The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-11-15
SPEECH Of LORD SALISBURY
SITUATION IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Lord Mayor Says War There Is on n
Guerrilla Basis-Must BE stamped
Out-Says English Are Progressing
Germany Rings with Anti-Brit-
ish Meetings.

London, Nov. 10.-The lord mayors
banquet at the Guild hall Saturday
night was a spectacular close of the
days festivities. The historic build
ing was the scene of a brilliant pa
geant in which modern and medieval
sights were strangely mingled. A
gathering of 1000 of the most infuen-
tial citizens OF London, including the
heads of the various government de-
partments, gave an opportunity for a
loyal demonstration of which the gov
eminent was not slow to take adj
vantage.
The presence of Lord Salisbury af-
forded an excellent excuse for reiterat-
ing the attitude of the government
toward the South African controversy.
The response of the great audience in
the banquet hall might be described
as satisfactorily loyal. but could
hardly be called enthusiastic.
The banquet was preceded by the
customary reception in the library
room, where Sir John Dinsdale. in his
quaint official robes. welcomed the
ministers and the various officials.
Unlike last years reception, when
the war fever was at its height, the
military were decidedly a secondary
feature. Lord Roberts was conspicu-
Gus by his absence and the war office
was merely represented by one of the
under secretaries.
The feature Of the evening was Lord
Salisbury's speech in response to the
toast to His majesty's ministers"
Referring to the progress of the war
in South Africa, the premier said:
ut is pleasant to record that the
peace of the world has been so little
disturbed by the events of the last
two years. Half a century ago we
would not have found such a correct
and pacific attitude on the part of the
great powers. 1t is a suggestive sign
of the international amity and under
standing that the clouds of the past
three weeks over the Mediterranean
have so lightly passed away. Fifty
years ago this would not have been
So"
Touching upon South African de-
velopments in another part of his
speech, Lord Salisbury said: 81
strongly deprecate the spirit of pes
simism so frequently heard in the
utterances of some of our public men
as to the war in which we are en-
gagged. Unlike the wars of former
years. no longer does the capture of
the enemys capital and the dissipa-
ton of his field force constitute a con-
elusive victory. We are now con-
fronted by a system of guerrilla war
fare which must be slowly and effect
ually stamped out. We are progress
ing. slowly perhaps but steadily.
81 can not take the public wholly
into the confidence of the government.
1t would be most imprudent publicly
to state all we are doing weekly and
monthly at the front, but what | en-
phaticallv declare is that, whatever
DELAYS are encountered, these are due
neither to a lack of earnestness and
ability on the part of our generals in
the field nor to any neglect to comply
with all their demands on the part of
the home government.
1--WE have been subjected to much
vague and indefinite criticism, but our
bitterest opponents have not been able
to point out any tangible defect or any
definite cause of complaint.
81 deeply regret the ravages of the
war in the colonies. to which we are
anxious to accord the fullest practical
BILE measure of self government. But
we have had neighbors in South Africa
whose conduct 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 that it will
never require doing again
Berlin, Nov. 10.-Germany rung with
anti-Rritish Indignation meetings all
last week These meetings have been
confined hitherto to students and vet
erans' societies, but a conference of
the Thuringan Pastors societies has
decided to invite the Protestant cler-
gymen throughout Germany to make
common protest against the utter
ances of the British colonial secretary
when he referred to the conduct Of
the German troops during the Franco
Prussian war of 1901. Students
= meetings were held this week at Ber-
lin. Leipsic and other places. The
Leipsic meeting was held in response
to a call sent out by the rector of the
{ university.
I The students of Breslau university
= have issued a call, couched in highly