The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-11
Feeling APPLY Illustrated.


Feeling APPLY illustrated.
This weeks cartoons in Punch aptly
illustrate the feeling. 1t is an ill-drawn
lion with an uplifted paw, like a lump
of putty, coming out of a cave, with
fierce teeth barred and eyes glowering
in the direction of an animal which re-
sembling nothing more than the Well
known human donkey of the American
stage is labelled Continental Press"
and is Sinking off with q slOuchy gait
before the pugnacity of the lions look.
But no amount of poor drawing can
Kill the strength of the caption to this
curious picture, which reads: who
said dead?" and that voices the spirit
Of the nation today better than could
columns Of analytical review.
With the prospect of more serious
oyertures for peace than those made
this week by the Beers, it is likely that
the feeling illustrated by Punch will
increase and that the normal condition
of self-cOnfidence and might win short
" be thoroughly fe-establiShed in Great
Britain, in spite of Khe terrible shaking
up that occurred before Lord Roberts
took the helnL
In the opinion Of those best informed
as TO government opinions, the Beers
are likely to make a series of PROPOSE
tons for peace, none of which will be
feasible for British consideration until
the British troops practically overrun
the T'ransvaaf territory and only one
card remains in the republics hands.
Negotiations For Peace.
Thus while the recent and future ne
gotiauonS are and will be welcomed as
most satisfactory signals of British
military progress they are not consid-
cred to indicate that the end of the war
is in sight As an instance of this Lord
Salisbury'S- reception of two long ca
Diagrams from President Kruger on
the subject of the terms did not delay
for an instant the preparations for
sending out large British reinforce
ments and supplies either from Eng
land or from far-off Australia
However, the prophet OF pessimism
and change is not stilled entirely. This
week has produced several articles in
widely read mediums in regard TO the
obligatory retirement Of Lord Sails
bury from the scene Of active politics,
and in the face of these oft-repeated
rumors, a representative Of the Asso-
ciated Press has made inquiries and re-
ceived this statement from one who.
perhaps, is closer to the premier than
anyone else in England:
These rumors of Lord Salisburys
poor health. the breaking down of his
intellect under personal bereavement.
and his inability to concentrate his en-
ergles, are pure inventions. He is in the
best Of health, never worked harder
and enters into every situation with
keen appreciation of the slightest de-
tail. l have never seen a divorce of
personality from official capacity so
strikingly illustrated as it has been in
Lord Salisbury during the last few
months.
Salisbury Still Capable.
81 suppose that in due time some one
viii have to succeed him. but he has
not mentioned this contingency, and
from the zest with which he goes about
his work one would scarcely think he
considered il. Personally, 1 would be
glad if Lord Salisbury exhibited more
fervOr and vim in his speeches in the
house of lords, but am happy to know
that what the world believes to be the
lethargy and perhaps even the stOlid
stupidity of our premier, is entirely due
TO his belief that the country is suffi-
GENTLY excited and stirred UP without
his adding directly or indirectly any
fuel to the fire.
With this idea dominating his ac-
tons and speeches he is perfectly IN
moved by the most caustic satire of
the organs of his own party. With a
mature judgment of English people and
affairs of state. he believes the national
crisis merits the sacrifice of any appeal
of party or popular sentiment. Any
one knowing the man thoroughly would
be slow to criticise such a determine
ton"
The introduction of the budget has
produced a curious state Of affairs, the
chancellor OF the exchequer, Sir Mich
ael Hicks-Beach. becoming the butt Of
his own party press and the subject
of the cpposition's encomiums This
is greatly due to the fact that he fol-
lowed the lines of Mr. Gladstone's ex-
chequer policy, relying upon raising
existing taxes rather than the intro
duction OF new duties with which TO
meet the war deficit.
Abuse of Hicks-Beach.
The abuse showered on him by the
Times is particularly strong. The
'Thunderer" had strenuously advo-
Gated duty on sugar and several other
innovations, but the chancellor of the
exchequer accepted none of them and
paid the penalty. In spite Of this, and
thanks TO the queen and Lord Roberts,
the budget has been swallowed grace
fully and Lord Salisbury's government
is not likely 10 suffer much at the next
election through increased taxation.
The price secured for the war loan
also helps the chancellor Of the ex-
chequer, as IL is rot too Low TO serious
~ disappoint the country, nor too high
to cause a loss. The financial oper-
ators bid il up to 102, thus spectators
will reap a nice profit of 31s.
There was little of interest about the
budget except Sir Michael Hicks
Beach's reference TO the Chicago mil
lionaire. Smith. whose estate paid $780,
900 in death duties. This created al
most more comment than anything
contained in his speech. hut since the