The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-10-30

But this thing Of killing 400 or 500
lighting Beers in open battle is very
different matter, and Kitchener is very
careful to avoid anything in the nature
Of confirmation Of the canald.
The truth seems to be. accepting
the British official reports as authori-
ty, that the Beers are practically as
strong and as dangerous today as they
were three years ago, when the war
began. In one sense they are stronger
for they are not now handicapped by
any obligation of looking after towns
or bases of supply They are free Of
all responsibilities Of that kind and
have nothing to do but harrass the
lines Of communication between Pre-
to.ia and the British seaports. Their
homes have been burned, their farms
desolated their women and children
herded in prison camps. No care rests
upol them They are footlooss for
vengeance and reprisal When they
need supplies of any kind quarter
master, commissary, or ordnance
stores-they take them from the Brit
ish depots. They have provided them
selves with English rifles aud ammu-
milton, with khaki uniforms, and with
food in lavish abundance. They ride
free and ravage at their sweet will.
They operate chiefly IN British terri
tory-in Natal and in Cape Colony
occasionally flushing an English covey
within cannon shot OF Pretoria. Nino-
taaths of the whites in South Africa
are either sympathizers or active al
lies. Their commandos grow up in a
night when there is a calamity to he
Inflicted on the invaders ana vanish
next day when strong British force
appearg upon the scene, The London
Truth completes the picture in a para
graph:
The winter Is now oyer. rhe Beers
have managed to mark time until
spring, and now they viii be more
mobile and active Devastation o.
territory goes on. and all the Trans
yaal and the Orange State are becom-
ing one vast desert with the exception
OF the few towas we occupy The diff
ficnlty OF holding the railroads Is in
creasing, and we have managed to
unite an the Dutch population OF
South Africa IN detestation OF us and
in a resolve TO resist to the death as
their ancestors resisted Alva and
Philip In the Cape Colony the copsti-
tuition is suspended; every rutchman
is treated as a suspect and is at the
mercy OF the military and Of the parti-
san loyalists Parliament caa not be
called together because the ministers
would find themselves in a minority,
nor can there bo new general elec-
tion for this would only strengthen the
opposition"
A reckless lingo paper in London,
the Daily Hail gives cut the statement
that Mr.. Kruger has abandoned the
idea OF appealing 20 onr President. hav.
ing received an intiretioa tnat Mr..
Roosevelt viii not irterfare. The OBJ
ject Of this noisy roorback is evident
enough The United states govern-
ment has, 20 It's everlasting shame,
been interfering ali along-on behalf
OF Great Britain-and what the
Chamberlain gang especially fear is
that President Roosevelt viii set his
heel upon the infamy. They know
that should he once forbid mo eollec-
tion in ana shipment from our ports Of
horses, mules and other military ma
terial for use against the Beers Lord
Kitchener could not hold his ground
another year. Mr. Roosevelt interiors?
No: what the American people ask Of
him Is that ne viii cease to int rfere.