Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-10

Beers must be marked by a retirement
of our troops from positions they are
not strong enough to occupy. 1T Is nee
essary that they should wait for sufh-
cient re-inforcements. DO not at
tempt to forecast the future. L only
cav that nv faith in the British SOL
der is unbounded and / am deeply
sratitied to feel that he is in the vigor-
ous and sagacious hands of Gen. Bull
Ter.
.Regarding the future, / will only
deprecate some very strange assertions
that l see occasionally in the CONT
mental press. Only the other day
saw it asserted. not by a chance writer.
but by a man who has been a member
Of a French government, that this war
had for its objects the qualification of
! the lust of greedy lords, who desired
partition among themselves of the gold
and diamonds of the Transvaal.
| Now l beg to assure this gentleman
/ that Her Majesty's cabinet have not
| had a farthing from the Transvaal or
from any other gold fields. There is
| Yukon, about which there is no con-
| test. If there had been any chance of
our gaining advantages these Yukon
gold fields should have yielded some
/ thing. but | appeal to my friend Lord
! Hamilton to know if the cabinet ever
| had Il farthing from them. Laugh-
! teri.
II 60 further. England as a whole
would have no advantages from the
| possession OF gold mines except as her
| government conferred the blessings of
good administration upon those engaS-
ed in the industry. All successful in
| duStrV breeds commerce and all COM
merce has produced is tn the 2dVan
tage of England and all industries and
commerce flourish better under her
| good government than under any other
! regime in the world. But that is the
| limit of our interest
| What we desire is equal rights for
| all men Of all races and security for
| our fellow subjects and our empire.
| The hour for knowing by what means
| these results can be- obtained is not
vet come; but these are the objects and
| the only objects we seek. We do not
! allow any other consideration to cross
our path. ! have seen it suggested
and it seems to me wild suggestion
that the other powers will interfere
| with This country and in some form or
| -
"arre in it as to what its upshOt should
| do. DO not let any man think it is in
| that fashion the conflict will be con
! Guided. We shall carry it through our
i selves and the interference of any
| body else will have no effect upon ii.
| Cheers. In the first place. because
we would not accept that interference
ana. in the second place. because we
| Z. 4,
idea in the mind of any government
in the world.
Within my recollection there have
been some five or six great wars in
Volvng in their close great territorial
notifications: but. except as provided
| for by treaties and except in the ease
of treaties in none Of these wars has
the third party ventured to interfere
between the combatants. In none of
these wars has any nation claimed a
right to determine what the issue of
| the contest or its terms should be.
| They have not claimed the right be
| cause they cannot. 1t is not in ac-
| cordance with international law that
| they should possess it. Therefore such
dreams should be set aside.
| whenever we are victorious we shall
consult the vast interests committed
| to our care Vast duties lie upon Us
| to perform: and taking counsel Of the
| uniform traditions of our colonial gov
eminent and Of the moderations and
equal justice to all races Of men which
| ii has been our uniform practice To
| observe. do not doubt we shall so ar
| range that the issue of this conflict will
confer good government upon the area
| l..
| sorcly needed. against the recurrence
of any such dangers and the necessity
of any such future eXertion and for
! the restoration of peace and civliza-
| ton t. that portion of the world"
Lord Salisbury resumed his seat amid
| 4 tremendous ovation.