The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-30
Inc Introduction of the Budget in the Com
mons Causes Excited Debate.
CHAMBERLAIN WANTS TO CAUSE WAR
Sir William vernon lanrrourt Aeon,
srS Him OF !armin@ England 10
s'nSh the EnnI-t'hn,nhrr.
lain says the Beers Arc Preparing
f"' War 7s"rc Fhnn England.
London. April ~, 1897.


statement in the House Of Commons
to-day The balanced account FOR 1896
-. shows the cNChcuucr revenue 10 b..
! lW'.oao, 600 tS5i9,75o nOW and the OK
pcnditures l0ll7T,O0O tS507 .3S, .OoO)
leaving u surplus nr G2.I13,00o (sln aG,
0Gu)
The Chancellor or thc Exchcuucr. who
was heartily chccrcd added that the
national debt had been reduced 7ISl-
o0o $sI,i20000) during the year ana
mai the total value Of British trade
during the last financial year was
j. '"H 'ooo'opo '$S.t'o 0000 0oO, an increase
Of i per cent
SOUTH AFRICAN AFFAIRS.
Regarding affairs in South Africa The
Chancellor said:
we had 10 consider very carefully
our position MS To The paramount power
IN South Africa, and decided to make
Il hiltell;ii increase in the imperial gar
riSon In ,hul colony. These measures
are not taken in an ae,srcssiyc spirii
we intend TO fulfill our obligations and
expect others 10 do The same For mi.
purpose we want 100000
SIS William Vernon Harcourt, the
lIhrri.i leader. referring to the e 200. 0OO
set apart III the budget estimates fo,
strengthening the British gurrisons in
south Africa. said this sum was for n
war policy IN South Africa, which tho
CHAMBERI.AIN WANTS WAR.
Sir William Harcourt accused Mr.
Chamberlain Of trying to arouse n war
lcelihE, and of using in all his recent
statements 'cNaSpcratin language cal
culated to excite fcling OF racial hatred
III South Africa, which, however. thank
God. have failed"
Sir William Harcourt's remarks were
met with cries or oh"
Continuing, he said The policy of the
intending to produce n ra cial war wus
defeated by the good sense and feeling
OF the people OF Cape Colony, and he
pointed to the adoption Of the recent
conclilatory motion in the Parliament
oi cape colony as being Il condemnation
or this war policy, adding that he was
happy TO say the peaceful policy was
Supported Dy the government Of Cape
Colony.
The Secretary of State for the Colonies
MT Joseph Chamberlain, here entered
thc House and, amid cheers Sir Will
liam HarcOurt said:
IN the presence OF Mr.. Chamberlain.
repeat that 1t was n defeat Of an ut :
terly unjustifiublc attempt to excite III
feeling.
when we are asked to refuse a rcduc
tion or the taxes of Great Britain in
ofder 10 contribute money to promote
Warllke. aggressive operations in South
Africa cob, oh'D we oppose a most de-
ternincd resistance. The proposal to
apply money to unjustifiable purposes
against the will Of the people ana gov
crnment OF Cape Colony, is one Of the
most Injurious things with reference
70 the empire ever submitted to the
House of Commons"
"DANGEROUS LANGuAGE"
Mr., Chamberlain said he had not ex-
pected to have a reply to such .'perni
clouS and dangerous language" He
ciaSscd Sir William Harcourt's utter
ances as being ''unpatriotic in the high
c3i degree, embarrassing TO the govern
lheh'' ana INJURIOUS to the cause Of
peice.' Continuing, Mr. Chamberlain
asserted that Sir William IIarcourt's
statement TO the effect that the govern
nlents policy had been rejected by the
cape governments ana people were abso-
iulciy inaccurate. The policy Of the gov
eminent he explained, had not changed
from the firs,. Only circumstances had
changed TO some extent. The govern
ments policy, Mr. Chamberlain added, Is
10 maintain its obligations not TO engage
IN any aggressive operations, nor 10 at
tack the independence OF friendly
STATE. but ito maintain our own rights
and the rights OF the nation"
II had hoped" continued Mr.. Cham
berlain, that our policy would continue
TO be non-partisan, but that hope has
disappeared in the face Of Sir William
iarcourts speech and ] now challenge
Nun 20 raise The issue. Cheers and
counter chcels)
THE 1(RANSVAAL ARNIING.
I'VE ask for G200O00 when everybody
knows the Transvaal is asking for a. mil
lion and for hundreds Of thousands. The
TransNaal has been arming TO an extent
absolutely unjustihabe by any ordinary
policy Of defense. We have nor com
planned, but the result has been dspro-
portionate to the defensive resources of
cape Colony, and the Transyaal's arm
amcnts, after extending considerably
over million upon Them, are still going
on.
Batteries Of artillery and m i'm guns
millions and millions OF cartridges. and
hundreds Of thousands Of rifles have
been imported into the Transvaal.'
The conclusion Of Mr.. Cham bcrlajn's
remarks was The signal for q tremendous
outburst Of cheering upon the part al
the Conservatives. Later, replying To
Mr.. Thomas Warner, Liberal, Nlr. Cham
herlain said that the dispatch Of a rc..i
mcnt Of British infantry. ana a bricl dc
OF lHriiish artillery to Cape Colony was
intended as permanent increase Of the
Cape garrison.
The budget CT Sir Michael Hicks
Beach Will probably prove popular. Az
though there is no reduction in taxa