The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-08
A RULE OF WARFARE CHANGED
Britain Gives Notice That Semi Barbarous Troop
Are to Be Used.

One OF the most important announce
mcnts that have been made in the British
parliament for many year past was the
declaration Of Colonial Secretary Joseph
Chamberlain that the English government
viii not hesitate hcrceforth to employ in
Europe or elsewhere her Indian and AfIi-
can troops. It is an announcement of the
most profound interest TO the entire civil
lzed world, but more especially to great
powers such as the United States, Russia
France and Germany, which have mil
mons Of Semit arharous races subject to
heir rule says the Philadelphia Times.
Uncle Sam alone has some 100000 Eli.
ipluOs in whom the military instinct is
most strongly developed. The males pre-
fcrring warfare TO industry. and with a
enthusiastically oriental disregard FOR
death or injury ana almost incredible pow
RS Of endurance would always sooner Eight
IMAM work. Indeed. the Philippine Islands
VIII furnish 20 tag United States a DraCli-
caliy lneNhaustibc recruiting ground for
ltS army, now that The compact which has
hitherto existed between civilized nations
against the use of oriental or African
troops in civilized warfare is to be broken
by treat Britain.
'uuouSiy enough the peace conference
AT Inc Hague two years ago when the
AHl'N tl VI dI were SUBJECTED TO revision,
thetuiiy avoided any reference to the mat
l'f-, hpJ lis 10 say, in the shape of any
steps toward specific agreement by treaty
TO fciiau from the employment of AsiaUiC
ana African troops IN civilized warfare
add ne only Srtion taken by the delegates
lRat can Doe considered "a, 10 any way beHr-
Ing upon the question was the declaration
ol their adhesion to tne accented laws
or warfare among civilized nations" which
comprise restriction prohibiting tne use
ot nodles of troops composed of individuals
~ saNagtS or svmisayaEe races. Neither
england nor Russia nor yet France vas
ceslIous OF binding Itself to abstain from
awaiting itself Of the services of IT'S dusky
So'uleis IN The event OF war in which ia,
Adllonal existence WIS likely to be at sta Ike
Auu lhe matter therefore was by a sort OF
The Hague
II has unul now been generally under.
stood however D. these three great pow.
erS thai II native troops were emnloved
it would be only in the last extremity, And
TINS view has been strengthened by the
extraordinary pains which the English gov
ernment has taken To prevent the warlike
BaSOfo tribes, who are under British rule
ana most loyal 10 the English flag from
taking part in tho war agEhst the Boers.
ia tue var OF $50 the French at one mo-
menu Drought few regiments OF Turkos
from Algeria. But so great was the outcry
raised, not only 10 Germany and elsewhere
w Europe, but even in France against
laelr employment that they were hastily
shlpped PACK 10 Africa long before the
close OF the war, although they were mag
nlhcent fighters and from a military poini
Of view Of Infinitely greater yalue 'thsu
the unframed levies Of mohlots." the ma
before In THEN lives
The action Of France shows better than
anything else how strong has been thc
preludEe in the past against the use Of
seml-ciN iAzed races In the wars OF Chris
t6n states with one another and the ex
tent 10 which II has been condemned h,
that species Of unwutten and undefnei
c'de known as the law OF nations" II /,
Eighteenth century az Westminsfer wher
the. great Lord Chatham denounced Win
sucn eloquent indignation the employment
~ inc hrltish coiemanxers in Giis country
~ red lndnu tribes against the American
revolutionary forces, and there are few
newspapers, either in the United state
81 IN Lgsope nat did eat express thei