Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-21

strongest powers Of Europe barely
escaped q Triangular war over an In 3.
dent affecting the government OF =
little south African republic. The
territory Of TfansvaAl was iuvhdet
BY an armed gang OF foreign adj
vefturers whose obvious purpose was
10 effect the neal overthrow Of the
| goysrumeut. The excursion failel
aud the gang with its leaders were
taken prisoners. whetoupon the ON.
pefof OF gsrmany wired The president
| oil tue Invaded republic hig Cougfatula.
/ tons on the Issue Of the dislutbancs,
while France unOfiiulally, though In a
vsy no les smphGtic, Oppressed H.
great satisfaction 1.-THE outcome VI the
| Invasion. In England ~ the con.
uafy the afiaif resulted In nm 0utbufst
" nAtionnl rage. Her editors, poll.
iicians and nnAnCiefz were furious be.
yond EXPRESSION. AnI war m saages Tor
some days went nying about the
world, turning the political universe
iur toe timr being quito away from IT.
business routine 10 watch the threaten.
Ing cnntOtliUus OF the Bfltish Lion.
Now, what were the snhlts OF Trans.
wal 10 Germany OF france or Ing.
land, Uf the other great powers whose
voices were mingled In the uptOatl
Why, gold had boon discovered iu
TfansvaAl and England wanted u; but
more than lhat, she wanted T. AuuU1
therfansvAal territory 10 her dUminiouf.
All the rect o. tuem wanted tots gold
aud land belonging to tue Bgurs who,
compared with the nations whose
cupidity they had sIciteI, were too
weak 10 defend Themselves, yet the
feeling seemed 81 be- unanimous that
tho B1es would better keep their
country and all there was Ia ~ than Tor
England 10 got held u H. Moreover,
the ifsebootos, who u was generally
believed committed tho Oncnso under
the tsoit sanction Of The Bfltisl
colonial oiiice, were imposed almost
u MT entirely Of Eugli,umru. Tho
pretended warrant Tor the Invasion
was that a certain class o. newcomers
IN TfAnsvaal, who with Btitish
msdesty consent ~ have themstlves
described a. the intelligent md pro.
gfessivo population OF the country,
though greatly guaranteeing the
natives anu paying must OF tue taxes,
were not pei mitted 10 take part In the
government This wuuld indeed seem
ON IT. face to DO = great Outrage on the
spirit OF Justice. But before rendering
nnal decision IN the case suppose VIZ
find cut Whist this progressive, tsKpay.
ing population was doingin TfahBvaal.
Did they come there 10 make perma.
nent homes tor tbsmselves-to help I'LL
the snakes, and ain thu swamp, and
develop the natural resources Of the
country tor tue bcueht OF TTansvAal
and It, peopl,2 DID this progressive
population VINO had succeeded IN
acquiring from tue soil VI Trans.
vHal tubs vast taxable wealth, pfU.
coed 10 eEpend IL upon that soil,
" build ~ anu beauIiiy Itansyaal anJ
make TIA NJ hAbitalion Tor ciyIlizUd mAn
anu sIutco u life, comfort anu prize
/, It, citizen. II they di1 this their
cause " cOmplaint was Just and the
Boet govern menI needed = corrective.
But suppose you should nnJ, las you
undoubtedly would upon iuyestig alton,
that practically every one Of thee pro-
gre,siye individuals were there for no
other purpose than ~ rip open the
county wherever u symptom Of trans
portable wealth was ylsibls, anu " OK.
plot lite treasure Tot their enlistment
in the county they came from ami -
whlch they peisistontly maintain oil.
legiAnee; upon vha. theory would you
then iuVyku the spirit o. justice ia
their uJiuuHtg l ask tho question