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

WHAT OF FIERCEST BASUTOS?
win They Take a Hand in the WARP
IunnnrulnnIulnn innrINIUinF

asaueeable feature OF t ,
1as mo.' 1r5m south Africa ~ iIe
r'. u. * tha Basutos. ....,,
ils.S but dgulhcant sta'etnel'
Ils pntl , 'E days ago by Mr. spen-
s nlde 3 am. OF the best military
H'1 eo England Among we sl'9 ~
y rorIishmen and foreigners l l.-
rii y , ~. M facts who read IL thete
.iI wy, ,.5 'i Who di1 not agree Win
ien ~. news of growing unrest
hat 'N o.ople of Basutoland was
lB W. INNS and for q very obvious
g. 'NT M restrain people IKE lne
after they have once p ,lte
al.@ 90 NM easy task, and II IN the
i,s .siaals 10 should prove I'M
'.l. NJ qrest question arises 'On
Spy W n or either. viii this power
A iran tribe range l'stll, VI VI N.Y., ~
4 d the British or on 'n'' u 'n'
.,tos Inhablt an irregular and
jos ,.raJ country In the northeast OF
q 'le,ii1y tha area Of which IS
~ square miles, says the New
" 1,if A well Watered country
In d delightful climate ana WIN
~bieh Is admirably adapted LOT
~ rain Meadowland also
- sr5 large herds Of cattle add
t.. M wealth OF the natives. The
b Vaseru. and therein six hun
nmtos and thirty Europeans ma
European settlement IS pro
throughout the country and,
w. tbs white population has re-
Gr some years practically limit
r. he few foreigners who trade IN
. \. mssllss and cOrn- or mineral
N especially OF copper ana iron,
1n many indications, and coal
4 .s5 been found.
A 4 B5satos are a tribe Of Rechuanas.
j. III census 0l 1891 shows that they
4 -s-d Is010 They are a race OF
a Z. rIfIn being really an agglom-
4 ,Ts b. people who had been scat
4 igHng the Zulu conquests at the
-rrg OF the present century.
~ heard little of them until they
4 n bower under their great chief
a IN who had many disputes with
A F-s state and who finally trans
I'll ,ta sovereignty Of his country to
a = Victoria The country how
A knew no rest until 1868, when
has concluded by the terms OF
a ! B1su.0and was reduced TO about
4 San los original extent.
a Trlbs again came IN 1850, when the
Colony made an unsuccessful at
% d.sarm the Basutos. The rec
has disastrous rebellion, Do
after several months hard fight
no definite advantage was gained
A s.tr Side. and the resources, both
Il c5.0nists and OF their swarthy
y sltes were practically exhaust
Il Atgh commissioner, who was ap-
rsl as arbitrator. decided that the
d g should pay "a fine IN cattle, ana
Il sfuWard a bill was framed pro-
4 dr the disanueXation Of their
. y
4 % imperial government then agreed
n Tlake the provisional admins
r.d Basutoland. but only on con-
Fl a1t me natives should give sat
y evidence of their desire Co rec
q al under lhe British crown that the
a Ua Free Stale should pledge itself
\ Hgec. the frontier rights. and that
j lll Colony should pay over to-
7r DE cost Of administration the
H.g.ns duties received on goods inn
y 1d into Basutoland. The Colony ac-
30 this Offer and In the BasutO-
n lsanneXatiOn act provision was
4 --s for the payment Of 100000 a year
4 Orange Free State also minated
4 willingness 20 comply with the con-
Do Imposed upon Il by England. As
1 iha Basut0s, they held q great
su or parliament. on November
4 iN and there and then the repre-
lAiIya Of more than two-thirds OF
p .liIr. tribe expressed their desire
'snain under British rule and their
-fgnas TO pay hut tax and 20 COM
I! WIN ihe other conditions on which
p mpena. government was prepared
Undertake the administration of af-
There vas one chief. however. who
.l'ely refused % accept Englands
a This was Masupha. a man OF
A' authority and influence. In am
I z 20 an arguments and pleas he
2y SAID that he preferred to retain
Independence To this sturdy ma
lalsi NE British government paid
4' attention. IL formally declared
!, me requisite conditions had been
-l,'-htly complied with and without
''lsI delay ID took steps TO carry on
government under the immediate
.4',i,y Of the crown. Consequently
T, March H. 1854 the territory has
y iu'ei by q royal high commits
ing u. ehleis however. still retain much
.lsI ola authority. Thus they still
-D.s'e 10 AN matters between ma
~ he next higher court to which
I' may be taken being the magis-
W. Where an cases between Euro
IN ana natives are brought. This
~ ~ " dispensing justice soon be-
49, ". stats,oAt1ly popular, and even the
49, -,'.O'e Masupha rendered his sub
IN. '' n W I's5 and asked that a magls-
n. 49, " seht 70 reside In his district.
lPle had become orderly and law
rug oy mat time and the salutary
IA ', .se OF The missionaries. the chiefs
M. government had done much TO
sas,s, 'oy9' a dimInution Of serious
'4 ol ln'oxication, which at