Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-18


without much inquiry. be thought poe
sible 10 decinre This law inadequate.
Further. there must b. mlanppfc-
hension II II be assumed that this goV-
ornment was prepared 60 lay propoH-
ais for "a ave yuara Franchise ana
quarter representation " the now pop
ulation before the Nolksrnad for I'M
conditional acceptance. AZ 70 the lan-
ruage. thla government never made
any offer such as IL referred TO, con-
aIdering ne IL ala such measure both
unnecessary and undesirable.
"Tho pr0pCHad conference, AZ op-
poaed TO the tolut commission " lu-
qulry. this government r. likewise NOT
unwilling 10 enter upon, but the dltl-
Guilty IL that an acceptance thereon u
made dependent upon the acceptance,
on the side ~ the TuuHvaIL of pre-
cedont conditions which this ruvcru-
ment does not feel az liberty 90 sub
init to the Noiksfnnd. aud, moreover.
the pubiecte 90 be- discussed ut The COM
ference remain undO0ned.
This government nrdcntly desires
and gladly accepts arbitration. a. lta
firm Intention ia 90 adhere 60 the terms
OF the London convention " iN'i'
The dispatch concludes by truftlug
that tho British government ou recon-
aldcrutIon may not doom IL NJ Co make
more onvroue ur now proposals., nut
will adhere to Great Urltnln'a propose
ale FOR q ioiut commission " Inquiry
az previously explained by the secre-
tary ~ rtatc for tho colonies 20 the
imperial Parliament"
noER FIGHTING STRENGTH
Berlin, Sept. IA high army officer
whose name o. withheld Tor the prnt'nt
has furnished uu abstract % the oluh1f-
utc report ON tho HlofH and oranE"
Free state armies. drawn up by
colonel Of the general stuu iur Emperor
William after "a H0iuurn NJ several
months in the two South African re-
publiUE.
The kalaor'a confidential man studied
the military organization, the strategic
and racial pcculiarltlOs, the method or
nrhtinr and tho actual volume Of the
nphting forces ut Dom puulH dlHporal
from every conceivable point " WrWi
In camp. by Inspecting the public ana
private urognnla ana the material Ia
the line of horFcilcsh, by Attending
the cnptninoloH, cOrnotHhipB ana drlllh,
and Ly witnessing most Astounding
fpnta VI rifle practice by the average
hurghur and huutsmun=cuCh doirnds
or of the country by law and by advice
and In his Judgment the English VIII
plunge into most hnaurduun military
adventure u they tackle the Doors.
'"rhyy will encounter an enemy tuCh
as they haven't stood up against In
forty yynra," says the kniHor'H expert
investigators land unless Great BRIT.
ain Dos ready 90 fucrihcc blood ana
treasure 60 an amount out or lll proc
portion with the oHtcnHihlc object ln
Vlvw. she must expect 20 rcury nom
the Held even moro iugloriouHly than In
ISL"
The German observer says that tho
united South African rupubllcs-for
TruEsvual and the Orange Free state
arr an indlHolublo entity whom u
comes 10 nghtinr-huvc carried the
rather fnnclful condition described ua
"a nation in arms 20 "a threatening
'Thc Beers" h. continued have a
most perfect military organization
called compulsory service. but there is
no compulsion about H. Every boy,
every man, 10 born fighter pnlriou-
utcly end Of his country and itH llhrr-
ties. The law which calls upon every
nblD-ho1lod citizen 90 shoulder arms In
caHo ~ war Hcoms tn De- quite super
nuous for no ton horses could keep %
B1pr Ut homo after the first buglc
sound. Ana when ! say 'liuer' ! mean
citizens uf both republics. Tor they ur"
kin not only IN blood, but IN spirit am
billion and lut1rcHts.
at the age Of 10 every male rurur-
uiz.uH com Paul ~ president becomes
IL member uf the citizens army being
az the governments beck and call, lie
rcmains q member u the army up TO
the end OF his HIEtirth year,
"The Beers own statistics, which arr
prDbnbly 'dupturpd for the benefit ~
Europe place the number NJ mon liu-
bic 10 military service ut over 10000,
but III IL comes to fighting that num-
bcr may be- easily doubled. not count
Ing the blacks, Tor the Trnnsvanl has
over $4,000 white men. The male black
population amounts 20 nearly $4,000,
and al tbpu gl 600 nj lpnHl uHs puwDF 10
shoulder arms
"Of the 1000 blacks able TO shoulder
arms. 80. 900 may be relied upon to night
with vi ~. The nation In arms really
means an army Of mounted Infantry.
for every citizen soldier reports for
duty on horseback, ana there uro no
better riders Or HhnrpHhootcB In the
world"
The German observer says II seems
g. hy impossible 10 tire out a B0cr or
his mount As 90 getting away from
| HE bullets, the English have tried II
once Their losses in the war uf 1850
and 1851 We're il51 men died and
wounded, against ii3 bocu who re-
c'lyHd scratches.
they did before. The English may call
them suvugeH ua often ~ they like, but
UlHsR people will never conform 10 Eu-
rUp,ur notions uf standing M or lying
/ down IN large bodies as tnrTytn FOR ar
/ UllUrY nru. we don't mind the enc
pmys oinuonH." Beers officers told the
/ German critic. hut pity It's caunonlors.
whom our HhlrpshootcrH have 90 pick
on their horses"
The orange Free State, which ~ unit
ed To the Trnnavnni by a military COM
ycntilu. win be able tu furnish at least
| 10000 white lighting men IT, military
forces utu organized on the same foot
/ ing 40 those NJ the bigger republic. but
on smaller scale " course,
says Drcyfus Is Guilty.
vancouver, u. c.. Sept l7.-LIcut.
| cline was one Of nlnoty-scvcn members
| of the Canadian militia who returned
/ from the Yukon today on the steamer
| Alpn. He eagerly asked f,.r the
/ latest ncwH ~ the Drcyfus trial. when
! told that DrryfuH had been reconvictod
and scntcnccd 20 ten years, Cline oN-
/ claimed;
Good he deserves more, Hc is
! guilty. traitor 20 his country. You
/ see, before becoming q British soldier.
] / was AN officer In the French army. "a
! brother officer OF DroyfuH. I was his
! ppfurudp and know him WDll. Il nor