Deseret Evening News | 1899-12-30 | Page 4 | Delagoa Bay

11 UtY y Lorenzo lit an Important liAr hilI b bor r In III the con conflict lct In South M rica It lit Ih the only one through whIch the tho Boer Beers can receive an any sup lilies from abroad th the entire coast for tor hUndreds of miles either side being almost to vessels or of heavy draught The port belongs to Portugal and a as long ns as that thal country remains neutral It cannot be blockaded That Thatis is II the reason whY Britain Is sell sein lag vessels on the high sea a suspected J Jot ot of carrying arms and men for the Door Beer republics According to ii established J rules England hues n a right to stop and aM search ull cli tit t doubtful character but Ir if nothing Is found to the seizure and ond delay ela there thore lna may be all an Indemnity to pa pay and the too frequent interruption tion ot of legitimate traffic might result In bad feelings In the countries lug from such conditions ny proof therefore that time Portuguese at al Lorenzo Marques are unable to maintain the n would be wel welcome come to Great Britain as an excuse for tor seizing the port and the entire bay That Great Britain herself Is drawing from neutral countrIes Is not denied but bul the Is not nol lii In a to enforce Its demands for tor an observance ot of strict neutrality mind that make a rence However It Is Ismore Ismore more than probable that before long the contest about Delagoa bay wilt III be omo one of oC worldwide interest West Oreal Britain will not nol readily the he con consent sent ot of Europe for time the seizure of nn an Important port of Africa I i i