The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-27
Spirited Debate in the House of Conn
mons on the Jameson Raid and
south African Affairs.
ANOTHER PILL. FOR TURKEY
MUST AGREE TO ARBITRATE DIFF
FERENCES WITH GREECE.
The Proposed Peace Treaty Discussed
by the Representative of the Pow
ers-Dr. MiqueIs Task.

LONDON, July 26.-The House of Com
mons was crowded this afternoon in eX-
pectation of spirited debate upon the re-
port of the select South Africa committee
appointed to inquire into the circumstances
OF DR.. Jameson'S raid into the TransVaal
and into the general conduct of the affairs
of the British South Africa Chartered Com
pany. The peeress' gallery and the ladies'
gallery was crowded with well-known
women who betrayed the iveliest interest
in the proceedings. After a number of
questions, the Hon. Philip James Stan
hope, Radical member for Burnley, moved,
amid loud Radical cheers, a resolution that
the house regretted the inconclusIVe char
acter of the report OF rne committee, more
PARTICULARLY failure to recommend that spe-
cihc steps be taken with regard TO the add
nitted completely of Cecil Rhodes, and ask
ing that Mr.. Hawsley, the attorney for
Rhodes, be ordered to attend at the bar
OF the house and TO produce the kilograms
which he refused TO show the committee.
Mr.. Stanhope who has been described as
"a revolutionary aristocrat without being d
Mlrabetu,' SUI ported MS resolution III a
vigorous speech.
Mr. Srannopr, in speaking TO mis- motion,
attacked the Chartered Company Joseph
Chamberlain, secretary OF state Tor the col
ONES, ana Cecil knodes, ana expressed a
desire that the latter should De uepoSeu
from his membership IN the triVy Council.
lie also wanted the charter OF the company
materially modltled.
strain. He said that he thought il Canada
should be raided by the secretary or state
OF the United States without the assent
Of the President, England would not be sat-
isfied if the secretary or state were treated
as Cecil Rhodes had been.
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach chancellor OF
have to consider whether Rhodes should
remain in the Privy Council. But in deal
ing with him it must take into considera-
ton the services he mad rendered generally,
All the damaging rumors alleging compile
ity on the part of the Colonial once had
been exploded as fast as they had been pro-
duced. B
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, the Liberal
leader defended the committee, and said he
thought the report conclusive on all lmpor-
tant points. lie strongly defended Mr..
Chamberlain and declared that his action
at the time the raid occurred dsproVed all
inSinuationS of cOmplicity.
The charges that the committee had plot
ted to suppress certain evidence were Wor-
thy only of contempt He hoped, he
said, he would not live to see the day when
the majority of the house should declare
by vote that they did not trust the word
of it's statesmen.
Sir II. Zimmerman, Liberal sup
ported the committees report.
Mr.. Chamberlain reminded the opposition
that it was due to their insistence that the
he himself had been made member OF It,
He had been in 3. position he said in which
he felt like judge witness and defendant
and he thought he deserved the sympathy
Of the House from the fact that during the
eighteen months of difficult South African
negotiations he had been worried by con-
slant irresponsible charges and suspicious,
and he was glad that he was able to speak
at last as free man. AS TO
the elegFamff he said pI hi had
Whatever they contained was no evidence
against the Colonial Office. He was con-
WINGED that while Cecil Rhodes's fault was
as great as politician and statesman could
commit, there was nothing that affected his
personal character as a man of honor. 1t
was said he had deceived others. So also
did Garibaldi Cavour and other patriots.
1t was military necessity. Mr.. La
against Rhodes, Belt and Harris had abused
the privilege Of Parliament. The speaker
contended that Rhodes had already been
heavily punished. The government was not
of his privy councilorship, which had been
conferred upon him for his great services
would ALLEVIATE his loyalty to South
Africa. Secretary chamberlain said he
was glad to be able to state that the
position of South Africa was better now
than it had been at any time since the raid
and President Kruger was DESTROYS to meet
the government in a proper spirit. He be-
lieved that the time was not far distant
when Rhodesia would have self-govern-
ment.
Mr.. Chamberlain announced that the
charter of the company would not be re-
vOked but that means would be taken to
strengthen the directorate so as to secure
more direct imperial control of Rhodesia
BE preparing a scheme which he ex-
pected would be put in temporary shape
before Parliament met again.
vote was then taken, and Mr.. Stan
hope motion lost.