The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-30

was entertained at dinner this evening by
the City Of London Conservative Associa-
ton, made an important announcement re-
garding the governments South African
policy.
The 'stop-the-war party have used my
name said the premier, 'in support of
their IDEAS, by stating that l promised
there should be no annexation of territory
annexation of gold fields. l never gave
pledge. | never meant to give a pledge.
cloud cheers)
Il stated a simple historical fact We
were accused of going to war fer lust of
gold and territory. il was one of those
atrocious calumnies which, under the fav-
oring influences of Dr. Leyds, spread it
self over the press of Europe Nothing
could be more untrue. We went to war to
abate oppression of the Queens subjects
In the Transvaal, and because our remon-
strances were met by an insulting ulti-
ma tum, to which, if the Queens govern
ment had submitted, her power, not only
in South Africa, but over her colonies and
dependencies would have been at an end.
We were forced into war by the action of
our opponents.
TO say that because we repudiated the
greed of territory we therefore bound our
selves never to annex any territory, is
most ridiculous misconstruction.
dwell on this point because this matter
of annexation is about to become a burn
ing question.
I'VE have made a tremendous sacrifice
of blood and treasure in this conflict
There are misleading prophets. whose ac-
tlon bulks as large in the columns of the
newspapers as the action of more inf1n-
ential and powerful people, who mslead
the unhcky rulers of the Transvaal to
continue resistance far beyond the time
when all resistance has ceased to be even
possibly successful. These men are per-
petually pressing us to make some con-
ditions, TO offer some arranged stipula-
tions that shah leave shred
of independence TO the two republics.
Our only certainly of preventing a recur-
renee of this fearful war is to insure that
never again shall such vast accummula-
tions of ornaments occur, and that not
shred OF the former Independence of the
republic shall remain. (Cheering).
I'VE are not yet at the end of the war,
but l shall venture to lay it down as a
primary conditicn of any future settle
ment that precautions will be taken of
such a character that such war will
never occur again.
'Of course, what measures will be nee
essary 1t is impossible at any moment
to determine, because that depends large
ly upon the action and temper of those
with whom we have to deal.
II have already intimated that their
resistance has gone beyond the limit 20
which resistance could wisely go. 1t is
not for us to cridcise their actions in
what they are pleased to call self-defense,
but they have acted so that every bitter
ness created by the war and every sew
erance of classes and races have been
stimulated by every measure they have
taken.
"It will also be our duty to
protect those native races who have
been so sorely afflicted, and at the same
time SO to conduct their policy that, so
far as possible, there shall be a recon-
ciliaticn, and that everyone shall be a
happy member of the British empire"
After the master of the rolls, Lord AL
verstone, had proposed THE Imperial
Forces" Lord Salisbury again rose, hold
ing a paper in his hand, and said:
Il find that Lord Roberts has occupied
Johannesburg"
This announcement was followed by
wild display of enthusiasm, the company
cheering for "Bobs'' and singing God
Save the Queen
Lord Salisbury later In the evening,
when proposing '"The City of London Con-
servative Association referred to 1.-The
glorious news received - and said
"One thing we have learned from this
war is that everything depends upon the
generals"