its opin-
ions by the happenings Of the hour, vaci-
lating according 10 the news ticker in its
traditions OF centuries as easily as the
most nervous market that ever operated
IN times Of uncertainty. Nothing 50 ade.
qHateiy leads itself to a ready ana force.
ful simile ef the prevailing temper Of the
British nation as the popular conception
OF the stock market. As on the floor
there is certain small percentage with
such kage interests at stake that they
are never busged hy rnmors that make or
break the smaller fry. But these compose
the very innest ring, and their exclusive
ness may be jsdgsd from the fact that
one never kaows when opening freA day
30 day such solid and conservative jour
nails as The Times, The Morning Pest or
Ths Standard whether they will uphsld
or bitterly abuse the government. In a
like manner does the majority OF pHhlic
opinion sway as famed by news fren The
front. Thas it is web nigh impossible TO
determine the real feeling toward the ad.
ministration and the war. and IL is still
harder ts forecast the result OF the de.
bates in parliament.
Salisbury VIII Rs@Aim In Power.
Yet in spits Of this Tremendous rsciIs.
tioa Information gathered from all Esrts
Of sources tands seward the impressIss
that Lord Salisbury win continue not on
~ in powss, bat. In the matter Of yssss,
with sgt Ehxhtiy dinalnished control
which 10 tantanosnf TO saying that ths
war against tbs Beers will be pursued
TO tbs bitter end regardless Of 60relgn in.
ssrfsrenss and whimpsrings at home.
Ths military situation, though generally
regarded as more hopeful. seems not ma.
tenally changed. General Buffers decla-
ration to bis troops that they are now em.
barked on ths advance to Ladysmith,
from which there would be no turning
back, prompts The Speaker TO say:
III may not bs tempting the fates too
far 70 recall Gensral Lees brilliant move
ment by the left In 1S63.''
The selection by the war Office OF Ma
jor General Sir Frederick Darlington for
service at the front calls out the com
ment that the government has recognized
this officers claims at IA very late day,
considering the fact that his name is
byword in South Africa, where he spent
almost his whole military career us
leader OF expeditions. While Sir F'reder-
fck Carrington's billet is at present
mystery to the English press. the CORE
spondent is able to say that it was nor,
after all, at the initiative Of the war Of
flee that he was called and. further, that
he will be intrnsted with what will be
practically an independent command OF
large proportions and will attempt to
achieve by means Of one OF the most het.
erogeneous forces ever gathered on the
face Of the earth the gallant objective
hitherto held by the commanders in the
field TO be an impossibiity.
Unless Ladysmith is quickly relieved
the international situation promises to be
OF more interest than the actual opera
tions. The seizure Of another German
vessel following so closely Count Won Blu
lows businesslike speech in the reichstag
will probably produce at least o keen in
ternRtioRal press war and rumors damag- |
ing TO stock values il nothing more,
though the discrepancy between Count |
Won Bulov's speech III Germany aud the
representations OF the German embassa
dor in London, the latter being extremely |
forms 4 reassuring circum
stance.
Praises Our Navy.
In an account OF the Spanish American I
naval campaign just published III. W. |
Wilson, well known naval authority. |
writes:
.As an Englishnan who will har,ly u, I
accused Of any political bias on Amr iran /
affairs cannot refrilin from tSi.t~siA I
surprise al the unjust and erta lla, II
which have been made hS tA, NRFH'enn /
press upon Admiral Sampson lt g.GsI#CN-
pressing admiration f0i tEr il .itH 4plf /
restraint ana nobility ~ lieart 4, slirh /
he has borne himself und4 aa ~ +
his ceaselrs, v4 wi>ol
dispositions. correct G5a a# Il jHd. X
ncut ana high cparaea ,st aavj, de-
-rrYei another recon l tfat #
@licya, II thc afi4i Americans \
worthy ~ the nam His'mtt thr (
loak Mr. Wilson i hi4he
r,tns ~ tln Nla ty, latfaattae
many eritiei.u, A lca ii ai, .
utieies Nj ANer.u@ sF9s.
HE neNs " estas o8 NI ti. "
5ts1ytis. itc p earr R@ai bid Y
lhe London i7i iU flnH ftesia fs
yrr last Mouat It l.HdytnitA hus bryu
received VITA genuine f0iray HI I.9u-
loa, where r. lai many friends i'll ami! +
out Of his profession. Mir Stevens Had +
j distinguished career Ill Oxford, His I
first newspaper success was i series OF
letters which he wrote from America,
headed Tho Land Of the Dollar" His /
last work before going to the Transyaal I
was The Tragedy Of Dreyfus," and his |
long stay in hot, insanitary Rennes is
thought To have undermined his consti- /
tutisn TO an extent that made him easy |
prey for the fever. Mr.. Stevens made |
a Ssmantie marriage q few ysass ago |
with MIS-. Rogersen, well kHewn in |
L~&S~n s0<sssy. She Was 90 ysaxs cid. |
aAd Mr.. Btssvsns wss 70. Bud the s&ar-
Eiaxe was very hassy. TAsy w@ss do
ysssA to each otAsx. Hs sss~ts~s @s@d
10 write ss he's Aat6 vxkas&ss b. wss,
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