Sunday morning globe., 1901-08-18
Cape COLONY
In More Danger of Being Lost to the
English
THAN THE BOER COLLAPSE.
RemoIds London Democratic Newspaper states
The Situation in an Honest and Truthful lead
Ing Article - Tommy Atkins, Starving and
Money adshod on The General who Didn't
Whip the Beers or End tho War;

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The present state Of affairs In South
| Africa can only be described by the
/ one word-Chaos. Yet at such mo-
ment the disreputable government
which we have, for our sins, has in
| duced the House of Commons to vote
the enormous sum of G100000 to Lord
| Roberts, who has been one Of the chief
! causes Of the prOlongation Of the war.
For the first time in our history war
rior has been voted a financial reward
for a war which is not nearly over,
although, according to this inept com
mander, il was over year ago.
over. indeed Why never in the
annals of this miserable business has
the outlook been so serious-so Sc
rious, in fact that the Government are
white with terror-so serious that they
are straining every nerve TO prevent a.
particle Of truth leaking out to the ma
tion whom they have so lively deluded.
Instead of gaining two new colonies.
they are likely to lose the old one.
Cape Colony is aname Not a week
passes but there is some serious Brit
ish defeat there. or some British town
captured. Within the last few days.
the Beers have driven the British out
Of Swaziland. They are still raiding
in the immediate neighbOrhOOd of Pre-
toria and Johannesburg. For a year
they have blocked the railroad TO Del
agoa Bay. So often do they interrupt
the line of communication to the Cape
that Il is talked of to abandon that
route for the alternative railway from
Durham in Natal They are still cap.
turing and releasing British soldiers.
Never has any army been disgraced
bv so many "surrencers' as our own
in this fatal campaign Although the
war is over we are every week send.
ing ont fresh reinforcements, and OF
the 300 1000 black and white troops at
the front, we have yet been unable to-
release many thousands of the men
who have been in South Africa for
nearly two years. Why, under these
circumstances, do we give other ma
tions the opportunity to shout in derls-
ion at our parrot cry repeated daily
for upwards Of a year that the war Isl
over" The wish is father to the
thought. but the war is not over nor
will it be for many a day
Indeed, to emphasize the absur@tT
of the situation the government dun-
ing the last few days have obtained ana
other War Vote Of nearly 81 7eOB'OVO.
AS this journal gave the most accurate
forecast Of the probable cost Of the
war. we now say, judging oy what we
see and know up to the time OF Writ
ing. that the public-that is, the work
ing classes-will have to pay some
E25O 600. 900 for their little blood
feast-a larger sum than any previous
single war has cost us. And this
against a tiny foe. The extent Of our
failure may be gauged by the unparal-
leled number Of excuses we are max
ing for our inability to defeat them.
The Beers might well say If we had
only half your army and ornaments
there would now be no British soldiers
i'm South Africa
In the midst Of this fearful gloom
we are voting the unsuccessful Geh-
eral Roberts--whOse tactics OF rushlnB
along the railway lines without sub
DUNG the country around him military
critics say has been the chief cause OF
the length of the war-this princely
bribe.
Let the soldiers mark It. Our bank
rupt government refuses to pay rom
my Atkins his meagre dole, while law
ishing money upon Lord Roberts
Thousands of soldiers have been
clamouring for weary months FOR their
arrears. but the Chancellor Of the EX- -
cheauer. afraid to come too soon again
upon the public for money, has drawn
the pursestring tightly. So our re-
turned soldiers are starving about the
streets. the usual fate Of the British
soldier. Note It well, young men who's
think of entering upon military ca
reer especially at a time when we
have a government controlled by imam
ciers. one Of whom, Rhodes the Raider,
and owner of slave compounds, mas
inst been made a member OF hls Mag-
estv's Most Honorable Priyy Counell-
Our Jingoes used to criticlse the sW-
tan of Turkey for not paying bis Sol
diers. How abdul the Dauneda must
LAUGH to see the lingo English govern
ment following suit. aud these jim
goes used to boast that they were the
only party capable Of handling the ar
my-these incomgetent miscreants
who, at the outset told the Australian
government that they did not want
mounted men these reckless adyen-
urers whose ignorance and callousness
have been the direct cause of so many
lost lives and ruined homes
And If we look to the front; If we
read the letters sent by soldier CORES
pondents to Reynolds NeDspdper-let-
ters the originals of which we have
kept as proof Of their genuineness--we
learn that the army i'm South Africa
is a seething mass Of discomfort. So,
also. I'm the Australian Republic.
They won't pay the returned unem-
ployed Lest we should be accused OF
exaggerating, let us give chapter and
verse. Mr. Carruthers is one of the
best known public men in Australia
He is am ex-minister Of the State Of
New South Wales, and he is at present
candidate for the Premiership.
Meanwhile the progress Of tyranny
the chief and eldest offspring Of Inn
perlallsm proceeds apace. The Daily
Mail, for pointing out some unpleas.
ant truths, has come under the ban of
the minister of war. lt has been for
bidden to receive any official infOrma-
ton. Perhaps our Tory and lingo
contemporary. having a taste Of the
methods OF this weak, and therefore,
bullying government, will now learn
to sympathize a little more with the
other newspapers, Who as In the case D.
of Reynolds Newspaper, have incurred
the hatred and fear of the government
for telling the public the truth.
But all the impressions and evas'
ions viii not avail. Hoopstad was be-
sieged for nine months; Boshof was in
vested for about the same time, and no
living soul In this country outside
ministerial circles, knew these dis
graceful facts until, not many weeks
ago. these towns were relieved. But
what matter? Have we not the mock