Show I SOlTH AFRICAN PJL Cy f Salisbury Makes nn Important Announcement nouncement London May 29Lord Salisbury who was entertained at dinner this by the City of London evening lht Cl Lnton Conservative Conser-vative n1cla lop made an Important nnnoune ment regarding the Govern ments South African policy I 4Stop the wnr party hnvb used my film pjUI the Pr ml r In support of their Idcuu by cia ing UijU I PJo Ised there should be no annexation of territory annexation of gold fields I tcrltory never gave a pledge I never meant to give 0 pledge I stated t simple historical fact Wo were accused of going to war for lust of gold and territory I was one of those calumnies which under the favoring fa-voring Influences of Dr Leyds spread Itself over the press of Europe Nothing Noth-ing could be more untrue We went to war to abate oppression of the Queens subjects in the Transvaal and because our remonstrances were met by an Insulting In-sulting ultimatum to which It the Queens Government has submitted her power not only In South Africa but over her colonies and dependencies would have been at an end We were forced into war by the action of our opponents To say that because we repudiated the greed of territory we therefore bound ourselves never to annex any J territory Is a most ridiculous miscon struction I dwell on this point because be-cause this matter of annexation is about to become a burning question I We have made a tremendous sacrifice I sacri-fice of blood and treasure In this conflict con-flict Our only certainty of preventing a recurrence of this fearful war is to insure that never again shall such vast II accumulations of armaments occur and that not a shred of the former independence inde-pendence of the republic shall remain I IWC are not yet at the end of the war but I shall venture to lay It down asa primary condition of any future settlement that precautions will Cbe taken ta-ken of such a character that such a war will never occur again After the Master of the Rolls Lord Ahcr tone had proposed The Imperial Impe-rial Forces Lord Salisbury again arose holding a paper in his hand and said saidI I find that Lord Roberts has occupied occu-pied Johannesburg This announcement was followed by a wild display of enthusiasm the com pan ch rlng for Bobs and singing God Save the t Queen |