The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-28

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London, Sept. 27-Notices for til
i adjourned cabinet council were for
warded this afternoon and the chic
government whip will be on hand t
4 give immediate effect to any decision
arrived at regarding the reassemblinJ
Of parliament
Information from Bloemfontefn thf
evening leaves little doubt that tn
Orange Free State volksraad is unanf
4 nous IN supporting the Transvaai
MOST important light Isl thrown upol
the situation BY a frank statement to
/ Gay to the Associated Press by ST
H Waiter Peace. agent general for Natal
II VINO fought against the Beers In FOR
! mer years. He said.
The attitude of the Orange Ere,
Il State means its inevitable acquisition
/ py Great Britain Peace in South Africa
can only be accomplished BY war. III
! my opinion war would not last more
/ than two months. In order to- make
pacification effective. Great Britain
must assume absolute control over the
whole Of South Africa.
Britain Ready to Fight Now.
SO far as the position of Natal is
concerned all this talk about poor, I'M
/ defended Natal is nonsense There will
be- little or no fighting in Natal If ii
comes to- war; and fear that no
other issue is now possible. What do
you think 10000 British troops would
be doing while this much talked-of
Boer raid was in pr0gress2 Our rail-
ways are in good working order and
our troops can be transported quickly.
The bad weather conditions have been
nagnified. Al campaign could be carried
on now just as we'll as in any other
season.
Two months from the day General
Sir Redyers Butler lands the fighting
will be over. If the Free State had
been loyal fighting would not have
lasted fourteen days It is the likeliest
thing in the world, however. that the
Free State will be foolish enough to
take q. hostile attitude. for that means
her addition to British possessions. The
Free State would always have been a.
disturbing factor in the quiet Of South
Africa
Take All South Africa.
Great Britain has the powersto work
out ultimate peace. It remains to- be
seen whether she has the spirit. Upon
the conclusion Of war, which must be
unfiinching in order to be effective,
British control must be absolute over
all South Africa. in Cape Colony, Natal
and other sections. Half measures
would only prolong unrest and produce
more disturbances.
Il have known the Beers as we'll as
any man. i have lived among them
and / have fought them. To exist
peacefully so close to them is an utter
Negotiations are Well
enough in their way but British con-
troll of the Transvaal must come even
tually. For years the Beers have been
crying, Throw the 0utlander into the
sea and Out with him.. Possibly they
are not so virile as during the last war,
but there is little difference
My idea is that if the Beers were
caught in the open once or twice the
thing would be ended Kill 500 of them
and all that would remain for England
Lo do would be to send a few shipments
Of crepe. They never have stood in the
open. and if war comes now they will
have to do more than stay in the hills.
This is: not optimistic twaddle, but
an opinion based upon my experience in
campaigns against the Beers. i have
not the slightest fears fol. the safety Of
ny colony or its towns. TT is possible
hat a few Boer incursions might get a
lew miles into Natal but no further
md it must be remembered that many
IF those living on the edge Of the Natal
border are themselves Beers"
Feeling Of Gloom Deepens.
The TransvaaI situation remains un-
hanged. though if anything the feeling |
If gloom has deepened.4 Cablegranls II
from Pretoria and Cape Town show that
he general impression prevails there \
hat theiEBoers will not reeede from
heir position and that the feeling Of i
Unrest at Pretoria has been intensified.
A dispatch today announces that the. 4
rransvaaI government has begun to 4
appoint officers to- go to the front IN 4
ease Of f1ostilities. The executive cour- \
I'll of the Transvaal had a prolonged /
sitting yesterday, ard has been in con-
slant Geographic communica ton With \
the Orange Free State. No DECISION L
L is now said. regarding the attltudesof \
he Free State has yet been reached.
The Transvaal'S reply to the dispatch H
to- the secretary of state for the colo /
MES, Mr.. Chamberlain, will be drafted
today and submitted to the Rad IN 4
secret sessions The members appear Il
convinced that Great Britain is deter 4
mined on war; Being anxious not to
force Great Britain's hand, the Beers
will not take any definite steps until
the draft of their reply is considered, |
but notice has been issued to- the burr
ghers to be in readiness for commando i
Al quantity Of arms chiefly Martini
rifles, have been distributed.
The Orange Free state Rad contln-i
ues in secret session
Raising An American Corps.
A telegram from Johannesburg says
an American named Blake is raising 1
an American corps of 500 men for the /
Beers. on the Cape side the dispatches
show great military activity in the d.
rection of the frontier. The camp at i
Dundee now consists of two regiments
IF infantry, a hussar regiment, Two
field batteries. one mountain battery
ind a detachment of engineers.
The Kings rifles are now encamped
1t Lady Smith, and the Fifth lancers
ire arriving there. The authorities
nave been unable to overcome the trou- I
Die with the Cape drivers. who refuse
% accompany the mountain batteries
% the front from Lady Smith, which is
me of the bases of operations.
An armored train, hurriedly oomplet-
d at Cape Town, left there at midnight
or Lady Smith. 1t consists Of a
powerful engine with a three quarter
nch boiler, a tender and three twenty
on cars The whole outfit is painted
rhak color is looped for rifles and a
machine gun and Is capable of carrying
20 men. The Bechuanaland border is
loosely patrolled day and night
Most of the British residents have
eft Pietermaritzburg, Natal and the
lorthern part of the TFansvaal, whittier
t is announced commands Of $50
will proceed shortly.