Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-22
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raE SENTIMENT IN CANADA
Liant Kruger Protests TO Ameri'
,.-Enropean Intervention
Not Likely.

,.,Aon. Dec. 22.--There Is still no
S.,, news regarding the military
',,lons n South Africa. Probably
because the only cable that Is
= working is checked with Official
!satches' 49,.
-, RULERS casualty list at Colenso,
nd published, shows that lag were
IA and 7i6 wounded. Two hundred
"a wenty.seven are described as
,,lrs and Of these about forty are
s.sTn 10 be prisoners In the hands Of
~ roers. This makes a total larger
1,n Gep. Buffers original estimate.
oval letters. signed by the queen,
islne circulated by the archbishop
.ae bishops OF the various dioceses
y. Sglzlng collection in the churches
s,o1rhout England on January in in
al the fund for sick and wounded
,'Hers and their families.
is,Ar,st oenters tor the moment In
~ ntraratlOns 70 send out reinforce
4,,is The various city guilds have
sgsn an additional fl200O for the ex-
s'.ssss by the imperial volunteers, be-
IA. al gifts Of horses. ambulances and
@bsr psraphernalia.
The latest notable volunteers include
,sn nephews Of Lord Roberts, Maj.
rssrles sherston and Mai. Maxwell
session. Their brother was killed at
eli rcOe
Tse admiralty has decided TO dis
,.lrh another naval brigade Of 100 men
IA South Africa.
NIL believed that in modelling the
.ghth division the war Office VIII nave
,ssourse 10 some extent 10 the militia,
4 bslng deemed inadyisable to denuie
NJ hume garrisons oyermuch OF reSu'
hfs e.
me chancellor Of the excheIu sir
vghael Hicks Beach, has issued icf-
nal denial that any differences exist in
M cabinet regarding war eSpendl-
leffs.
According 10 dispatch from Cape
Town there Is a good deal Of distress
h the Orange Free State owing 10 a
EaTcty Of grain.
'lew York, Dec. PA special u the
World from ottawa says: The cut
E9ken sympathy among FrencnCana-
tsrs for the Dutch people Of South
Africa in their present struggle for lib
sfiy and independence Is not confined
70 Inc ltadlng men In the liberal party
4 Quebec. OF the prominent French
conservatives known 10 be 80er SYM
palhlers the most recent TO publicity
dA.ars himself Is the famous orator
md politician, Charles Thebault Of Wa
terloo. quebec. Speaking last night az
4 joint political meeting in Sherbgooke
county he said:
The war against the Beers Is a
criminal war and ! warn Canadians
nainsI giving any support TO Britain.
Ibame Laurler strongly for suppo Ting
England in this unjust war against d
fral but brave people like the Beers
who are lighting with magnificent cour-
sgf and patriotism for the freedom OF
ihe,f country and In the defense q
their hearthstones. ] accuse nm OF
making himself the instrument OF 10
E.ph Chamberlain and Cecil Rhodes
This war against the Trans Hu is
an act Of brigandage 1t is war die.
ld,al and shameful for England and
shameful for humanity, which suffers
L without intervening.
Thebault IS called Sir Charles Tup-
prs political lieutenant In Quebec pro-
vince, and his speech has Great II con-
s,ernatlon among the conservatives,
Who claim TO be the ioyallsts In cana
d.
Tie French journal La Patrie OF
Montreal, the personal organ OF the
minister Of public works, Etarte, ana
ogned by his sons. in its issue OF yes
ierdsy thus holds Britain up to ridi-
tue.
The imperial government has ex--
pressed 10 the governor general OF
Canada It's wish TO obtain new contln-
gent to be added to the volunteers OF
This country already on the battlefield
10 Africa. How many men and how
much time viii England need to settle
with the two small republics win
which she Is at war?
I'VE do not ignore that many we'll