The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-02-02
MUST HAVE MORE TROOPS.
Eng laua's Nerves severed, Tried
hut Her Nerve Absolutely
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London. Jan. -, a. m.--SeVen DAYS
of fighting have left the main Boer
positions intact. ana Gen. Bullers
army zoo weaker. according 10 THE OIL
cia. causalty lists. which seemingly
did not include the Spion kop LOSES.
a. those last forwarded do not men,
ton Gen. Woodgate's wounding
England is possessed 10y depressing
sense OF failure. although not word
in criticism of her generals and SOL
diers is uttered. Not much effort il
made to place a happy construction
urcr Gen. Buller's bare l. words tell
ing of the retirement from Spion kop.
anl there Is an uneasy impression
abroad that worst news is yet 10 come.
Al one of the military cubs last
night the statement passed from enc
member To another that the war Office
had received an unpleasant supple
mcr.tary dispatch from Gen. Butler,
which was being held up for IL hours.
Spencer Wilkinson. in the Morning
Post. writes as follows of the Spioa
kop loss:
This is a serious matter. and an at
tempt will not here b. made 10 mini
mi<e il. for no greater wrong can Dc
dore 10 our people at home than 70
Eisl.ad them about the significance ~
the events OF the war. The right way
il To tell the truth as far as we know
il.
But facts from the neighborhood OF
I'll. Tugela are scantier than ever. The
censorship now is simply prohibtive
anil something is wrong with the Ca
ble.-. The break in the east coast lines
has been repaired, but the cable be-
tween San Thome and Loanda. on the
west coast. is row interrupted.
More troops is the only sugges-
ton here as TO the way TO break the
Bocr resistance. Mr.. Wilkinson regrets
that Gen. Butler has not 10000 more
neS. declaring that il tAey would ros
make victory certain. his enterprise
without them Is hopeless"
The Spectator. dealing with the ne
ces sity of large additional military
preparations, says:
''It may be that we have yet anoth-
er cycle of disasters in front OF US"
The transport Assaye arrived az
Caps. Town last Friday. with 2.l27 Off
GERS and men. The first portion Of u.
Seventh division is afioat. Hence. with
the 10000 men of this division and
about 5000 others now at sea. il lies
ir tn. power of Lord Roberts 10 rein
force Gen. Butler heavily. This course
is advised by several military writers.
Although England's nerves are -
vereiy tried. her nerve is absolutely
mistaken. and probably nothing that
car happen in South Africa Will change
in the slightest degree her intentions.
S:ic will continue TO receive bad news.
IL il comes. with dignity. and Will
maintain her determination 10 win at
last.
The Standard. which thinks still
more troops will be required. anu
which comments upon the astonishing
manner in which South Africa swai-
lows up troops wholesale without any
aTpT eciable result. goes on 10 refer ~
the continental jUbiIation and 70 me
predictions regarding Gen. Buffers
check. II says:
III is humiliating TO find that tie
Natal Terrain has been more accuTcis
studied in Berlin than at our Owl
headquarters on the Tugela."
III, editorial then alludes TO TIE
significance of DIR. Leyds' doings N
Psris, remarking:
'Dr. Leyds was a guest at President
Lorbet's banquet. on Thursday. WHERE
in consequence. the British ambas'i-
dor did not appear. VI. Delc'.se c"H-
ycrsed some time with him. and u -
believed that he has since received hin.
a. the Quai d'Orsay. Our Paris CORE
spoEdent, however, assures US that the
French government is determined 70
preserve neutrality"