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month and week by week sure and sub
stantial progress.
HIS ANSWER TO CRITICISM


the belief has been expressed in public
that II is owing to como neglect or luke
warmness on the part Of the Government
that the war has not been brought to an
earlier conclusion There Is no doubt that
guerrilla warfare has been considerably
diminished, and we do not admit that any
act or neglect on our part has had anything
TO do with the prolongation OF the war.
It Is easy TO cay these things against us,
and 1t Is absolutely impossible to refute them
without betraying our duty. We maintain
that there is no ground for saying that the
Government has in any degree neglected
its duty, either in meeting the demands
Of the Generals on the spot OF In making
other preparations necessary for the con-
duct Of the war
Lord Salisbury went on to say that he
hoped that this declaration would induce
a more confident feeling In the country.
Turning TO the many critics OF his Govern
ment, he complained that the indefinite
nature Of their charges made II Impossible
for the administration TO defend itself.
HIS OFFER TO THE BoERs.
The position OF the Government had not
changed. II desired nothing better than
bringing hack these territories TO the bless
ings Of the British Empire, that they should
enjoy Immediately peace, freedom and civil
rights, and, within the earliest opportunity
which circumstances and time might per-
nit, that they should enjoy the other bless
inRs Of elf-government which were en-
joyed by all the British self-governing
colonies.
Continuing the Marquis said: We are
~ hv ottr IA
that they. will accept nothing but inde-
pendence. We reply to neighbors who
attack us on two days notice. who have
evidently spent more than as many years
in accommodating materials for colossal
war Of independence. which is inconsistent
with our security
BRITISH DETERMINATION.
That the trouble should never recur was,
he believed, the deep resolve OF the British
people However much sacrifice and labor
1t required. he felt sure they would en-
Enthusiastically support their Government,
whatever happened. He was convinced
that the country recognized how deeply
the interests Of tho British Empire were
bound up In carrying to a successful issue
the undertaking which they had taken up
and that they would not allow themselves
by any temporary difficulty or imaginary
encouragement 10 be drawn away from
this result.
The effect which the British Empire
will exercise over the destinies Of tho world,
and the position it will occupy in the COM
monwealth OF nations will not be decided.
said the British Prime Minister, merely
by passion or enthusi asm A far more
precious and more effective quality was
that OF determin alton that DO discourage
ment. no passing inconveniencs. should
deter them for a moment from carrying
out steadily. lengthily and doggedly the
toHcy which they believed to be the policy
Of the Empire.
Lord Selborne. First Lord OF the Ad-
miralty. speaking before Lord Salisbury.
referred TO the accidents 20 the Cobra
and other torpedo boat destroyers, which
had caused the public to fear that their
design was faulty and that they were un-
trustworthy. He said that the destroyers
were an integral part and the most valuable
Of the British Navy. The Admiralty had
decided TO improve them by adding nateri-
ally 10 their strength.