Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-12
Explanation Of Ills Speech-New Bible
Arrangement Sports Tame ia Eng-
Iand-Ihe American Jockeys.
Early Dlspatchesl

and were well uigh staggered into So
lencC by its battling unexpectedness and
the multiplicity OF the issues IL con-
tanned.
II was delivered when the nation exc
pected exactly the opposite Kind of
remarks. To lmplore his countrymau
70 awake 20 the perils constantly men-
acing thelr great empire and It's exist
ance az the very moment when q long
period Of patient waiting has been re-
placed by jubilation over Lord Roberts.
successful advance. was an oXpedient
so utterly bereft OF the FIRST principles
OF politics. especially considering the
approach OF the elections that some of
Lord Salisbury's own supporters believe
he was almost OF his head when he
spoke
UNDID QUEENS WORK IN IRE
LAND.
Not content with this, he pulled down
every pretty fabric that had been built
around the queens visit 20 Ireland.
calmly comparing the present efforts
10 attain home rule 10 Boer cOnspira-
cles and hostility. And this after the
queen and every leading member OF
lord Sallsbury's own cabinet and party
had been az particular pains TO bury
the hish Ratchet
Moreover, the whole tone OF the
speech lacked all those furmauues. re-
tioencles and yelled allusi ns 20 which
the English people have been accus-
toned since the days OF Pitt and Pal
merstOn. Lord Salisbury hitherto had
religiously followed such presidents,
but on Wednesday he spoke 20 the
n hn nal "a Hrf o..
friend after dinner
So amazing and so interesting has
been Lord Salisbury himself. as re-
yealed this week, that the broad-and
from the standpoint OF other nations.
the most mp0rtant-sensation fea-
ture of the speech has passed almost
unn0ticed. We're the premier of any
other European state TO set up In these
times Of wars and rumOrs of war and
urge the people Of an emlnently COM
merclal race TO accustom themselves
70 the use Of firearms and 10 establish
rifle clubs In every city village and
hamlet there would run through Eu-
rope such SILVER of fright and such
vivid anticipation Of hostile intention
and devastating conflict that market
prices would drop by decades and mo-
bilization plans would De at the finger
tip OF every war minister.
That this has not occurred appears
to be due 10 the generally recognized
fact that Salisbury Is more a phil0sO-
pher than statesman. ana that when
he pessimistlcally painted the HOSTILE
ties toward England the world over. he
was speaking purely In the abstract
without harboring In his mind one C0u-
crete instance whereby that hostility
might become an immediate menace.
BRITISH USE STARS AND STRIPES.
A curious incident connected with the
parade Of the Ladysmith naval brigade
OF the British cruiser Powerful was
that the decorating authorities almost
smotberad the officers OF Lord Stah-
coma and Mount Royal. the Canadian
nigh commissioner with the Stars and
Stripes, While on the outside of The
United States embassy on the same
street there was no sign OF an Ameri-
can flag
Lord strathcona pointed out the un-
suitability Of the prelOmnance OF the
stars aud Stripes and the number OF
those emblems was reduced,
NEW BIBLE.
The latest display Of British ingenuity
is a new Bible Mr. j. X. Sarlcy who
describes himself as a bicycle director
Of Coventry has issued, under the aus
plces OF the sunday school supply com.
pany a Bible ln which the New Testa-
ment precedes the ola. lu the preface
Mp starley justices his action by say
Ing the Ola Testament was meant t0 be-
candlesuek ON which the new should
stand adding yet we have largely
made the ola an eXtinguisher which
puts out its Light"
TAME IN SPORTS.
With an The best players az the war
the polo season opens tamely. Clubs
like the Raneagh and HurIngham
are likely 90 Zoe quiet this summer
There was an interesting game We'd
nesday at birmingham. however when
match between England and Amar..
ca was played. The American team was
composed Of FoVheli Kecne, w. Ne.
Creery /. McCreery and Frank Mack
ey' The latter was unable 20 play, bat
az the last moment a strong English
player, A. R8Wlinson was substituted
with his help The Americans defeated
Lord Harrington. r. Freaks. W. s.
q u
60 /.
Much sympathy is felt for Mr. Charles
Day Rose. formerly Of Montreal and
once challenger for the AmurIol's
cup. His two Oldest sons have been
Killed in the war. 4 third son. Adrian
Rose. has just been g8zetted and start.
cd for South Africa Thursday.
SUCCESS OF AMERICAN JOCKEYS
Great Britain continues 10 Doe Devil.
dered by The continual success 0f th,
American jockeys and yaIuly seeks ar
explanation. ono 0f the leading author.
tiles on English racing matters. bow.
ever puts th.s iu "a nutshell Dol an ard,
Gle IN the Man of the World. Swing.
'Our English Jockeys appear to hav,
rcllnQuished ain efforts at C0mpet.nf
with the indefauglble team OF trans
atlantic horscmeu now with u.s. Rad
some on our young 8spirants the eDergy
ana determination 90 get 10 the from
possessed by sloan, Martin. ReIf an,
company, their chances OF success
would be considerably improved a
present they With some half lazar
exceptions. appear absolutely u1aIvz.
az the turn things have taken. d. w4.
a notable fact Chat me brothers Ref
were hrst or second loo every race su.
only FIRST ana second respectively "a
Husrt Park last Saturday. Each VOL
two races and the younger w8a thric
and the elder onve second. This MA
a really remarkable afternoons. Der
Torrance. II win surely be some tim
before either iongihen their yrrup
feathers The youngest OF these glftet
Industrious yet quiet and unass1mi a
jockeys. is an example 20 some OF ou
own school Who no sooner get 10 IA