The Portland daily press., 1899-11-10
WAR INEVITABLE.
Salisbury Says It Was
Bound To Come.
Premier On South Afri-
can Affairs.
Mistake Was Made In Allowing
Beers To Arm.
No Foreign Interference
Expected.
Friendly Relations With U. y.
Referred To.

London, November 9-At the Guild
hall banquet tonight the Marquis OF Sails
bury, Lord wolseley, Lord George Hamil-
ton. Lord Halsbury, the chief justice, the
Duke of Marlborough and few minor
diplomats were present. Mr.. Cham ber-
lain was absent Lord Salisbury and
Lord Wolseley were warmly oheered as
they passed into the banquetting hall.
The Lord Mayor proposed "The Minis
ters," in q speech IN which he vigorously
denounced "the ignorant arrogance of
the invader" dwelling on the fact that
Sir Alfred Miner In spite Of heroulean
efforts was unable TO Prevail with the
over bearing, corrupt oligarchy, there
fore. other Of our champions have the
business In hand.
Replying to the toast "The Army"
proposed in warm terms BY Alderman
Jrelear, Lord Wolseley said;
"Every day applications are received
from volunteers in all parts Of the EN-
pire who wish TO be sent to the front.
am proud of the sailors soldiers and
volunteers who are all on guard. We
have hard wor before us. for our foe is
brave and 1t is no mimic warfare In
which we are engaged.
"When one reads of the work which
cur local forces in Natal have done in
the past few weeks, one must deem them
worthy OF standing side by side with the
best reg liars.
"We at present have only mobilizad
one army corps, consisting CT SO, 900 men
OF whom 1900 are alr!ady on the way
to the Care. Today orders have teen
sent to mobilize another division; and,
II called upon by ths minister TO mobi-
lize another army corps. We are quite
prepared to do So"
Lord Salisbury, rising at quarter past
nine to reply to the Lord Mayor. was
greeted with intense enthusiasm, pro-
longed cheering and general waving of
handkerchiefs. The premier said:
"I have had to answer for many years
similar kinds OF receptions In this hall.
but never before under conditions that
justified me In appealing so confidently
to your sympathy and supp ort as IN the
pressns grave state of public affairS.
Before turning to this serious point, my
duty Is tn inform you that our situation
in south Africa Is the only part OF our
relations with other nations to which
any tern: OF apprehension Oh doubt can
to applied.
"For several years our relations ana
cordial feelings toward our kinsmen on
the other side of the Atlantic are con-
stantIy growing; and, though neither we
intsrfere In the affairs of their continent
nor they interfere In the affairs of ours,
we feel We can now always look tor
~ mpathy and fair hearing among thcss
who share with Us 50 vast a mission for
the advancement OF mankind.
"But perhaps you think am san
guins In saying that on the continent OF
Europe we have nc hostility to fear.
There Is undoubtedly certain acerbity
Of tone among the writer's for the for
sign press; but do not believe that the
trend of this opinion Affects the people
Of foreign nations. l am quite certain
1t does not affect their governments and
will say that ! have noted as one OF the
cheering symptoms Of the recent time' tne
happy relations existing between tns
United states and ourselves (cheers) and
the sympsthy wish which we watch their
approach toward the same great problems
that we ourselves have had to solve.
"That is not to say that do not feel
the greatest sympathy with their late
antagonist. the Kingdom OF Spain. we
entertain the highest hope that out OF
that war, q blsssing In disgris', viii
gvow-and be an abundant growth
civilization and culture In that anoisIs
and most interesting monarchy.
"This morning you had intelligence
Of an agreement between ourselves ana
one OF the greatest continental statss'
with whl,h for many years We have en-