Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-05

South Africa, as they stood in liio Tor
liberty and Justice in America, and we
look with confidence TO the citizens OF
that greatest OF republics, when
throughout the nineteenth century mas
been the mecca OF all lovers OF liberty
and the refuge Of the oppressed, TO eX-
tend its sympathy and all powerful ara
TO the small peoples who are fighting
with splendid heroiGm TO vindicate III
South Africa today the same principles
which your ancestors fought Tor ana
died for In the great war Which gave
freedom to America.
PREDICTS DOWNFALL OF BRIT
AIN.
Chicago. March 4.-President DAVID
Starr Jordan of Leland Stanford UNI,
yerslty, Of California, lectured at All
Souls church today, speaking 10
large audience on THE Blood OF Ma
ton" He said that the present CEN
fury would witness the downfall OF
Great Britain. He declared that ult-
mately the people OF South Africa
would have their freedom.
The speaker, in emphatic terms, as
serted that the present Inhabitants OF
Great Britain were mere shadow OF
their forefatheTs in point OF brains ana
health. Mr.. Jordan thinks that ma
ton that POUNDS its destiny on war
must reach a speedy decay, He said
great war saps the vitality Of the best
blood OF the nation.
Mr., Jordan deprecated the fact that
so many of the best youths of nation
are killed during times Of war He re
marked that this accounted for the ex-
istence OF a weak nation9 both mentally
and physically. The speaker declared
that France more than any other great
nation had deteriorated. He said war
more than any other thing had con-
tributed TO the sorrowful condiuon'
Among other things, he said:
II think war more than any other
agency destroys the vitality OF ma
ton. Take, for instance, the present
British Boer war. The best representa-
tiyes OF both countries are now on the
field Of battle War not only makes
widows, but II prevents many mar
riages. / am certainly of the opinion
that war is curse on any nation I'M
less II is the result of flght Tor iree-
dom. Such a thing as carrying on
war for the sake Of encouraging I'M
perialistic ideas will wreck, sooner or
later, a nation that tries such
scheme
LADYsMITH SURPRISED BY RE-
LIEF.
Durham, Friday, March Cor
RESPONDENTS who have returned mere
from Ladysmith say that the relief
came quite Unexpectedly. AZ noon on
Tuesday the firing of Gen. Buffers army
seemed TO recede instead OF approach,
and the garrison was consequently de-
pressed Everybody was startled TO
hear the garrison's A. gun FIRING. II
had not been used much Of late. owing
TO the diminishing ammunition.
On hurrying out II was found that
the Beers were trying TO remove the big
gun on Buluwana by the erection OF a
derrick. The other garrison guns then
directed their fire on Buluwana, with
the result that the Beers were COM
PEELED TO abandon the attempt with the
derrick. Later on they placed the gun
on wagon. which capslzed In donga.
During the afternoon. whenever the
Beers were seen approaching, the Brit
ISL resumed the Smelling OF buluwana.
About o'clock terrific thunderstorm
broke over the town. just after mes
sage had been photographed from Wag-
on Hill that the Beers were In full re-
treat other officers said they believed
they could descry British cavalry, but
most people supposed that the wish was
father 10 the thought.
AS soon as the storm ceased the Brit
lsh guns opened on Buluyana, gradu-
aly concentrating the fire on the left
and driving the Beers before them, with
the object OF preventing the enemy
from hamperlng any British approach.
An hour later party OF British
horsemen could be seen crossing the
fat below Buluwana, at q distance OF
some miles. II is impossible TO describe
the excitement and enthusiasm among
the troops that followed. Most OF the
townspeople had been driven into the
houses BY the storm and did not learn
the good news until later.
The storm broke out again at o'clock
In the eveping and continued until 2
O'Clock the next morning. II must have
seriously hampered the retreating
Beers. The British gunners kept a
sharp watch 20 prevent any further at
tempt 10 remove the Buluwafa guns.
The British naval gun was fred al In
teryals through the night, and In the
morning a force was sent out TO look
after the gun and TO occupy Buluwana.
Iond Dundonald's force went after
the retreating Beers, while 1000 OF the
hest men Of the garrison went toward
Elandslaag,e. In the hope OF being able
TO cut of the enemy.
MEDIATION URGED.
PIttsburg. Pa. March 1.-THE Ameri-
can-German League OF Western Penn
sylyanla, representing an aggregate OF
20 600 members, today adopted petit
ton urging the government TO use its
friendly Offices 10 bring about a cessa-
ton OF hostillties between Great Brit
ain and the South African republics,
and Il was resolved that all Boer SYM
pathizers throughout the land be in
vited 10 cooperate In sending a gen.
eral appeal 10 Washington. A form OF