The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-01
CHAMBERLAIN SPEAKS OUT
Governments Policy Toward the
TransvaaI Justified by the
Circumstunces

LONDON. April 3o.-The parliamentary
committee inquiry into the Transvaal raid
was resumed today. The secretary OF state
for the colonies. Joseph Chamberlain,
made long statement under oath. declar-
Ing In tho most explicit terms that neither
ne nor his colleagues In the colonial offices
had. until the day before the raid the
slightest suspicion of anything in the ma
ture Of an advance into the TransvaaI.
Rutherford Harris made long state
ment as TO his connection with the move
uients In the TransvasI the auditors show
ing intense interest.
During the debate on the budget yes-
terday, Sir William Vernon HarcourtI So
verely criticised the government. Mr..
Chamberlain explained the policy OF the
government, saying:
Il hoped that our policy would continue
10 be non pa rtisan. but that hone has dis
appeared In the face of Sir William Har-
courts speech. and | now challenge him
cheers1
is the opposition prepared 10 take is
sue with US when we say that while we
intend 90 observe our own obligations we
intend that obligations toward US shall also
be maintainede The question between us
and the Transvaal is not interference in
the internal affairs OF the TransvaaI nor
an attack on the London convention upon
our part. bar breaches OF the convention
on the part OF the T'ransvaal and we are
calling upon them to give us satisfaction"
Mr.. Chamberlain by remarking: .sYeu
are asking for s2na ea."
What nonsensep exclaimed Mr.. Cham
beriain. hotly.
Prolonged cheering greeted the sharp an
swo- OF the secretary OF state for the colo
nies, VINO continued:
we ask for ssaeco when everybody
knows the TrarsvsRl Is asking for mill
ion and for hundrens and hundreds of
thousands The Transvaal has been arm
ing 10 an extent absolutely unjustldahle
~ any ordinary policy OF defense. We
have not complaIned but the result has
been that the present arms OF the Trans
Naat are altogether d1sproportionare TO
the defensive resources OF cape Colony
and the Transvaafs armaments after ex-
perdiag considerably over a million upon
them. are stil going on. Batteries OF ar
tiAery and Maxim guns. millions and
millions OF cartridges and hundreds of
tho0sands o. rifles have been imported
into the TransVaai
4 DO not believe there Is a feeling 20
rcpHdsase the policy OF the governnf.rf
On the contrary. I believe the fe-nli~s ~
every loyal British subject AT the cane -
be ere % gratitude and satisfaction with
her ma9e<tE.s > government I understand
that they rvcognl1e their roxltfon ss the
represents t4Ves % a paramount power in
: alh Africa and ars determined In fhe
cff-aSei words. ~ uialntasn the sr,tsvr{ty-
OF al af our rights under the csnvertfrr y
The CONCLUSION o Mr. ChAmberIafn's re-
marks was the signal for a tremendous
outsurst 81 cheering or the part OF the
Conservatives.
Rejected on n Tic Vote
CAPE TOWN. Arrii Sa-Tn fhe cana
parliament today Mr.. Nerr3man. the anti
Rhodes leader, Offered a resolution Of no
confidence in the ministry. which he Sun
ported BY a vigorous attack upssn tha has-
sHn attitu8s assumed ~ the Cape Colonv
COMMUNICATION towards the TranS1aai
The chamber was crowded. and the debate
vas one OK The most exciting charaetar.
but the resolution wss finally rejected Nv
the casting OF rfs vo's a The speaker Of