The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-12
Lord George Hamilton Charges the Govern.
ment with Numbering Ten Thousand Men
by Its ImbeciIity in Egypt.
And Concludes with a Bitter Personal
Onslaught on Mr. Gladstone.
The English viii Withdraw to Lower Egypt,
and the Khartoum Expedition Will BE
Abandoned-Notes by the Cable.
THE WAR CREDIT.
The Conservatives Attack the Ministry In M
Extremely Bitter Manner.


Extremely Bitter Manner.
LONDON, May 11.--In the House of Commons,
today, after brief statement concerning the
Egyptian question, Mr. Gladstone moved for
second reading of the consolidated-fund bill (the
$50, 600, 600 credit). He urged his motion in
speech in which he declared that he was unable
to understand the difference which existed on
this subject between the opposition and the
government. He urged the House to avoid every
unnecessary issue just now, as it would be the
duty of the House to pass judgment on the con-
duet of the government.
No sooner had Mr. Gladstone quit speaking
than the Conservatives opened upon him and his
government the bitterest attack within their
power to make. This was led by Lord George
Francis Hamilton, member from Middle
sex. Lord Hamilton is being strongly
pushed forward by the Tories as a
leader in The Commons He was Under Secre
tary of State for India from 1874 until 1878, and
spoke with some degree of authority. He Sc
cured the occasion for making his attack by NOV
ing consideration of the amendment given notice
of by Sir Stafford Northcote, the present Con
servatve leader in the Commons on Friday
of the consolidated ed-fund bill for fresh vote of
censure against the government, and concludes
in the following words:
''The House having shown their readiness 20
vote supplies, refuse their assent until informed
of the present policy and purposes for which the
money to be granted is to be applied"
Lord Hamilton, in moving consideration of
this amendment said: "The Right Honora--
hlo Moro,,ic oe Hart;potnr Ca,ratarv for War
has just made the most extraordinary statement
which ever fell from a Minister in this House.
After announcing their intention of taking Khar-
toum the government have announced, tonight,
the abandoning of the Soudan, after having
murdered 5000 to 10000 men. Yet the govern
ment expect this House to acquesce silently in
their policy. The greatest danger to the coun
try is the incapacity Of the men in Office. [Con-
servative cheers The government have
surrendered every one of the ques-
tions between them and Russia. The
Prime Minister has altogether abandoned
the attitude by which the government obtained
the vote of credit. The great objection I have
to the Premier's policy is, that from the very day
he assumed Office until now, he has shown a
readiness to sacrifice anybody and anything to
Mr.. Chamberlain, President of the Board of
Trade, taunted Lord George Hamilton with in
consistency in asking for information from a
government that could not be relied upon. Mr..
Chamberlain said that the House would be un-
able adequately to judge the conduct of the gov
ernment until all the papers in the
case were presented He contended that the
object Of Sir Peter Lumsden's mission had, to a
great extent been achieved. He was glad to find
Lord Hamilton advocating the position that
faith should not be placed in Russia, and that
the only course was to 60 to war; When the
general elections came, the government would
remind the opposition of their policy, and it
would then be seen whether the country was tired
of peace.
In the course of the debate, Mr.. Henry Chaplin,
Conservative, charged that the expenditure of so
much blood and treasure and the ruin that had
been caused in the Soudan, were due to the eff
forts to save the seats of an imbecile Ministry.
Lord Randolph Churchill, Conservative, ad
mitted that the meaning Of the amendment was
to enable the Ministers to quit their seat with
grace and dignity. The Tories, he said, had
shown that they were not the war party.
260. The majority consisted entirely of Liberals
The Parnellites voted with the minority. The
House received the result rather listlessly.
Mr.. Gladstone in reply to Sir Stafford North
cote in Parliament to-day said Sir Stafford re-
pudiated the grounds of the motion which had
been proposed and approved by his supporters
The opposition had pressed the motion without
waiting for the promised papers, and made up
for their deficiency of knowledge by variety of
baseless suppositons. When the papers were
presented. it might appear that Sir
Peter Lumsden had returned. in
full conformity with the governments
policy, and that frontier had been secured
through the friendly relations between Lord
Duferin and the Ameer of Afghanistan It was
not without deep pain and regret
that he had seen the change in the
attitude of the opposition rs soon as the blessed
prospect of peace appeared. and when it was
found war had been averted, which would have
been calamity to England, Russia, civilized
mankind and the whole world.