The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-29
WHAT TRANsVAAL WA MEANS.
TALE or AGGH EssION TOLD by
RICHARD HENRY SAVAGE.


Difficulties ana in Probable Dura-
ton with Our War with Spain.
Enormous Cost of the Struggle.
Vast Problem Which ConfrOnts the
british Commander.
| Copyrighted by the s. s. Mcclure Co, 1889.
by Richard Henry Savage, Senior Major,
o. $. V. Engineer Corps IN the Span
ish-AHerican War
New York, Oct 27.-The opening Of hos
ulities between England and the South
African Republic marks the beginning Of
The last act of the drama which has been
playing in Africa for fifty years. Begin
ming With the innocent explorations Of
Mungo Park and tho missionary labors
Of David Livingston, the influence of Eng
land has been slowly extended over Africa
by every means possible 10 modern uul-
itarianism. Spoke and Grand tracing out
forty years ago the sources of the Nile,
Sir Samuel Baker solving the problem Of
The Mama, Gordon as governor Of the
5oudan, and Lord Cromer as the uncrown-
ed King of Egypt have been forging. link
by link, the new chains which rivet the
-i'4iti''4 t9iitS VI uAADl Nb4~tS AAtlNa ~ the
car of progress.
The modern policy OF England is strict
ly utilitar.an. British diplomacy goes hand
in hand with British aggression, seeking
market for British manufactures ana
commerce for Englands great merchant
marine
The enormous riches Of the gold and d.
almond fields Of the South African Repub-
he have ubettod ~ o,,,otit,s If prjtte,,
nercba1,ts 1rtCe -. - -
has been weakened h,J Ierancb Ctern,sr
ana poriugnese ,oT,netitton NJ etndent
Of history can forel+ f5,t ttnelend ,.,,a.'Is
the oraat CONN., 20 ,,,+r.lt, - 80
u-ondarf,,i eyoId t,.,ll5e - - 80 ~ -,
nasturss ug,on e,aeti,, tI,, sa,o1, t5tIa 1ls
sessed nv INC PC n, IN ,,o,,,,,,ttl,i cf
The unusel ,Tra,,ey,,a1 ma trl1 ort-,ir,,1 ale
eovert- of tn. e,CId ,,,li ,lisro,,5 61las, IA
If is convanie1t az ,Tts i,r,t,,ra co. L.
lraiesty, e,S-,,,,-, -.
Cecf Rhodes, nroiect If r,,,gjlirl, ti,a 60 w
and Cairo Raiiu,oy, tbr1ngh ra5sr5Ias, -
bIaclxened boroe "a 80 - l,.,,,- go
The brutal and i,7evoueahre ,.si5 of Ia,,,,l
son finds its sac,1en+ in tba detarr,ta1
aggressive polic,J which has caneed ~
Roers 10 strike the frs+ ~, ", - 80
forced mon tbap1 h., eot5 -I.sartaa I3ni,fel,
aggression.
u,t,, ~,
ny h"iiets'
Whatever cause may embroil weak peo-
PIES with foreign nations England, with
It's irresistible fleet is sure to find its
sphere OF inhuence ext ndinS so far as to
derive territorial profit from the suffer-
ings of the secondary nations and aborig-
lnles occupying The little available. steal
able territory faft upon the earth. The
British Bib.e is backed by the Brit sh
bayonet, and no other policy than that Of
reeted ne forfien oic ~ $500 80 iif's ~
stean-carrying became profitable. GA
principles, wise maxims, and newly BRIGHT
eued moral saws are always produced TO
justify any p ohtable onslaush hit Of Enel nd
upon weaker peoples. The cold-hearted sub
Jugaton of Egypt in The last thirty years
has been brought about by a secret policy
determined upon many years ago. viii h
has for it's object the development of the
entire unprotected areas left in darkest
Africa
England's territorial aggrandfzement
dates from the time of the great Eliza
beth. Cabot Drake and Frobisher were
pioneers in that exploration of the seas
which forms the most honorable ,eriod
of Englands annals All that could be
fairly acquired by original discovery fen
into the hands of the British SOVEREIGN
through these bold navicators. No Dublic a
can attack Eng'apd's tides TO the colonies
successfully wrested from France and
Spain in wars not of her own seek eng. But
for India. Australia. the African posses-
sions. its Chinese dependencies. and an of
Englands territorial acquisitions in the
Victorian era, there is no apology but the
LUST Of CONQUEST and the greed Of gold No
gain has been 100 snaT no tribe com
munitv or nation found 700 weak TOO
touchinely helpless. to feel the paw of tbe
British lion.
bloody Aggression Ever.
1t was mere half-interest which caused
Great Britain to champion Turkey against
Russia in the Crimean war. II was the
desire to dominate In Egypt which dictated
to England the wisdom of curling /erea t
Mohammed Ali. and. later. grasping the
relgns OF power In Egypt from the hands
bas oiSI I.ls Iiolaity
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rians foI - 80 ~ g 'lis Dule d.
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