The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-17
The Boer War.


government, is displaying consider
able impatieuce over the policy OF
fighting the war in South Africa by
proclaim alton. Since the expiration
Of the psriod in which they were to
hsvs surrendered in accordance with
Lord Kitchener's proclamation, the
Beers have won four notable VIC
tories, killing sixty. eight officers
and men, woundiug sixty.three, TAX
ing three hundred prisoners, aud
capturing five guns. Not only this,
but the seat Of operations is being
carried back to where it was two
wears ago. Utrecht, where Major
Cough was ambushed, was the
scene of similar engagement
eighteen months ago; Action Homes
is eighteen miles southwest Of
Ladysmitb; the colonists are again
mastering for the defense OF the
Tuge'a as they did when General
Joubert threatened an Invasion in
1899; in Natal, fighting is going on
south OF Stormberg. The British
people are exasperated by receiving
the news OF this succession OF re
verses, and there has been an out
burst of complaint, not against
Lord Kitchener, hut against the
ministry. The leading administra.
tiou journals accuse the government
of trying to run the war on cheap
principles aud of not providing
Lord Kitchener with sufficient re-
sources. The Tins accuses the
home authorities Of lack of organic
ed sustained effort, and of failure to
grasp the moral and intellectual
damage which the prolongation OF
the struggle inhicts upon the en-
pire. Other ministerial supporters
declare that valuable months have
been wasted in electioneering when
the active prosecution of the war
should have been the first consider
alton. a
On the other hand, there is re-
port, apparently we'll founded, that
Lord Kitchener is as much Gissatis-
fed with the inactivity of the min
listers as is the general British pub.
lie. The Pail Mall Gsz .tte declares
that he is dissatisfied with the par
tial enforcement of martial law in
South Africa, wanting it proclaimed
at Cape Town and elsewhere; that
he desires more serious penalties for
rebellion, aud more strict enforce
ment of those penalties. Lord Kit
cheuer took over. the command with
the explicit understanding that he
was not to be ham pr red, but, as this
condition WAS not carried out, "he
is seriously considering his pcsi-
tion."
Outside OF their military move
ments the Beers are not inactive.
An appeal has been made by them
to the administrative council OF the
permanent board of arbitration at
The Hague, which begins by recit-
ing the fact that the peace conven-
ton provided way for the peace
full settle ment OF international diff.
culties between powers, whether
they had become signatories or not.
The appeal further points cut that
the war has cnntir ued for almost
two years, and that there is 20 prob
ability OF it's being concluded unless
the questions 10 dispute be submit
ted to arbitration. 1t accuses Great
Britain OF acting in contravention to
the rules OF law as laid down by the
peace conference, and OF contem-
plating further action in contraven-
ton OF Article Twenty OF the peace
agreement. The appeal is signed
by representatives of the Orange
Free State as we'll as of the South
African Republic. The appeal will
probably raise the question that re-
ceived some discussion two years
ago, as to whether the South Afric-
an Republic is an independent
nation such as would render its dis