The South-African crisis - pagina 82

THE SOUTH-AFRICAN

and in finding fodder

avow that

tacticians

CRISIS.

Even the boldest

them.

for

there are distances and elementary

forces v^hich defy all

human

strength.

Napoleon has

experienced this in Russia, and even after the capture of Pretoria,

the Vaal could become for Lord Roberts

what the Beresina was

Remember they be

for

the victorious Emperor.

the strenuous words of Mr. Kruger:

succeed astonished

in

overthrowing

at

the

human

the

us.

"When

world

which

blood

will

it

will

cost."

Further,

formed.

What

the

Their

they

army best

of

English

the

regunents

transporting

are

are at

is

yet

to

present

has only a

very inferior military value, and once the conquest achieved,

they

much

excess

in

Hitherto,

require

of the troops

;

now

at their disposal.

England has always been the largest

of

and the smallest army

fleet

is

an army of occupation

according to the principle of Cromwell, the

programme task

will

be

already engaged.

she

will

sufficient for this

heavy

therefore have to change her system,

and then her home policy would be found to be at stake. Already there are arising, in the constituencies,

divergencies of opinion sharpW defined. of Mr. Gladstone does not ground its

are

in

open opposition

very doubtful;

profound

;

the Irish

the syaipathies of Wales are

class,

and when to

all this is

joined

aversion

of every Englishmen to com-

the

might very The popularity of Mr. Cham-

pulsory

service,

quickly

be

berlain

arms

old guard

soon the enormous cost will frighten

the lower middle the

;

The

scattered.

ministerial majority

might very well be

eclipsed.

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