The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-11-20
NO. zo2
ENGLAND's AwKwAHD PLIGHT.
III" war ia south Africa Renchr, "a
Critical state.

critical state.
NEW York November IA sun
cahlegram from London says: An the
news thus far received from the seat Of
war in South Africa is open to a certain
amount of suspicion. 1t is no doubt
true that so-called battle has taken
place and many Matabeles have been
slaughtered, but it is not trne according
to latest adyicss, that Lubengulu Is
probably subiugated or his capital.
Buluwayo, captured. Ou the contrary,
1t is nov admitted that the King H. at
BuIuwalu with great majority uf hi
forces and is preparing to gave battle.
II is also evident that the dispute be-
tween Sir Henry Loeb and other repre-
sentativcs Of the Imperial Government.
and Cecil Rhodes, who is President of
the chartered company, has feacheu
crisis Many things indicate that the
condition of this great corporation is
precariOus. 1t must win both in arms
and in politics in the present crisis or
suffer grand collapse consequently it
is carrying things with desperately
high hand. The situation has aroused
much excitement in England and has
become the question Of the hour
The Government is placed in most
embarrassing position, for the half-dis-
gused threat is made that unless
Rhodes is given a free hand South
Africa will secede from the empire and
establish Il republic 1t is question
whether the home Government could
successfully cope with such a rebellion.
Gladstone is prominently man of
peace, and his reluctance to put down
an uprising of colonists 10y force would
raise serious political difficulties at
home.
On the other hand, if he allows
Rhodes to carry out his ambitious pur-
poses he will ALLEVIATE a much larger
faction than the Radicals under Labou-
chere. The latter hes been relentless in
his attacks upon the Government. and
his latest utterances to-day have been
the most savage of all
He says III part; Several hundred
have been killed, and the loss to the in
vaders has been limited to Two or three.
To call this war is a misnomer The
shooting of pheasants might as well be
called war, ami pheasant shooters gal
liant warriors. That is the pi esent state
/ OF things. The Matabee nation is being
hunted down like vermin, and those not
! killed are told their sole chance of pre-
serving their lives is to track across
Iambesi. There they may establish
| themselves. But how? Bv treating
with some African tribe already in pos.
session of the territory in the same way
! Rhodes treated with them?
AT present Rhodes game is obvious.
! lie intends to take possession of Mata-
! heleland. When the discussion takes
place as to his right to become owner
of that country he willoppose the actual
fact of possession. This time, therefore.
! the Colonial Office should act Lord
/ Ripon seems to be panic-stricken. 1t is
ii case of a weak well-meaning man
confronted with bold. daring advent
urer. As things stand now the Imperial
police should occupy Buluwayo. Rhodes
should be informed that the war against
the Matabeles must cease and the char
tered company must neither exercise
| jurisdiction in Matabcleland nor grant
/ lands until the Imperial Government
had decided on the future of the coun-
try Ii Rhodes refuses to obey he must
| be treated as a lilibuster.