The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-10

yolselcy announced that orders had
cen given to mobilize another division
or South Africa, and that the Govern
lent was quite prepared to mobilize Il
econd army corps.
Lord Salisbury, rising at a quarter
asst nine to reply to the Lord Mayor
spoke of the cordial relationship between
England and America, and between
England and Germany, and then taking
up the causes which led to the present
war in Africa denied the reports that
England had not made adequate military
preparation.
The evil" he said dates back to
those unfortunate arrangements in 1891
and 1884 by which we deliberately per-
united a community obviously hostile to
enjoy the unbounded, unlimited right of
accumulating munitions of war against
us. Year after year AN accumulation of
munitions was made which could only
he directed against us. Hampered by
these arrangements, it was impossible
that we should avoid the interval OF
trial and danger necessarily to inter
vene 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 to arrive.
Foreign nations have complimented us
upon the callnness with which we have
received the intelligence Of occasional
checks. Whatever strategy there might
be. we are well aware that the Begin
ming of our conflict with the Beers must
be marked by IA retirement of our troops
from positions they are not strong
enough to occupy. 1t is necessary that
we should wait for sufficient reinforce
ments. | do not attempt to forecast the
future. / only say that my faith in the
British soldier is unbOunded, and | am
deeply gratified to feel that he is in the
vigorous and sagaciouS hands of Cen
eral Butler.
Regarding the future, / will only de-
precate some very strange assertions that
l see occasionally in the Continental
press. Only the other day ! saw it as
serted, not by 4 chance writer but by
a man who has been a member Of the
French Government, that this war had
for its objects the qualification Of the
lusts of greedy lords, who desired to
partition among themselves the gold and
diamond fields Of the Transyaal. Now l
beg to assure this gentleman that Her
Majesty's Cabinet halEe not had
farthng from the Transvaal or from
any other gold fields. There is the Yukon,
about which there is no contest. If
there had been any chance of our gain
ing advantages, these Yukon gold fields
should have yielded something, but |
appeal TO my friend, Lord Hamilton. to
know if the Cabinet ever had a farthing
from them. (Laughter.)
What we desire is equal rights FOR
all men of MI races, and security for nur
fellow subjects and our empire. The
hour for asking by what means tass-
results can be obtained is nor set c.ine.
but these are the objects and the only
objects we seek We do not allow a1y
other consideration to cross or p; III.
/ have seen it suggested-an and It seems
to me a wild suggestion-that lhe other
powers will interfere with this country
and in some form or other dictate -
those who are concerned in it as to
what it's upshot would be- Dom iet
any man think it is in that fashion tie
conflict will be concluded. We shall
have to carry it through ourselves, and
the interference of anybody else VIII
have no effect upon it (cheersl. In the
first place. because we would not accepr
that interference, and in he second
pldce, because we are convinced that
there is no such idea in the mind Of any
Government in the world.
Whenever we are victorious We snail
consult the vast interests committed to
our care. Vast duties lie upon rs 10
perform. and taking counsel of he uni
form traditions of our Colonial Govern
ment and of the moderation aal c1uai
all ,.e,- -
been our uniform practice to observe
| DO not doubt we shall so arrange that
the issue of this conflict viii confer
good government upon the area where
it RACES and give the security sortiy
needed against the occurrence Of any
such dangers and the necessity 81 any
future exerton. and for the restoration
of peace and civilization TO tnat poflon
of the world"
Lord Salisbury resumed his seat amid
a tremendous ovation.