Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-03-19

tht AetthahH tthht Neet NssN Wy "'|'N
ages they required were Two or three
of their women. II such were cap
tnred the Germans would do anything
to get them back, observing stipula.
tons for that end scrupulously. The
same historian says that the Germans
dreaded defeat by the enemy less than
the reproaches of the women on their
return. Now all this is almost literally
true of the Zulus, The only thing the.
Zulu King has done which gives any
color of truth TO Sir Bartle Frere's
charges was his raid on the boundary Of
Natal to get back some women of his
tribe who had been carried of by one
John Dunn, a Scotchman. Dunn set.
tied among the Zulus many yearsago,
assumed many of their ways, became
rich in cattle, and u sort Of half chief
with subjects. But when war was ap-
preaching he migrated TO Natal, taking
his cattle and subjects, some $500, with
him. The Zulus got back few of the
women, and the English commissioner
demanded them again. This demand
was refused, but compensation offered.
The English commissioner then claim
cd that the women had beenJmassacred,
which only meant that he was picking
a quarrel. The Zulu women generally
accompany the men on all their
marches, melting them to the conflict,
reproaching them if they falter; and
they supply such aid as spies that
English commanders have issued
orders that every Zulu woman seen
shall be captured at any risk and
placed under guard. The London
Times correspondent says this is gen.
orally called out there "the women's
war"
DAMAGED NATIONAL pREsTiGE.
The downfall which British "pres-
tige" has suffered in Africa in war
undertaken mainly to impress the
chief tribe with the irresistible superi.
ority OF the race represented by the
colonies can hardly be greater than
what the same prestige " is suffering
III Europe. Already the taunt has
been heard on the Continent that En-.
gland prefers winning glory for arms
over Hindoo and African savages
rather than directly encountering
Russia, and to be defeated by the saw
ages in one region is not compensated
by conquering them in another. The
Twenty.fourth regiment, which has
been " cut to pieces and it is recog-
nized here that the idle story OF Zulu
losses means that the English disaster
is only half told-is historical. 1t has
figured at Carthagena, Minorca, Tala.
vera, Salamanca, Vittoria, st. Sebas.
tian, Nivelle, Orthuz, Mooltan (Indla)
and helped to conquer the Cape Of
Good Hope. Ithas now been destroyed
by small force Of Zulus. One OF the
most unpleasant features to have recog-
nized by Europe is that in the present
emergency this country has no means
for supporting its African colonies in
emergency. In the first place ii is
without telegraphic communication.
The news of the defeat did not reach
England until three weeks after il
happened and as its last advice is OF
the imminent danger of Natal it is i'm
possible to feel certain that further and
more fearful events have not occurred
already. In the next place it is found
that where speed is the main consider.
alton the Mistress of the Seas has not
a single ship that is Of any use. Not
a single ship of war has been ordered
To make ready to sail for Africa. They
are lying idle in the docks while the
government is engaged in negotiating
with merchants for their swifter steam.
ers to carry out soldiers and munitions
LACK OF MILITARY GENIUS.
And this last fact, though 1t may
humilate the military men who have
got the country into this scrape, is
really significant of the real glory Of
England. 1t is in the prosecution Of
peaceful trade that her material
strength has been developed it is her
merchantmen which have outsailed
her fleets of devastation. War is a
relapse and the English warrior, re-
duced to fight poor savage tribes, must
even there call on the merchant to
help him. By taxing the tradesman's q
wealth the army folk are able to build
big ships and big guns, but the war
spirit can no longer produce big men.
II has had its day. Nelson at Trafal.
gar and Wellington at Waterloo have
declined to the pygmies who fly before
zulus. There Is not military man Of
noticeable ability in the English army
or navy. And the best Englishmen,
the truest friends of England, may
well boast of the fact. The land OF
Darwin, Huxley and Tyndall, of Ten
nyson and Browning; the nation
which has an authoress for Queen, a
famous novelist for a Premier, poet
for viceroy in India and even to get a
warlike ruler in Africa had TO pervert
an author-this land cannot now pro
duce great throatcutting genius
Under along peace Englandha amass
ed great wealth that wealth has beer
Transmitted into arts, sciences and the
works of civilization has galvanized
into momentary power its aristocratit
faction and by aid of the roughs, now
called "Jingocs," they are able to Law
ish much of that wealth on the lear
and famished military department and
have raised it into prominence once
more. But its elevation has only
served to show how utterly the coun
try has outgrown II, how lar the rea
talent and force Of the country hal
ebbed away from all that and gon'
i into tha pursp;ta of n htf,k o,v,l.eat,o,