Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-03
WATERLOO WAS
FAR OUTDONE.
Greater Rejoicing at the Recent
Victories in South Africa,
STRANGE FOR OLD ENGLAND
Rewards for Heroes -Catholics Deny
Hostiii eIdon's scheme In Eng
lana -Oininous In ireland.

London, March 3,-(Copyrlghted, 1900,
by the Associated Press)-A dukedom
for Roberts, an earldom for Kitchener
and Deerage for Butler; thus say the
prophets already busy at this occupa-
ton. II only the marvellous wave OF
enthusiastic rejoicing that swept over
the country this week could find IT'S
prototype in material rewards, Lord
Roberts and his fellow heroes OF the
hour would all be made dukes forth
with.
The change that has come over the
spirit OF Great Brltain's war dream
can only be appreciated by those VINO
went through those long four months
Of unequalled gloomlness and depres-
sion, and what are now freely admitted
&c be defeats. The scenes accompany
Ing this change equaled the widest
delight that ever gushed through inn
pressionable France.
PUT UNITED STATES IN SHADE.
To a certain extent they are quite UNI
characteristic Of the British race, and
quite put In the shade a demonstration
that occurred in the United States dur
ing the Spanish Amerlcan war. Yet,
It must be borne in mind that Great
Britain had been sentimentally bottled
up 50 long that there was bound TO be
an outlet.
Kimberley was relieved and scarcely
stir Was noticeable in this densely
populated United Kingdom. Lord Rob
erts by excellent strategy, caught
| Gen Cronje In vice and annihiated
| him and the nation said well done"
| with several degrees less feryor than
| Il would have made the same remark
had England beaten Australia at
! cricket. The barriers Of British self
| restraint and reserve were not yet
| broken down. Though hundreds went
| about their daily business apparently
| complacent, yet their hearts were dying
+, for chance 10 cheer and yell In sheer
| delight. 1t was still Napoeon's race OF
| shopkeepers, placid and eminently pro-
| per. Ladysmith was relieved. Then
came the deluge OF desire TO publicly
exhibit rejoicing which would no long
err be denied
INToXIcATIoN OF VICTORY,
The mad forms il took have already
| been described IN these dispatches.
The long casualty lists passed almost
unnoticed. Who cared for the dead
except TO sing their praises? The In
! toxication OF victory, coming after
months OF reverse, pervaded the length
and breadth Of the land. The cry OF
Great Britain's military weakness, the
rottenness Of her army organization,
aud the menacing acts Of other powers,
was stilled, and the tears Of those who
! had become widows or fatherless be-
cause Of this great thing were only so
much more intense TO the triumphant
war god.
Since the strife began almost every
| one has said: There is no doubt about
the result-We are bound TO win" But
II was not until this week that a large
| percentage Of the people could actually
convince themselves OF the certainty
OF the phrase so glbly repeated.
Small wonder then that the war was
the sole topic Of the week. Some Of
the demonstrations quite outdid thos,
OF the people Of Paris.
WAS A WEIRD PROCESSION.
II takes an effort OF Imagination 70
/ picture the ordinary middle class Eng
lish girl marching bareheaded through
the streets. singing and shouting and
waving flags, but this Is what occurred.
About l000 male and female students
I OF the Kensington art schools. the girls
hatless and wearing their modelling
Il - L.. IL.
marched. singing and cheering 70 the
! Albert Memorial and thence 10 Mr..
/ Chamberlain's house, where Mrs Cham
berlain smillrRly acknowled ged the ova-
/ ton and Mr.. J. Austin Chamberlain.
the colonial secretary's eldest son. made
q speech. The sentres refused this
strange band admission TO the Knights
| bridge barracks so they had 10 sing
Rule Britannia" outside, at Colonel
/ Baden Powelrs house "Fpr he Is a Jolly
! good fellow" and passing the French
embassy. 20 indicate their feelings they
maintained an ominous silence. II was
a weird procession for staid old Eng
| land
A number Of boys OF the Westminster
schools demonstrated somewhat similar
~ In front Of the offices OF the Canadiap
high commissioner and the other colo
NAL agents.
oUTDID WATERLOO.
The scenes after the battle Of Water
loco, az described by the writers OF !
that day, were as nothing compared |
with the scenes witnessed this week.
The popes attitude towards Gree. |
Britain and the British Catholics at |
tltude towards the war were interest
ingly exhibited at an influential meet |
Ing OF the British Catholic Union this |
week when the president. the duke OF |
Norfolk. read some correspondence ex- |
changed between himself and Cardinal |
Hampolla. the papal secretary Of state |
The Union had requested the duke OF |
Norfolk 10 interrogate the Holy See In |
relation 10 the anti-British tone taken |
by the Osseryatore Romano in COM
mentlng on the Boer war. The paper Is
supposed TO be the pope's official organ
receiving n fnancial subsidy from him. |
The duke Ct Norfolk wrote:
ITO US II seems very grlevous that |
any opportunity should be given |
any one TO persuade the British people |
that the Holy See regards them with |
hostility or dislike I cannot deny that |
an impression OF this sort Is creeping |
into the public mind When II Is re-
memhered that Catholics are In the mi
nority IN Great Britain, II will, we |
think. be admitted that In the free
dom OF our religion, In the great ques- |
tlnn OF education. and In matters Of
religious mlnistrations 10 soldiers and
sailors. we need not fear comparison
with other countries in which Catho-
lies form the great majority"
CATHOLICS REPuDIATE HosTIL-
ITY.
To which Cardinal Rampolla cordially
replied that the Osservatore Romano
only printed one column which was