The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-23
He Thinks That If Canada and the Cape Gov
eminent Are Left to Defend Themselves
They viii Not Be So Anxious for War.
Two Hundred Persons Drowned by a
Flood That Struck a Sandman Village.
Twelve Towns Wiped Out by Chipa's Yellow
Riyer-Frenchmsn Duped BY q Matrimonial
Bureau-The Kaiser's Baby Christened.
GLADsroNE,s COLONIAL POLICY.

Canada and the Cape Must Defend Them
seIves-Ug.nds Not to Be Abandoned.
Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal
LONDON. Oct 22.-Considerable surprise
was caused In political circles. and espe-
cially in colonial circles. yesterday by q
report that Mr.. Gladstone proposed to with
draw British troops entirely from the
North American colonies. ana require Ca
nsdIans and Newfoundlanders to maintain
their own means OF defense. It is known
that the question has been seriously dis
cussed among members of the Cabinet. and
that Mr.. Gladstone is decidedly favorable
to throwing the colonists in ell parts of
the world as much as possible
on their own resources He has
no idea of abandoning territories
that are directly under imperial jurisdic-
ton, but believes in training the self-gov-
ernlng colonies to be able to rely upon
their own resources. both military and
naval. It is not improbable that before
another twelve months have elapsed the
Canadians will be called on TO occupy the
forts now garrisoned by imperial troops.
and that the Cape government will also be
required to undertake similar responsible.
ltys III 10 sdiu bubI NIX. Oldostouo hue GA
pressed the opinion that if the colonists
should learn something by experience of
the cost of military strength and display,
they would be less inclined to involve
themselve s and the empire in costly aud I'M
profitable wars.
Meantime however, it seems certain that
the British government will not abandon
Uganda. Lord Rosebery has lntimated
as much. and public sentiment without
regard to party. is in favor of retaining
that African possession. There Is a gem
eral impression that. as Lord Rosebery
says, Uganda mag prove the key TO central
Africa and strengthen British influence
both In the Nile region and on the lakes.
Since Lord RosebeIy took charge of the
Foreign Office, there has been no abate-
ment of vigorous African policy. The
essential departure from Lord SalIsbury's
methods is that what Lord Salisbury did
berry proposes TO do through and In be-
half of the imperial government Uganda
Will not be abandoned. So much 10 certain.
But 1t Is also certain that the reign of the
British East Africa Company In Uganda
will come to an end. Uganda will be oc-
cupied by British troops. Since the return
of Captain Lugard from Uganda many false
reports in regard to the people of that
country have been dieprOved. The state
ment OF an imaginative traveller that many
of the natives were cannibais and that
when q man took q second wife the first
one was cooked for the wedding feast turns
out to be entirely false. The natives of
J Jganda proper are not cannibals although
some of the tribes on their border are. and
while plural marriage Is common the wives
seem TO live in harmony together. Even
the cannibal tribes show considerable re-
spect for the missionaries. regardless OF
their ply steal development.