Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-19
CAUSING MUCH
HEART BURNING.
lord SaIlsbuy's Gloomy Reference
to South Africa,
FEAR ANOTHER REVERSE,
nhush-Boer War Entering Upon a
New aud DIfacult Phase-mueh
Work Ahead,

rondon. Dec. l9-Lord salisbury's
gloomy reference to South Africa yes
,erday at the conference Of the Ma
,ional Union Of conservative assertions,
6 causing much heart burning.
The conservative press, reluctant TO
admit that the situation Is worse, COM
mains Of the premier's needless pessim-
ism.
The Daily News asks whether Lord
solisbury's utterances foreshadow the
news OF another reverse, and II sug-
gests that the government had received
Jispatches from Lord Kitchener asking
FOR more troops on the ground that the
war. Instead OF being finished, Is enter
ing upon new and difficult phase.
An these are urging the government
10 do everything possible TO support
Lord Kitchener.
The queens message TO the volunteers
was evidently designed to sooth the
general disappointment over the dis
aster In the field. The runor Is cur
rent that the government Is not able to
respond to appeals from South Africa
10 send more regulars. The abandon
ment Of the Thanksgiving service In
81 Paul's brings wildly home to the
public the fact that there is still much
work to be done In South Africa.
WHAT SALISBURY SAID.
London, Dec. 1S.-At the annual con-
ference Of the National Union OF Con-
seryative associations today,in alludlng
10 the war, Lord Salisbury said II
they wished to sustain the empire and
maintain the glory Of England UNI
furnished, their effort must not be
slackened until this great enterprise
was carried out, for on the Issue there
OF depended the glory and perpetuity
Of the empire. II might require a siren
uous effort and great self-sacrihce. The
present was a period OF some anxiety.
1--WE" said the premier, do not
know exactly what has taken place.
We earnestly hope the issue may be
better than the beginning. But we
have TO push II through. Maybe there
are matters which have not been ex-
planned and when explained It may be
the subject Of scrutiny as 10 the steps
whereby the present results have been
reached. But we must spare no effort
whereby the glory and the maintenance
OF our empire may be achieved"
westerners Juggle Fasteners.
New York, Dec l9.-The Journal OF
Commerce prints the following; A
special committee Of the New York
produce exchange has finished It's la
bors In its ATTEMPT 10 remedy an abuse
that has recently crept into the grain
trade. The committee handed It's re-
port 10 President Barrows, with the
recommendation that he call a special
meeting Of the trade with a view to
having the work Of the committee in
corporated into the regulations govern
ing the grain trade Of the exchange.
The trouble arises In the absence Of
uniformity Of grain cars, which, IL Is
claimed. gives Western shippers an OPP
portunity 10 juggle with orders from
Eastern buyers. II Is charged that
western shippers are able 10 send large
or small cars according as the market
between the date Of purchase and date
OF shipment shall fluctuate. II the
market declines there Is great induce
ment 10 send as large an amount OF
& In as possible at the purchase price
and a large car Is therefore selected.
IT, on the other hand. the market adj
vances, there is corresponding incentive
20 send as small an amount as possible
and a small car Is selected Another
source Of criticism Is that western ship
pers have been placing their own con-
struction upon what constitutes Gimme
date and quick and prompt" ship
ments, and II the market shows a de-
clining tendency there has Il IS
claimed, frequently been a marked dis
position to stretch these terms to un-
reasonable limits.
The committee, in It's report, suggests
giving to each trade term a specific
meaning,