The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-02
lRUM MMAGHM JOB'S VISIT
The chamberlains Go Direct to
the Endieott Home at Dam
vers No Politics In 1t.


q NEW YORK, Sept g. Ss6-Right Hon.
Joseph Chamberlain, British Secretary of
State for the Colonies, was a passenger
on the White Star line steamer Teutonsc,
which arrived this morning from Liver
pool, Via Queenstown. When interviewed
at Quarantine. ne said his visit was of d
purely personal nature and was taken
for the purpose of visiting Mrs Cham
berlain's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. G..
Endicott, of Danvers, Mass. His visit
had absolutely no political significance
whatever ana will be a brief one, as he
intends returning home in about fort
night He has already received num-
sber Of invitations, but has been obliged
TO decline most Of Them His time will be
spent in relaxation and rest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chamberlain will not stay
in this city, but will proceed this after
moon to Danvers.
The statesman, who is supposed to have
come here in order TO discuss with Secre-
tary Oiney the Venezuelan question. with
a view to its final adjustment, was up at
daybreals this morning. Before most New
Workers sat down to breakfast he was
answering questions put TO him by a
score Of reporters willis the Teutonic was
stsaming UP the bay to her pier. His wife
was by his side and displayed the liveli-
est interest in the interview. Mr.. Cham
beria.n this morning did not look within
fifteen years of his age, which is said to
be sixty-one
Nlr Chamberlain denied absolutely that
he came here to- discuss with Secretary
olney the intricacies of the now famous
Venezuelan controversy.
1T is my misfortune he said with the
utmost graciousness of manner mot to
have met your Secretary of State | would
not know where to find him at the moment
that my visit to this county is for any
other purpose than to escort my wife to
the home Of her father in Danvers. Mass
4 am simply here on a pleasure tring and
/ snail be the guest Of. my fafher-in-layv
At MS home for the next fortnight per-
maps for three weeks; that is in case our
government does not recall me before that
VIII you go to Washington and do you
expect to meet Secretary Olney while
you are here? You understand Mr.
Snaanperlaln, eIa 70 ram that the press in England
and IN this country have stated almost
positively that your visit here was for
the purpose of discussing the Venezuelan
question:
ton quietly answered Mr.. Chamberlain
Il am escorting my wife to her fathers
home, that is ALL
DO you care to discuss the South
American question" he was asked.
Not as representative of the British
Government, he replied You under
stand that the matter is entirely outside
OF my department but non-officially.
am pleased to say that / think the whole
matter will be amicably settled and with
honor to England and America. This re-
suit | think is a matter of certainty and
when it is realized we will know tach
other better which will, of course, be
to our mutual benefit"
Do you think that the decision of the
American Committee on the Venezuelan
question viii be accepted as final by the
British Government he was asked.
Your President has said that it was
not to be final" he replied quickly.
Regarding the currency question in this
country, Mr.. Chamberlain said he 6i1 not
he could not speak officially. He de-
clared that the Englshraan Of thought
was in favor of the gold standard and
could hardly understand the excitement
caused by the Silver5tes here. That end
of the question the financ:ers on tho ether
side thought had been settled before the
convention at Chicago had declared for
free coinage of silver The situation in
this country. Mr.. Chamberlain said mer-
tied the. study Of every citizen.
Mr.. Chamberlain when spoken to re-
L
Lapdon, which Is now beiag I'D. said
sOh, yes, that is Dillon I do not con-
slider the Congress a represen tative one
50 'fa~ ~ tae wishes of ireland are con-
cerned. Healy is the greatest Irfshman in
lrasard al present. Without him an Irish
would be like Hamlet with
our the Prince. He and Redmond are ac-
cepted as the leading members of the bet
ter class Of Irishlnen. They are different
from othefs.''
Regarding the South African Republic
the English statesman thought that the
sending there Of diplomatic s.gents in
stead of a regular representative was
only on questions that demand diplomatic
agents. England. he declared, hstd a great
interest in South Africa and everything
she does there must be done in a diplo-
matte manner.
The British Colonial Secretary has been
here twice before. once in 1887 and again
in 1888 Each time important diplomatic
results followed, and it was thought that
on the present visit he had been in
structed by Lord Salisbury, Prime Min
lister of Great Britain, with the task of
perhaps finall adjusting the Venezuelan
question