The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-31
ONE HUNDRED MEMBERS OF THE
PARTY DESERT THE PRESENT
MINISTER'S.
SOUTH AFRICAN STATUS.
ENGLAND ALARMED AT THE CRAVE
TONE ADOPTED BY JOSEPH
CHAMBERLAIN.
Split in the Ranks WIFI Re Cop,nIeta
When the Blake Pledge Goes
Into Effect.

LONDON, Jan. 30.-Futile strivings
cal revolt this week, when a hundred
Tories went into the lobby against the
ministers. The revolt arose over Sir
Howard Vincent's bill to extend the
merchandise marks act to all imported
articles capable of being marked AMI
substitute the, general brand foreign
made" for the now famous made in
Germany :'made in the limited
States" etc. The government showed
that the marks only served to ad-
Vert1se German and American goods
and greatly injured England's en-
porium trade by sending over sea Gus
toners direct to the foreigner for goods
previously bought through England.
The bill, however. was rejected by 153
to ", the labor members voting for its
rejection, though the trades union con-
gresS favored the measure, Mr.. Glib
son BowleS conyulsed the house by
producing picture of the Prince of
Wales with made in Germany be-
meath it. On the other hand, it is stat
ed that all the royal palaces of Europe
nave been furnished by a we'll known
English manufacturer.
The Conservative newspapers warm
ly protest against the protracted de-
bate on the address in reply to the
speech from the throne at the opening
OF parliament. They claim the debate
was about nothing and that it reduced
the house to the level of a provincial
debating society. Yesterdays proceed
ings were the first pieces Of practical
business and it Is an interesting fart
tffat the governments support yester-
oay and In Thursdays debate on the
action of the board OF trade in the dis
pute between Lord Penrnyn and his
auarrymen came from the Liberal
benches. Not single unofficial Tory
defended the government, and the Rad
zeal organs point to this as Indicating
a decline in the standard Of parIia-
mentary honor of the Tories.
The grave remarks of the secretary
OF state for the colonies, Joseph Cham
berlain, on the situation in South Afri-
ca, have created deep impression.
more especially as they were unexpect-
ed. The members assembled in the
lobby afterwards and discussed the
ESNNN'~NSN " IiA0 ANltiG4 40 III WHICH he
limited at dangerous undercurrents in
affairs at the Cape and remarked that
his tone in reference to the TransvaaI
was much sterneFs than his former ut
.terances on the8same subject. The Con-
serVatiVe newspapers greatly praise
Mr. Chamberlain's attitude, and the
Globe. expresses the hope that President
Kruger will take the warning to heart.
for persistence in injury and Insult
in Boer dealing will only result in the
assertion once for all Of British ST.
premacy in South Africa"
MILITARY LOAN.
The house of commons yesterday all
thorized a loan of Is, 500 600 ($27, SOC, OGO)
for military scheme which, the par
hamentary secretary for the war Of
fee, w. St. j. Broderick, explained, is
part OF q general scheme for national
defense and includes increased provi-
sion for rifle ranges and the acquisi-
ton of Salisbury plain for a maneuver
ground.
Irish affairs continue In the fore
front. The split in the Irish parliament
tary party viii be complete next week
when the so-called ''cast-iron" pledge
of Edward Blake, member for the south
division Of Longford. adopted on Tues
day last at a meeting of the Irish