Evening journal., 1897-04-30
HARCOURT IS ANGRY.
he Bitterly Denounces Englands
South African Policy.
CAUSES A TURORE IN THE COMMONS.
The Attack Made on the Transvaal Item
of British Expense budget Chamber
lain Charges the Liberal Lea Ter
With Being Unpatriotlc.

London, April S0.-The chancellor of
the exchequer. Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, read the budget statement in
the house OF commons. The bulance
account foa. 1867 shows the eXcheQuer
revenue to oe e1OS, 600 and the ex-
penditures e10l.477O00. leaving a sur
plus Of Az. 2.365,Oo0 The budget asked
for e2O1.000 on the account OF the
TransvVal.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, the
Liberal leader, expressed his satisfac-
tio.i at the statement made by the first
lord of the treasury. but said no one
could doubt the existence at the Cape
of a very widespread impression that
war is imminent. Nor, he added, can
eny one wonder that the Beers are
arming after the Jameson attempt. In
conclusion, he expressed the hope that
/ Great Britain did not and would not
entertain such suicidal and disgrace
/ full policy as the incitement Of a race
war in Africa.
Sir William Harcourt's remarks were
met with cries Of "Ohl"
Some Severe Language.
Continuing. he said the policy OF the
secretary Of state for the colonies, in
tending to produce a racial war, was
defeated by the good sense and feeling
of the people OF Cape Colony, and he
pointed to the adoption OF the recent
ccnciliatory motion in the parliament
Of Cape Colony as being a condemna-
tion of this war policy, adding that he
was happy to say the peaceful policy
was supported by the government OF
Cape Colony.
! ,f 20 10 ppl.
onies. Mr. Joseph Chamberlain. here en-
tered the house, and amid cheers, Sil
William Harcourt remarked
IN the presence of Mr.. Chamberlain
] repeat that II was a defeat of an ut
terly unjustifable attempt to excite II
feeling
when we are asked to refuse a re
! duction Of the taxes Of Great Brtaii
p in order to contribute money to pro
mote warlike, aggressive operations 4
? South Africa, we oppose a most deter
mined resistance. The proposal TO ap
. ply money to unjustifiable purpose
: against the will of the people and gov
eminent of Cape Colony is one of tn
= most injurious things with reference
the empire ever submitted to the hous
n of commons"
Mr.. Chamberlain Betaliates.
i Mr.. Chamberlain said he had not ei
S pected to have to reply TO "perniciot
+ and dangerous language" He classC
IS sir William Harcourts utterances {
q being "unpatriotic in the highest d.
p gree. embarrassing to the. governmei
and injurious to the Gauss Of peace"
Batteries Of artillery and maxi
guns, millions and millionsof cartridg
n and hundreds of thousands Of riff
W have been imported into the Tran
n vaal
1t Mr.. Chamberlain concluded with sa
4 ing:
h. Il do not believe there is a feeling
repudiate the policy Of the governmer
on the contrary / believe the feelii
y Of every loyal British subject at &
III Cape to be one of gratitude and sati
le faction with her majestys governmei
m / understand that they recognize th'
position as the representatives, Of I
IS paramont power in South Africa a.
,r are determined, in the often used wore
or to maintain the integrity Of all O
:, rights under the convention"