Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-08
AFRICAN AFFAIRS.
Tho British Government Asked Tor q
Slallm,ll as 10 Tra1STall,
IL THE HOUSE OF Commons TODAY.
iIarcourt says the souih Africa Com
pauy Has Comprom d the Rcpu'
tatlon VI Great Britaia,

LONDON, Msy 81 Tho House Of
Commons was crowded this ai,oraoon
aud the peers Rsllery packed, this
gathering beiug due 10 the fact that a
vote on the colonial estimates was 70
10 taken aud u was to be made the
occasion OF an important exchange Of
queations and answers upon South
African nflairs.
The liberal leader, Sir William Ven.
non Harcourt, asked the government
10 make a statement regarding tue raid
into Tfansvaal. lie said to- opposl.
ton had hereto not unduly pressed
the government on this important
matter, iu' they thought the
time had arrived for the H1uss to
DO informed Of the governments inlen.
ton. The responsible directors Of the
chartered South Africa company at
CAI oiown nud Johannesburg were, he
1Aid, tho authors OF the raid aud Dr..
Jameson was only their subordinate.
The government was responsible for
the acts OF tho chartered company DO.
fore tho nation and the word. Zap
plause from the opposition nencu,sJ.
Harclurl aunly Esd tue tulrgfams that
had passed between CUcil RhOle1, Col.
Rhodes, Rutherford Harris, Alifo1
Belt, Lionel Phillips, Dr.. jameson a. d
others lust before tbs Invasion Of tue
territory OF the South Africa republic.
Later the opposition leader eulIRl zsd
the pTOmp,nets, decision and courage
OF tho secretary OF state for the col.
Onies, Jo1eph Chamberlain, and dwolt
upon tue c uue u the chartered com.
pAny, declaring that II had compton,.
isc1 Great Bfltaiu's reputation.
Chamberlain In reply 10 HarcOutt
said that while Cecil khOtet's recent
actions are universally condemned,
his past services must not be- forgotten.
Butiur Euglishmon like Rhodes, Eng
Itch hielOty would be much poorer and
British dominigna much smaller. TAP.
plause.l
Both English and the African BJeTs
Of Caur, continued Chamberlaip,
thought Cecil Rholos the greatest bon.
eiactoty the colony evot had. He wos
powetlUss In the future 10 do mischief,
~ not an armed man could be- moved
without the authority OF the govern.
menps own officers aud they were
ready to give President Kruger any
rehko nAbis gnssantoe, win view u
removing every shadow Of suspicion.
The government had refused 10 advise
tho chartered company relative 70
| Rhodes's resignation. But, Ia view
Of the Disturbances In RhOd0sia and
the impossibility OF finding out tue
opinion OF tho settlers, they thought
it fair that the directors should be given
time 10 consider tho matter. They
thought Rhodes was IN his proper place
In South AiTica, whether as director or
stocAholdeT, anu there he was best lot
alone with tho past. Atter the judicial
proceedings were ended, the govern.
ment, added Chamberlain, would re-
view The situation IN tho light OF the
information obtained, Chamberlain
said the government believed the
proper course 20 follow would be that n
Joint committee Of both houses, should
inquire into the whole situation, in-
Guiding the nd ministTatiOn OF the Brit.
ish Chartered company. The policy OF
the government, he explained, was 10
prevent absolutely the recurrence OF
the Tegretable proceedings and 10 con.
unus by every legitimate means tho
efforts to stouTo u fair and equal treat
mont OF British subjects in ITansvaal,
ana restore AmiIy between the two
races there.