Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-29
NO MERE PARADE
TO BOER CAPITAL
Work is Ever So Much Harder
Than War Party Expected
FILE PROTEST WITH U. s,
FlIIbuster Expeditions Drippings Of
News from the Front Roers TO
strike Heavy Blow.

New York. Nov. 29.-Androw Carne-
gle, discussing the Transyaal question
In the North American Review Tor De.
cembcr published today asserts that
the Doors. as the more prolific race and
IN the absence Of a large British imml-
grafton win Inevitably dominate the
future OF South Africa though Eng
lands forces whip them. for the time
being. into a nominal subsection. He
says
"The policy adopted Is that Of fore
ing the issue, raising racial war and
suppressing Dutch aspirations. This
policy was attractive when It was be-
liercd that the mere decision % send
a fun army corps Of $1,000 men to sup
plement the British forces in South
Africa would so appall the Dutch ele-
ment that II would never raise a finger
in the face Of such tremendous forces
against them feeling that Il would be
madness 10 do 50. This was the belief
prevalent In England II was reported
that the new general IN chief assured
her majesty when he took his departure
that the British flag would wave over
Pretoria by Christmas
Warnings We're not wanting that
the conflict might not DE restricted 10
the Transyaal republic II the race issue
were the cry, and that the Orange Free
State republic, which Is Dutch 10 the
core. might Join forces with her neigh
Dor; that thousands Of fighting men
from the Cape Colony. also Oyerwhelm-
ingly Dutch, might flock TO the Dutch
standard were the race questions
pressed home.
The war party took no heed Of
such dangers, and the able Brltons
who, knowing the situation, saw these
possibilities, We're only rebuked for
their baseless fears. II was believed
boy most that IL would be a mere parade
70 the Boer capital Attention was
everywhere called to the fact that no
such stuDendous force ever left the
shores Of England. This was not the
opinion of the party who counselled the
continuance OF Mr. Gladstone's pacific
policy
These, as II has since been proved.
knew the situation What they feared
has come 10 pass. Today second
army corps OF $4,000 Is already found
necessary and Is soon 20 sail Great
Britain thus dcnuding herself Of prop
or reserves and laying London open
as a French critic has recently said, to
an attack by few thousand men.
1T is not to be a parade as expected:
quite the reverse. This racial dispute
promises 10 prove as severe a strain up
on Britain as the CHmean var, and
Lord SalisOury's successor may say Of
IT, as he has recently said 81 that war.
that IT was one in which Britain put
It's money upon the wrong horse That
the resources Of Great Britain. II fully
drawn upon. can ultimately uverpoWer
the Dutch temporarily need not be
questioned, but whether the end at
Nined can justify the sacrifice seems
open 10 question.
1T does not appear 20 the writer
that it can possibly do 50, because the
suppression of the Dutch element to-
day, II such be the result. will accom-
plish nothing permanent. II the situa-
ton Is 20 remain as before described
and the Dutch are 10 remain IN South
Africa as residents and increase rap
idly. being a very prolific race, and the
British are not TO emigrate 10 South
Africa IN great number and also settle
there and increase. The result must
inevitably be that the Dutch will be
in a majority, growing constantly
greater. Even more important than
this Is the fact that the people born In
Africa must more and more desire 20
rule themselves. II will be found very
hard TO drive out Of the mind Of an
Afrikander whether OF British or Dutch
extraction, the idea that the country
belongs 10 those who are born in H.
The native born must inevitably draw
together and become one race, firm
against any foreign race.
should Britain endeavor % hold
sway In South Africa through free in
stitutlons-such government for In
stance as Canada and Australia, have
then the parliament becomes Afr-
kander as that ~ Cape Colony now Is,
as the parliament ~ Canada is Cana
dian, and the parliament Of Australia
Is Australian-with the difference that
In Canada and Australia the people
have no cause to be opposed to Britain
and there Il no racial question involved.
People living in Canada and Australia
have not been crushed by a foreign
power OF different race from beyond the
sea, which assumes 20 dominate them"
A special to the Journal and Adver-
tlser from Washington says:
Great Britain has protested vigorous
ly 10 this government against the or
ganization Of expeditions In this coun-
try, intended, presumably, for the as
slstance Of the Beers. Lord Paunce-
f0te made the protest at the state de-
partment. Secretary Hay referred
Lord Pauncefote TO the secretary Of
war
II is no longer secret that eXpedi-
tions Of Importance are being organ
ICED. The most notable Of these has us
headquarters IN the suburbs Of this
city, and another win BE- equipped with
funds tomorrow In New York city.
Both OF these organizations Il is said,
have common backing and are under
the secret auspices of an agent % the
Transvasl now IN New York. II Is un-
derstood that there are millions OF