Salt Lake Herald | 1899-08-24 | Page 2 | Says War is Inevitable

SAYS WAR IS INEVITABLE Exmember of Cape Colony arla ment Says 1t Is Sure to Come Chicago AuS 2There can be only one outcome to the war which I think inevitable between England and the Boer government and that Is complete victory for England and the policl death of Oem Paul said James A Robinson a solicitor from Port Elizabeth Eliza-beth South AfrIca and an exmember of the Cape Colony parliament at the Grad Pacific hotel He continued President Krgers actions in the recent re-cent negotiations with England a Sen In press dIspatches sInce I left lef South Africa are In perfect accord with that whlch was expected there He will temporize as IonS as possible to delay war and then it Is generally supposed will pursue desultory tactics In the hope that either some foreIgn power or the liberal party In England will core to hIs rescue As the former Is out of the question he I probably hopiiig for interference by the Liberals which was all that saved him wa al se in 1880 when Gladstones inluence stopped hostilities I SInce the matter has come to a crisis Oom Paul made some conces slons in the mater ot franchises for Uitanders but it Is not probable that he wi give In where the fnaclal Interests In-terests of the Dutch rIng are at stake He will probably fight rather than al 10 the Dutch dynamite and other monopolies mo-nopolies to be broken up But whether there is war or not there Is only one thinS which can sne Krer his prest I ige and that i weakening on the part of England That Is most unlikely I I there is war he is certain to be crushed I there Is no wet swing to his giving In to the English demands I he will lose isis hold on the Boer