Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-12

throughout canada ana q second cone
iingont Of 1000 men VIII undoubtedly
Do offered In q few weeks The Imperial
government official states that canada
will BE- asked 20 land the troops AZ
Natal or Dclnroa Bay. and that alt OK.
uonfea arc TO be paid hy the home Cove
eminent. n IL probable. however. that
Canada will ask 10 b. allowed 90 bear
tho entire expense N cqulppiug. trans
porting and looking after the men.
CHAMBERLAIN BARELY CIVIL.
New York. oct IA dispatch Co the
Tribune from london says
A state OF war has been philosophical.
~ accepted since O'Clock D. m.. i.nn-
don time. Military officers urrre that
the frat act NJ war VIII be- the invasion
NJ Natal during the nlght and the oc.
cupatIon Of the battlefield nj the nrst
war N Independence. L1iura N,k and
Mniuba mn A. no BRUSH f0ur b.
believed tn be within hity miles uf the
tunnel leading into the TunHvnul. line
mediate fighting ~ not expected In that
quarter Boer raids uruiut M1fokuu
and In the. rear of the British position
at Labyrinth are considered likely but
military expert fcuned 600 the Idea
that the defensive line already occupied
could boz broken by nm attack from the
Trunsyaai
'iThc cnmpaign will not be- q serious
one ne thlui unNl Nne beginning ui
December. when General Sir iiedvcrH
iiuller viii be- prepared 10 march
through the open country of the Orange
Free state. and leave Sir George White
well intronched IN Natal The Beers
viii not be allowed 10 fight ou their fa-
vorite battlcnelds."
Mr.. Chambcrinin'a reply t0 Secretary
BciiE'a ult.natum. o. known 90 o. hrlef
and barely civil his work ended when
Hpltz'a lnaoient dispatch arrived An
old whist player remarked today that
Kruger had suddenly made now dent
~ the pack and put thirteen trumpa ln-
90 the hand uf Mr.. Chamberlain. who
had simply % lay down hl8 cards tu win
the game, \ veteran lawyer made this
inclHivo comment today;
Chamberlain had u bad ease in law
under the convention OF 1851 but "a
LAUNDERING rood ease IN f1rIa and nat.
urnl equities. but Reltz. by hia incred-
lhly foolish dispatch. has changed the
scope and venue ana converted toch-
nicni dispute over the conditions ~ sur
frnEe Into test case ~ the supremacy
" the British crown and the unity OF
the empire
There ~ a general rcvulslon NJ feel.
Ink throughout the country respecting
the whole controversy. The nation o.
suddenly united nH one man in defense
N the empire. The OUTGOING soldiers
received the greetings of enthusiastic
and excited multltudoa. War o. now
welcomed since Kruger haH Justified
English resistance to u secession move
mout within the empire. The English
conscience Nv no longer disturbed hy
any mlsrivlnGH respecting the Justice
and necessity Of war. President Kruger
by O. single bad stroke has convinced
everybody, except Mr. stead that the
English have righteous cause. The
greatest English battle Tor the empire
since Waterloo a. coming on and with
$1,000 regulars la South Africa victory
will be- certain
a we'll known South African said that
while President krugyr was setting old
hr never had allowed anybody On die
tate policies 10 him ana that it was re-
mistake 90 assume that DE- had been
rushed hy young and restless hurEhers
A. tho birthday of the grim Ola prCsi-
dent conceded with the uit.mHtum 10 la
moro natural 90 suppose that be- was
Influenced by faith In HE own destiny
nH the last u the Dutch Conquerlra.
This Informant added that there was no
rival who could resist kruEpra will.
Roltz was simply clay lu the p1ttor'H
hand. Ioubcrt wuh the best unturpd
and most honorable man in the Trans
vunl hut lacked the grit required for
opposing Kruger on any question. Crun-
ir was q man after kfugor'H
heart who was glad % do hls bidding
because he was ambitious 90 succeed
him. SldollrhtH like these hclp 60 oN-
plain the situation. but the ultlmntum.
while undoubtedly krugcra Individual
act, remain q miracle 81 foley.