The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-24
A Big WAR LOAN
Will Have 10 Be Made Soon by British
Government.
THE Beers KEEP FIGHTING
Despite the Optimistic Reports Made
by General Kitchener.
CAN KEEP 1T UP FOR A YEAR
I'D Are ia Fact Iiarassing English
Troops Greatly.
'Qs -
TIIt PUBLIC IS KEPT IN IGNORANCE
OF the Facts in the Case by the Gov
eminent, but Must Soon Know How
Matters Stand.
I'd Are in Fact Harassing English
Troops Greatly.
'Ht PUBLIC is KEPT IN IGNORANCE

New York, September 23-The Worlds
London cable says: General Botha has cap
turcd nearly 800 British officers and sol
diers since Kitcheners proclamation Of
Punishment and conGscatiaD came intd
force Whether Botha viii Adlsarm and re-
turn them. ms heretofore, or hold them as
hostages for Englands observance of the
laws of civilized warfare is causing some
natural anxiety
When Chamberlain has adopted the con-
tention of the lingo press that the Beers
are merely banditti. Boer generals will un.
doubtedly need some security against their
being treated as such.
The South Africa situation is positively
growing worse, Dewet is belived to be
heading for Cape Colony, aud In the
present state of widespread revolt through
out that extremely rough country his ad-
vent would mean that war could be carried
on for five years.
With Dewet in Cape Colony, Botha
harasslng the British on the Natal bor-
der and Delarey and Vllioen capturing
artillery under Kitchener's very nose at
Pretoria, the Beers enter upon the third
year Of their campaign in marvelously adj
yantageous position. This is felt here. and
depression is general. especially rs the war
chest is rapidly becoming exhausted. An
extra session OF parliament to vote more
money seems unavoidable.
There is no further talk now about droves
of Beers coming in with flags of truce to
surrender and there is no reasonable doubt
that the war, such as It Is Will be pro.
longed another year unless the government
takes steps not hitherto planned.
Only a few weeks ago talk was sangulne
q n gag..
Africa, with the resultant lifting of so
much financial burden from the country
Then the optimists of Lombard street did
not believe that another large government
loan would be required before the end of
the year. Now it seems likely that we
shall hear before many weeks demand
for more funds.
One thing is sure, and that is that Eng
lishmen, whatever their party. believe that
the time is past for economzug in the
prosecution of the war, and that nothing
more is likely to be done ION the cheap
scale"
The complaint is made today that the
public knows too little about what is ac-
tually going on In South Africa. while the
ministers from frst to last have lacked
settled purposes. In these circumstances
affirming his belief that the conquered ter
Fitories must be permanently annexed,
seems unwise politics from his own point
of view, and somewhat untimely and ir-
relevant at this time, as are also the
British criticisms on the results OF the
recent German. Austrian and French mill
tary maneuvers for, although it is un-
doubted, speaking generally, that the best
soldiers In the world today are those train
ing with natural aptitude in Great
Britain and the United States. as the
English critics are now declaring. stll
when commander of the fame ana ex.
perience of Lord Kitchener finds himself
unable to conquer a handful of guerilla
Beers on the yeldt, wisdom counsels
silence.