The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-18
MILNE WHITES OF
VAR IN TRAM YAAL
Admits Work of Crushing the
Beers Will Be Slow.


London April "A South african
blue book, attaining recent dispatches
from SIR Alfred Miner and other Of
fieial correspondence was issued to-
night.
IN q dispatch dated. Feb. 8, Sir Alfred
Miner reviews the situation in south
Africa, and says that he had hoped
some definite point would be reached
after which it would be possible to sum
up that chapter of history containing
the Ways, and forecast Of administrative
reeerlstr action which must succeed it,.
But ! arr reluctantly forced TO the
CONCLUSION that there. Win be no such
dividing line" continues Sir Alfred
Miner, and I5nave not the slightest
doubt of The ultimate result but 1 fOre-
see that the work viii De slower, more
dIil1euit more harfassing and more ex-
pehstXe than was at any time antici-
patcA. AT any rate it is idle TO wait
Together in the hope of being able TO
discover a 5clean-cslt situation. In spite
Of the confused character of the present
position. ! think itsbetter to attempt 80
discover however roughly and inade-
quateIy5 the state OF things as they ex-
list today.
1T is no use denying that the last
half year has been one of 5refrogression.
Seven months ago TINS eoloney was per-
tectiy quiet, al least as far as the
Orange river. The southern half of the
Orange. RsSeIs COlOuV was l.aDidlv ser
ting down. and even a considerable
portion of the Transvaal, notably the
southwestern districts, seemed to have
definitely accepted British authority
and to rejoice at the opportunity TO re-
turn to orderly. government and the
pursuits OF peace.
Today the scene is Completely al
tered. II would be superAuous to dwen
on the increased losses To the country
caused by the prOl0ngation of the
ST.. =
Gently assumed The enemy are now
broken up into a great number of small
forces raiding in every direction, and
! that our troops are similarly broken up
in their pursuit, makes the area OF
! actual hgh1ngs and, consequently. OF
I destruction. much wider than would be
the case in a conflict between equal
Numbers operating in large masses.
Fight over Supplies.
2 Moreover. the fight Is now. mainly
i over supplies. The Boers ike entirely
( on tfe eonntrss through which hev
s pass not only taking al the food they
can lay their hands on, butsIooting the
1 small village stores of clothing, boots,
4 coffee and sugaS. all of which they are
I IN great need OF. Our forces are cons
4 PEELED 10 denude the country OF every
I thing movable lin order to Illustrate
these tactics IF the enemy.
The loss OF crops and stock IS more
serious to the Beers than farm burning.
] of which so much has been heard 7
I say this not at all as an advocate of
/ think the measure IS now seldom If
ever, resorted to-"
- Eontinuipg he says The c2ase-
! auapces OF tlae NaFysalthough mol grave.
i are appalling. The country people viii
need. help TO prevent them from starV-
/ ing, and probably a certain amount of
\ ca pital. A more serious effect of the
i last six mouths is the {mersf influence
I of the TreerudeScence- of the war es-
i pecially in Orange River colony"
He then sketches the rising against
the British forces. the breaking OF BOer
Y pledges of neutrality under the pres
\ sure of old comp anions in arms, and tht
4 establishment 81 camps of refuge fOI
1soer Families waiting protection. He
q describes the effect in Cape Colony 81
4 guerrilla warfare and agitation and al
! ludes to the carnival of n1endacity.'
accompanying the pro-Boer agitation.
At the end of 1900" he says, the
excitement had somewhat subsidized, be-
cause the worst inventions-the cruelty
of the British troops-Ahad been exposed
and partly because the general intro
duetion Of martial law had checked
sedftiOus writing and speaking
i Opposition to Invasion.
He thinks that a majority Of the
Dutch colonies don't desire invasion
Discussing the plans of local defense
put into operation he argues that the
government policy should be to con
slider the feelings and interests Of the
loyalIsts and thus 10 retain their loyal
~. as weir as TO disarIn their enmity
and to win the confidence of, those who
are HghthFg against Great Britain.
south Africans are sick sInto death
of the war; he says. but are prepared
in order 10 make South Africa indis-
pntably one country under che Tag
He believes that the young country
wiz recuperate' in q Few. years when the
var IS over re 4