Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-21

Y rHEN Jameson ralied the
A/ TrnnHvnni the clock Of South
Nv Africa was turned back ten
years. nrlton and Horr alike
now realise that that unumely lnvanicu
Of the Chartered compnnya troops was
a mistake. n awakened dormant race
hntrcda. n compromised the British
colonial Office. n c0nfaundcd the Ions
laid plans Of Cccil Rhodes. Il put the
Boer on tho qul vivc 10 brought igno-
minloua defeat 10 british arms. AMI.
what ~ even more deplornble. it paved
the way Tor the present condition " me-
fairs In South Africa. To-day ENGLAND
To- rchplng tho aftermath VI Jameson
reckless outlawry
The nocr b. not afraid or the urIion.
In fact. be- thinks d. ia worth two Eng
lishmon put together when 10 comes 60
nghunE His experiences Do the past
have been such nH 90 bear out this ln-
Ernunua belief ot hi, for whenever
there has been q clash OF arms between
the South African putchmau and the
Eugllshmnu q has been the latter who
has suffered such "a belief hnH not
been conducive To the peace of South
Africa.
There A.. Of course. slight dispropor
ton between the actual nEhting power
pr the British empire aud that N the ne.
he South African Hepubllc. n 81 lto
q FOX terrier hristing up 20 blood
hound. Great Britain. one would think.
with her Immense navy and her we'll
trained and long experienced army.
could easily overcome such u dlminu.
tive opponent oa the Trnnayaal why iH
IL. then, that this tiny country Of Dom
Pauia has been able No successfully to
Withstand every attempted onoronch
mont on the part Of tho nrItlshgr' Why
IL Il that the union jack has been hauled
down 50 often ami Ho iruominlou.ly
when II had once been carried north "
The Vaai rlyerf
There are many answers Go these
questions. The Brltishcr has hIs oN-
eusoa. and the luor has his boasts. The
most important one. however H the
fact that the iiocr nrhiH az nFhis u0
other man In the world To meet thl1
trained marksman or tho Neldt ln tha
regulation manner has been and ale
ways viii be M stupidity foolish ua
ncnerni iifaddocku QuiNouc march io
Fort Duquosnc. Like the ro1 Indian
the nocr never stands up TO fight he "a
too willy for that and knows that ha
NWWiN N' ANN'NNN''iNN 'HI' 'NNN.NI''I 1000 90
those peculiar strategic advantage of-
fcrod by the unusual character NJ hlH
home territory n Do did hIs campaign.
ing IN the orthodox manner, lt lH
with him. n case of milking thc most 0i
environment for tho procedure 0f th5
Boor IN time NJ war De- admirably adapt,
Cd to the land ln which hf lives. ln do.
FIRST place. % must he remembered thai
the TfanHyanl and, ln fact most OF th'
territory OF an "Whltu mans Africa" @
broken and rough aud NEARLY alwny'
rocky country offering many ch1ncol
for nmhuscnde and intronchmcnt ON,
almost preventing anything like th
regulation company formation.
Another thing to remember 81 that IN
Boer, from the oldest patriarch in Pro
torla 10 the youngest lad on the voldt
n shnrpahootcr. lie BE- also nm oxngr
horHeman The child of the Trnnsvnn
cuts his teeth on cartridge bali Oftcl
before DE ia 10 years Old ha ls able q
handle "a rifle. ANA always before o.
h. out of hin teens De thinks nothing %
bringing down a buck nt "a thousnu
yards. When q boy az ~. kruFrr mm
roif used TO 40 lion hunting. and who
President stoyn OF the orange Fre