Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-10
LORD SALISBURY GIVES OUT A
GLANDS OFF. NOTICE.
AT LORD MAYORS BANQUET
INTERFERENCE IN TRANSyAAL
WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Declares That England Has No Hos
tiiity on the Continent to Fear
Defends Government for
Not Sending Troops s. .D.
Sooner.

LONDON. Nov. AT the lord mayors
| banquet tonight. Lord Salisbury said, in
response to a toast: f
FOR several years our relations with and
cordial feelings toward our kinsman on
the other side of the Atlantic have been
constantly growing, and though neither We
| interfere in the affairs of their continent
nor they interfere in affairs of ours, We
| 1eel We can now always look for sympathy
and fair hearing among those who share
with us SO vast a mission for the advance
ment of mankind
But perhaps you think I am sansuine
In saying that, on the continent of Europe,
we have no hostility to fear. There is un-
doubtedly a certain acerbity of tone among
the writers for the foreign press, but /
| do not believe that the trend of this opin-
ion affects the people of foreign nations l
am quite certain it does not affect their
governments, and l will say that 1 have
noted, as one of the cheering symptoms
OF the present time, the happy relations
existing between the United States and
ourselves (Cheers) and the sympathy with
which we watch their approach toward the
same great problems that we ourselves
have had to solve That is not to say that
l do not feel the greatest sympathy with
their late antagonist, the kingdom of
Spain. We entertain the highest hope that,
out of that war blessing in disguise will
come in an abundant growth of civilization
and culture in that ancient and most inter-
esting monarchy.
THE great subject that interests all of
us, undoubtedly, is this war, adorned
with many splendid feats of heroism
and skill, but saddened by so many losses.
l have great difficulty in dealing with the
war, and, if ] attempted to deal with the
future, l should be undertaking task in
prophecy from which the hardest would
shrink. If 1 speak at all, it may rather be
to deprecate criticisms and statements
which l think unfounded than to attempt
to pass judgment on what still depends
upon the future for its full determination.
Respecting the feeling expressed twice
or thrice that the want of troops is due
to want of action on the part of the home
government, 1 would point out that it
would have been nothing to the purpose to
issue proclamations for reserves some
weeks earlier. For what was the cause of
the war, and what was the cause of the ulti-
matum? 1t was not because of any demand
we had made. 1t SO happens that. at the
moment the ultimatum was issued, we had
withdrawn our demands, and there were no
demands before the Transvaal government.
1t was because We had taken measures
to increase our forces in South Africa
But If that had been done a few months
sooner exactly the same result would have
taken place. The moment you had shown
signs of raising your force to an equality
with the force of South Africa, that mo-
ment the ultimatum would have been is
sued and war would have begun. (Cheers.)
1T is not, therefore. right to say that
shat..
tion. The evil dates farther back. 1t dates
to those unfortunate arrangements in 1881
and 1854 by which We deliberately permit
ted a community obviously hostile to enjoy
the unbounded. unlimited right of accumu-
latinS munitions of war against us. Year
after year an accumulation of munitions
was made which could only be directed
against us. Hampered by these arrange
ments. it was impossible that We should
avoid the INTERVAL of trial and danger NEG
essarily to intervene between the moment
when war was declared and the moment
when our forces could accept contest and
appear upon the field.
THAT interval has nearly passed Our
troops are beginning 10 arrive. Foreign
nations have complimented us upon the
calmness with which we have received the
ever strategy there might be, we were we'll
aware that the beginning of our conflict
with the Boers must be marked by re-
tirement of our troops from positions they
were not strong enough to occupy. 1t is
necessary that We should wait for suffi-
clent reinforcements. | do not attempt to
faith in the British soldier is unbounded.
and l am deeply gratified to feel that he is
IN the vigorous. sagacious hands of Gem
Il have seen 1t suggested-and it seems
to me wild susgestion-that the other
powers Will interfere with this country and
In some form or other dictate TO those who
are concerned in 1t as TO what its upshot
had been: Don't let any man think it is
In that fashion the conflict will be con-
cluded. We shall have to carry it through
ourselves. ana the interference of ANYBODY
else will have no effect upon IT (cheers): in
the first place, because we would not ac-
cept that interference, and, in the second
place, because We are convinced that there
is no such idea in The mind of any govern
ment In the world
Within my recollection there have been
their close great territorial notifications,
but. except as provided for by treaties
and except in the case of treaties, in none
Of these wars has a third party ventured
to interfere between the combatants. In
none of these wars has any nation claim
ed right to determine what the issue of
the contest or its terms should be-. They
have not claimed that right because they
cannot. 1t is not in accordance with inter-
national law that they should possess it,
Therefore such dreams should be set aside.
whenever We are victorious, We shall
consult the vast interests committed to
our care. Vast duties lie upon us to per-
form, and. taking counsel of the uniform
traditions of our colonial government and
of the moderation and the equal Justice
to all races of men which it has been our
uniform practice to observe. j do not
doubt we shall so arrange that the issue
of this conflict will confer good govern
ment upon the area where it RACES. and
give the security soreiy needed against
the recurrence OF any such dangers as the
necessity of any future eXertion. and for
the restoration of peace and civilization to
that portion OF the world"
Lord Salisbury resumed his seat amid a
tremendous ovation.
BOERS HAVE ANOTHER WEEK.