Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-02-14
ENGLISH PARLIAMENT.
Discusses Transvaai and Trinidad Affairs and
Dips Into Home Rule.

London. Fob l3.-ln the House of
Commons today. MIR. Chamberlain. score
tary of state for the colonies said in reply
to question, that only three Uitlanders
arrested at johanna sburg and taken to
Pretoria, were in jail at the latter place,
and it was his belief that if any of them
were or should fall i'll, they would tie re
leased in manner similar to that In
which John Hays Hammond the Ameri
can mining engineer, WAS set at liberty.
In view Of the fact that inquiry into the
cases of the men arrested had been adj
journed without date, he was considering
whether 1t would not be proper to sug
gest to the Transvaal government THAI
they be released on bail.
Mr.. Cursor, parliamentary secretary for
foreign affairs. made a statement in regard
to the island of Trinidad the occupation
of which Is now the subject of a dispute
between Great Britain aud Brazil 1t was
occupied by Great Britain, he said, in
1881, and evacuated the following year
Subsequently, Great Britain rcoccupied
the island, after communications on the
subject had passed between England and
Portugal. The government, MIR. Curzon
said. proposed to submit the dispute with
Brazil over the occupation Of the island to
arbitration.
Mr.. Curzon said the island of Trinidad
had not been ceded to Brazil when it was
abandoned by Great Britain, but to Portu-
gal Brazil had not at that time an IN
dependent existence. The reoccupation
Of the island by England was not based
upon the ground of her previous oecupa-
ton, but because having been abandoned
for century the island belonged to no.
body.
Debate on the address in reply to the
speech from the throne WAS resumed. the
subject being the amendment offered by
John Dillon. member for East Mayo. de.
clarng the absence of bin providing for
the self-govcrnment of Ireland had
aroused discomfort among the Irish and
increased the difficulties existing in
foreign affairs.
Sir William Harcourt, leader of the Op-
position, said that it was the belief of the
Opposition that the discomfort prevailing
in Ireland would not be cxtinguished nm
til the demands of the Irish for local self
government were satisfied They would
never cure the disorders OF many centuries
unless they went to the root Of the evil.
The government had said that thew
would never grant Home rule Never
was a word which in the Liberal interpre-
tation WIS an unwise word. especially in
the mouth cf the occupant of the office of
chief secretary for Ireland, and he would
advise the chief secretary to modify the
expression to hardly ever" The nature
of Home rule, he said, would depend
much upon the course pursued by the
Irish members
Home rule certainly did not get great
deal of encouragement from John Red
mond, whose policy Sir William said ap-
peared to be to attack Home Rulers
wherever be found them. (Cries of
Z" Hear, Hear
Sir William, continuing, said that moth
ing had occurred to alter the Home rule
policy of the Opposition, and they had
continued to adhere thereto as they had
repeatedly declared. Irish cheers).
A. j. Balfour said he believed that
when the Irish at home and abroad
realized that Parliament was sincerely
and earnestly DESTROYS of giving Ireland
full and generous measure of justice,
change of opinion would occur, removing
at once and for all time the dissensions
between the two nations.
I. NJ. Healy anti Parnellie admitted
his disloyalty to England He had been
sent to this Parliament to secure the es-
Enlistment of q native Irish Parliament.
and his endeavor would be to harsss, at
tack and thwart in every way the policy
of those who refused to grant Ireland
Home rule.
Mr.. Dillon's amendment was rejected.
276 to 100.