text_original: This the Colonial Secretary declined to do. The Zulu That the annexation saved the Boers of the Transvaal from "' ^ ^^destruction is hardly open to question. But it left the British Government face to face, in a more acute form than ever before, with the native problem.
text_transcription: THIS THE COLONIAL SECRETARY DECLINED TO DO THAT THE ANNEXATION SAVED THE BORES OF THE TRANSVAL FROM DESTRUCTION IS HARDLY OPEN TO QUESTION BUT IT LEFT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT FACE TO FACE IN A MORE ACUTE FORM THAN EVER BEFORE WITH THE NATIVE PROBLEM
phonemes: ðɪs ðə kəlˈoʊnɪəl sˈɛkɹətɹi dᵻklˈaɪnd tə dˈuː. ðə zˈuːluː ðætðɪ ˌænɪksˈeɪʃən sˈeɪvd ðə bˈoʊɚz ʌvðə tɹænsvˈɑːl fɹʌm "dᵻstɹˈʌkʃən ɪz hˈɑːɹdli ˈoʊpən tə kwˈɛstʃən. bˌʌt ɪt lˈɛft ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt fˈeɪs tə fˈeɪs, ɪn ɐ mˈɔːɹ ɐkjˈuːt fˈɔːɹm ðɐn ˈɛvɚ bᵻfˈɔːɹ, wɪððə nˈeɪɾɪv pɹˈɑːbləm.