New-York tribune., 1901-09-04
BOERS NOT DISMAYED.
LITTLE SIGN OF WAR ENDING WITHIN
SET TINE.
DIR. KRAUSE ARRAIGNED-TRADES UNIONS
CONFERENCE-ENGIN
AT GLASGOW.
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London, Sept f. a. m.-British faith in the
efficacy of proclamations is severely tested as
the time limit set by Lord Kitchener and Mr.
Chamberlain approaches. The war. which was
declared by Lord Roberts to be practically over
the Of the general elections. Will be tech
ncally at an end in eleven days.
Lord Kitchener's weekly report has disclosed
the average list of BOer casualties and British
captures. but the results hardly cOmmensu-
rate with the efforts made to scOur the country
by large number of mounted columns 1t is
evident that these columns marching and
rema rching through empty districts and that
the bands OF guerillas. well informed respecting
/ their movements. keep out of the way. and when
pursued break up into small squads Never was
there more exasperatins foXhunting.
General French's work is the most difficult.
and there are few signs of progress Com
mandoes ranging from three hundred to one
hundred men and boys here. there and
everywhere, and when the trail seems hot it is
lost. and the commando reappears at the end of
a week hundred miles away.
Moreover, there is no sense of security even
In strongly garrisoned centres like Pretoria and
johannesburg as has been shown by the rail-
way reverse north of Waterfall Whatever may
be the official time limit. the war seems des-
tined to drag along for month after month, until
the British succeed in wearing out the guerillas
man by
Meanwhile they are feeding the bulk of the
Dutch population, and many thousands Of loyal
refugees are starving and rusting in Cape
| Colony.
All correspondents of London newspapers in
Berlin seem to be of the opinion that the Kaisers
differences with Prince Chun have heen settled
In manner which is not likely 10 enhance Ger
many's prestige in the Celestial empire. The
prince will have a private audience of the
Kaiser at Potsdam in the presence Of the For
eign Secretary and the newly appointed Chinese
Minister. The address TO be delivered by Prince
Chun will clearly express the Chinese Emper-
or's regret at the murder of Baron Won Ketteler,
and will also distinctly point TO the object of
atonement by the mission. but Prince Chun will
not be Obliged 70 apologize formally. a Daily
News" Berlin telegram says that the fiction has
been maintained that Germany from the outset
did not hold the Emperor Kwang-Su responsible
for the murder. He could not, therefore be ex-
pected through the mouth of his brother. to
apologize for crime of which he was guiltless
From all this IL is clear that the Chinese have
finally succeeded in carrying their point
Only one fact was revealed by the examina-
ton OF Dr. Krause at Bow Street. This was
the nature of the charge, which was high trea-
son. He is a mild hammered. youthful con-
spirator with the air of lawyer. and wears a
large pair OF gold trimmed eyeglasses. He has
the reputation among lawyers of the Temple of
being good chess player. The motive of this
prosecution is an official secret The police au-
thorities have displayed eagerness to rum
mage among the prisoners papers This sug-
gests confidence on their part that discriminating
evidence can be found against agitators among
the Radicals and the NatiOnalists-
President Bowerman's inaugural address at
the trades union congress yesterday was as
cautious as the parliamentary committees re-
port had been respecting the effect OF the Law
Lords decision in the Taft Vale case. He de-
scribed the situation intolerable. since the
funds of the trades unions were exposed TO suits
for damages from employers whenever black
legs were picketed in any labor conflict, but
had no better remedies to offer than 1udicious |
amendment to the rules of societies and meas
for obtaining from the Lords more pre- |
else definition of picketing.
The proceedings of the congress fOreshadow |
a crisis of fortunes in British trades unionism |
in consequence of the establishment of a prin- |
ciple of financial liability of labor societies for
acts of their officers
The International Engineering Congress was |
welcomed at Glasgow by Lord Kelvin and the |
provost and settled down to work in nine sec
tions. 1t is larger body than last years as
semblage at Paris. and includes many repre- |
sentative American engineers.
The appointment of a royal commission last |
night to inquire and report with respect to |
tuberculosis is directly attributable to the in /
terest which the King took in the paper read |
by DIR. Koch at the recent congress on the |
question In this city. i n. Fs