The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-28
MAYCONF RONT KRUGER
Chamberlain Likely to Meet
Bitter Enemy.
LONDON IN GALA MOOD
RETURNING VOLUNTEERS To
HAVE GREAT RECEPTION.


caIIy dead, nothing has occurred this
week in England capable of disturbing
the enthusiasm over the home coming
of the city imperial volunteers. The
news of the guerrilla successes in South
Africa, which has been received during
the last few days. has prompted some
of the more serious publications TO
sound notes of alarm. The Saturday
Review begs Lord Roberts to take a
lesson from one who was d greater
soldier than he, namely, Caesar, and
ruthlessly suppress the rebellion
THE truest mercy in the present
case" says the Globe, "is to be merci-
less
That fairly voices the average opinion
of the government organs, while d few
out and out radical organs scarcely
conceal their satisfaction arising from
their ability to say 4 told you So in
reference to the war being long drawn
out and engendering racial hatred that
a century will not dissipate.
An encounter as dramatic as any that
marked the battlefields of South Africa
may shortly occur at MarSeiles- The
plan of Joseph Chamberlain. the sec
rotary of state for the colonies, TO go
to MarseiIIes to meet Mrs. Chamber
lain, who is now at AK Les BainS. VIII
more than probably be effected about
the time Mr.. Kruger is arriving at the
same port on the Dutch steamer Geld
erland. Judging from the tone of
French public opinion, the simultaneous
arrival of these two leading figures in
the late world drama would afford OPP
pOrtunities for demonstrations not too
pleasant for Mr.. Chamberlain, and
which might possibly cause interna-
tiOnal complications that would be hard
to settle peaceably-
Welcome For Volunteers
The preparations here to welcome
their return TO England from South
Africa the few hundred men who con-
stitute the city of London imperial
volunteers have entirely mOnopolized
England's attention this week, Danish
ing from notice matters of international
import. Although this about half
regiment of young LOndoners, brokers,
clerks and others, has not performed
any very heroic feats, thousands of
people are pouring into London in order
to witness their home coming, and win
dOws along the line of march have been
sold at prices almost equal to those de-
Lnanded at the time of the jubilee pro-
cession. In addition decorations and il
luminaUIonS costing many thousands OF
pounds have been prepared and bust
ness and even traffic will be suspended
practically the whole day Monday and
the night will doubtless witness a re-
petition of the Mafeking carnival. II
is pointed out that the intense patriot
ism which all this is supposed to Sig
Nifty would be better appreciated were
the returning soldiers more representa-
tive of the forces in the field OF If there
were not hundreds of colonial VOlun-
teers who have fought in South Africa
walking the streets of London, union
ored, unnOticed and uncared for. This
circumstance has caused some bitter
reflections to be cast on the mother
country by the colonial sections in Lon
don, the justice of which has been
acknowledged by several liberal mind
ed organs, while the regular army men
are not too pleased that the cream of
public enthusiasm" over the return of
the troops should be secured by a small
body of volunteers, which it is freely
asserted, cannot compare with several
of the irregular units.
The Cunard steamer Aurania now
being used by the British government
as a transport, and which has on board
the volunteers returning from South
Africa, arrived at Southampton at 4
o'clock this afternoon.
The celebration which was to have
taken place today was postponed until
Monday on account of the lateness of
the steamship Aurania. By 1890
o'clock this morning, however, the
streets of London were swarming with
expectant crowds. who were ignorant
of the pOStpOnement-
The announcement of the non-arrival
of the volunteers and the consequent
pOstponement of the pageant was d
great disappointment TO many thou
sands. People from all parts of the
country aimIessly parade the route.
The throngs were so great that bust
ness was practically suspended and
traffic disOrganiZed.
The next big celebration viii prob
ably occur Monday, Nov 10, when
General Butler is due al Southampton.
He will receive the freedom of several
cities and will doubtless have a tri-
umphant progress, though the recep-
ton which will be accorded to Lord
Roberts will, Of course, eclipse the
celebration which will attend Buffers
return to England. Lord Roberts is ex-
pected in December, and the same
month another distinguished Britisher,
Cecil Rhodes, will return from South
Africa. In pursuance of his determine
ton to adopt self-Obliterating policy
until the war is entirely over. il is like
ly that Mr.. Rhodes homecoming will
Ne quieter than that of the most in
nificant private of the City Imperial
.unteers-
Wars Cost Is Immense.
In tn midst of the preparations for
celebrating the return of the victorious
soldiers it is not astonishing that the
people in general fail to realize how
extremely costly and long drawn out
has been the struggle in South Africa.
Statistics, carefully prepared up to date
by one of the largest insurance COM
panieS show that, prOpOrtiOnately,
more Britishers were killed than the
Germans lost in the war with France
of 1901. while the proportion of those
who Succumbed to disease was three
times as great. Among the rank and
file the Germans had 80 per cent more
men killed. but from disease Great
Britain suffered So per cent heavier
than the Germans. This increase is of
such magnitude that even the climatic
differences fail to account for it, II
is asserted that had Great Britain put
in the field as many troops as Germany
DID against France and had maintained
proportionate casualties, her mortality
would have reached 80. 1853 men.
1t is asserted that Major GOeld Adj
ans. the British commissioner in Be
chuanaland. will be made governor of
the Orange river colony. General Bull
Ter is slated TO resume command of Al
dershot. General Kitchener, il is said.
will temporarily succeed Lord Roberts
in command Of the troops in South At
RIGA. but will, il is further asserted. be
eventually replaced by Major General
Lyttleton, and Kitchener will then be
likely to come home and assume the
duties of adjutant general.
Lord Roseberry's temperance before