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

For como time thoro have been ru-
mons 81 the intention u the severn
mcnt u the South African Republic 90
ocnd 90 Great Britain o. demand Tor %
removal u the troops now threatening
the Tmnsyaai frontier. au1 falling Co
ncccde 10 the demands that tho mhaa-
Ing OF troops by 0rCat britain would be-
regarded me- an act OF war. Several
dnys aro Il was reported that
this demand. which would D.
IN eject an ulumatum. had
bscu scnt. hut the statement was pre-
mature. at least Now, however the
direct message comes that the
noer ultlmatum haa boon delivered.
Coupled with this news b. the an.
nounccmont that Britain has acquired
DelaEoa Bay ana the surrounding tore
ritory from Portugal. by paying a pure
chase price Of caoooooo.
Thouc two itcme point 20 but one
insult. from natural point Of View.
That A. tao requirement ~ South Afri-
ca. by Great Britain. poriugaia cove
orciguty ~ acquired b.. cash. But The
iioora Of tho Orange Free State ard
tho South African Republic would not
aoli, Tor the country waA their home.
and they have Insisted on their lnde-
pcndcncr. - Tar a. they ore able to
maintain u. To THE md tho Trans
vaai has refused the franchise 10 Brit
ish citizens. Tor the exercise Of the
franchise IN that way meant tho turn
lnF over Of the government % thoar
who worc not citizens of the republic
but wcrr subjects ~ "a monarchy
Great britain. Their refusal 90 yloli
this point brought thc maaainE OF
troops, and they cannot fail 90 noo that
thls means their overthrow u lt b. ale
lowed 10 go ON. IloiliEinF this they
evidently have decided 10 take the only
other courac open. via; 10 strike while
there 10 a barv chance Of SUCCESS. 20 rc.
tain their Independence. The prohl-
bliity. almost certainty. is that tho aac-
rinoc viii be In vain.
No doubt England has reason Tor
complaint against the Bocrai as the lat
ter have against britain Tor such nc-
tons aa induced the Jameson raid But
n britain werc not determined To secure
complete control Ia South Africa. these
differences might have been settled
without war. Taking this Into consider
alton, Il cannot be- said that Britain a.
hlamclcfa In pursuing the Afr.kandora
20 the extent " forcing a nght Tor free
dom ON their part, which Il seems can
only result In death.
No doubt the nocrn are foolish In
choosing what may be regarded a. tho
worst 81 two Ills; but they do not tool,
AZ Il that way. Certainly u can b. naid
that there n n coldbioododncaa In Eng
ilsh financial circles that Is not al an
comincndablc from a humane point Of
view. The London dispatches state thai
on the news of the issuance Of tho Bocr
ultlmntum there was Improvement ON
the stock oXchnngc. because OF H1tlB-
faction nt the assurance "thnt the most
gigantic gold Industry Ga the world
would be Incorporated In British
colony uH tho outcome of tho wht." II
Is a matter Of sold. for the destruction
~ life ana property, and for the mis-
cry that must cnHue. This feeling 10 n1
glory 10 people protesting civilization
and Christianity. Il now seems that a
destructive war. which may b. short
and decisive. but IN which thors o. no-
thing 10 be gained Tor tho Gauss % hu-
manity. la about 10 b. entered In the an
malls nf rsanDuf fIrnaH