The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-10
OF BoERs IS PRACTICALLY DE-
CLARED FOR BY THE PREMIER
OF GREAT BRITAIN
ARE A MENACE TO THE EMPIRE
Which the Ministry Is Determined
to Destroy So Effectually That
1t VIII Never Require
Doing Again
CONSUMPTION IS THREATENED

LONDON. Nov 9.-The feature of the
lord mayors banquet was Lord Sails
bury's speech in response to the toast
to His Majestys Minister'S. Referring
to the progress of the war in South Afri-
ca the premier said:
Il strongly deprecate the spirit of pes
simisn, so frequently heard in the utter
ances of some of our public men as to
the war in which we are engaged. I'm
like the wars of former years, no longer
does the capture of the enemys capital
and the dissipation of his field forces
constitute a conclusive victory. We are
now confronted by a system of guerrilla
war, which must be slowly and effective
ly stamped out. We are progressing
slowly, perhaps, but steadily.
Cannot Tell All He Knows.
II cannot take the public wholly into
the confidence of the government. 1t
would be most imprudent publicly to
state all we are doing, weekly and month
Iy, at the front; but what I emphatical-
ly declare is that whatever delays are
encountered are due neither to lack of
earnestness and ability of our generals
in the field, nor to a neglect to comply
with all of their demands on the part of
the home government.
.'I deeply regret the ravages in the war
in the colonies, to which we are anxious
to accord the fullest practicable measure
of self-government. But we have had
neighbors in South Africa whose con-
duct for years has been menace to the
stability of that section of our empire.
Now we are engaged in removing this
menace; and we are determined to do it
SO effectually that it will never require
doing again
This declaration was received with cor
dial but by no means enthusiastic ap-
plause
May Try Conscription.
During the lengthy cabinet conference
this week, a representative of the Asso-
ciated Press learns the question of en-
forcing the old ballot laws came up for
discussion. Many of the cabinet min
listers were strongly in favor of putting
in force this form of conscription for
which certain obsolete laws already pro-
vide. Thus new legislation would be OBJ
Waited. The war secretary, Mr.. Brod-
rick, has already caused guarded feelers
on this matter to be circulated in the
press, for it appears to be almost inpos-
Sible to keep the home forces up to ade-
Quate strength and supply the necessary
reinforcements for South Africa on the
volunteer system of enlistment alone.
Such a strenuous measure, however,
doubtless will cause a storm of disap-
proval in Great Britain and it will not
be enacted unless the war situation be-
comes graver.
What changes have come over the state
of the country in two years can be judged
from the fact that the war office has
closely examined the old ballot laws and
has prepared an elaborate plan by which
they can be spruIg upon the public at a
moments notice.
Appalling Death Rate in Camps.
The Daily News today exhaustively sur
veys the concentration camps in South
Africa, with the following conclusion:
The truth is that the death rate in the
camps is incomparably worse than any,
thing Africa or Asia can show There is
nothing to match it even in the mortality
figures of the Indian famine where
cholera and other epidemics have to be
contended with.
The governments advertisement for
teachers for the camp children. setting
forth that the term of employment will
be one year certain,' is prominently dis
played as evidence that the authorities
have no intentions of ending wholesale
destruction of human life''
The Daily News urges all human men
not to wait for official reports, but to in
slst on camps being broken up and peo-
pie distributed among their friends or re-
moved to districts where a fresh attempt
can be made under competent organiza-
ton and with some regard to the
preservation of life-that or exterminat ton
and an eternal stain on the name of
England"