The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-06
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Both South African and British Indian
papers refer 10 ths kseE interest taken
By the natives In the two countries in
the war between the British and the
Beers. A regular system Of oemnunics
tion IL said 70 have bsen established be-
wsen stations on the west and ths north
west frontier Of India and the hill eoun-
Try, By which all Information cencsrning
the progress Of the war is transmitted
with extraordinary rapidity among the
tribssmep. How 10 is done IL q mystery
yet unsolved; bot one Indian paper
affirms that the news OF the beginning
Of hestiiities IN South Africa was already
snown across the frontier whom 10 was
received at Psshawur By telegraph. The
effect Of II was seen In the agitation that
began among ths tribes, and In call
scnt out by the Muilah Of Provindah. for
5000 men to assemble. estensiby to
march against Some recalciuant chief
Ia ms. He also issued . proclamation
asoribiug the defeats Of the uibesmsn
last year to the want Of harmony among
them, and pointing out that II they
wanted to recover their Independence
they must rise all together. In eonse-
q usnos Of this agitation . British force
has tssn sent to the point threatened.
A Hhcds sian PAPER, In announcing the
outbreak OF the var Iaments the absence
Of teIsgraphic communication t. 3 seen
Bsira and the coast towns Of Natal Ano
Cope Colony, by which news could be re-
csis cd OF the progress OF hostilfties, ann
says that IL all 9th, r means 81 oom N uni
cation fsii, they viii have to fall back on
the native houfeboyL II says that tt has
certainly teen mt re than surprising Ia
previous Artisan wars how early ana cor
rect was the informati:n the NATIVES
In VII ion dur ing the last Mashona war,
the Masbonas In the Umtali disti lot
knew Of this battle at the Shanghai river
on the evening OF TIE same day on which
" was ousht. How such speed OF oon-
mum ioation was secured IL still puzzle.
Whether l. was done BY shouting from
hill to bill, or by nset runners In relays,
the result. the covering Of 400 miles In
eight hours was marvel.
A writer describing this interest taken
by the hhodssisn natives 10 the war be-
tween the British and the Beers says
that the war 10 to be regretted beoause OF
the dem ornlizing effect 10 Is producing
tsctisns which the white man carries
with him among the Bantu tribes Is the
belief that all white men are brother,
and that an injury 20 one will be
avenged by all. . Further. among the
benefits which the white man has brought
to Afrioa 10 the possibi'ity Of peacs. War
In all Its aspects has been for so many
centuries the natural order Of things
that IL has more than Nstonished the
Bsntus, to which the Matabele, Mach
onas, and other tribes inhabiting Rodesis
and the neigh baring territories belong,
to meet with people who believed that
peace, not war, was the best condition
or things. Now that the native has is
covered that the white men, too, can
fight with each other. the attsmpt to
impress the natives with the advantages
OF peace will fail, and for this reason the
war is regretted. But the danger Of q
general native uprising IL not APP reherd-
ed the security of the whites 10 the All
ssnce Of union among the various kraals.
the chiefs Of which while ready to fight
each other for his own land. cannot BE-
brought TO act 10 alliance with one
another or under the lead ersbip Of para
mount chief.-New York Sun.