Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
OFFICIALLY BLAMED FOR THE DIR.
JAMESON RAID.
SEVERAL OTHERS cENSUREO.
PARLIAMENTARY SOUTH AFRICAN
COMMISSION REPORTS.
Cecil Rhodes Action Held TO Have
Been Wholly without JustiHca-
lion - Henry LabO1chere's
Minority Report Even
More Severe.

| London. July 13.-The parliamentary
| South African commission that has been in-
| quiring into the Transvaal raid has agreed
| upon its report The Pail Mall Gazette
4 will publish tomorrow a summary of the
| conclusions OF the committee. The report
/ Will express an emphatic opinion that-
whatever justification there might ha
/ been for action on the part Of the peor
| of Johannesburg. there was none whatev
/ for Cecil Rhodes conduct in subsidizin
! organizing and stimulating an armed inSu1
| rection against the government Of IN
| Transvaal.
A heavy responsibility, according to tn,
report. remains with Rhodes. despite tn,
fact that. at the last moment DR.. Jameson.
I invaded the Transvaal without Rhodes di-
| rect sanction
The gravity OF Rhodes transaction is
weightily expressed by the committee.
who find that he seriously embarrassed
both the imperial mad colonial governments;
that his proceedings resulted in an as
founding breach OF international comfy;
that he utilized his position and the great
interests he controlled TO assist and sup
port revolution. and deceived the high
commissioner. as well as concealed his
views from the members OF the colonial
ministry and the directors Of the chartered
company
me committee IL or the opinion that or
the chartered company directors who were
examined. only Mr.. Belt and Mr.. Mcguire
were eognizant of the plans OF Rhodes,
and, as Belt was entrusted with the mon
ey to promote the revolutionary movement.
he must share the full responsibility for
the consequences.
The report adds that Newton also failed
in his duty, but in a less degree.
The committee in conclusion unite to
condemn the raid. but at the same time
they express the opinion that nothing will
be gained by proceeding with the proposed
extension Of inquiry into the administrst-
tion Of the chartered company. They de-
clared Lord ROsemeade and Mr.. Chamber
lain and the under secretaries of the col
onial Office blsmeless. on the groud that
there is no evidence that any of them was
IN any sense cOgnizant Of the plans for the
raid. but they pronounced Sir Graham
Bower. imperial secretary Of the high com
missioner, guilty Of grave dereIlction OF
duty IN that ne failed to decline to receive
from Cecil Rhodes confidential communica-
tons wholly Incompatible with the duty
he owed the high commissioner
vOluminous minority report presented
By Mr. Labouchere finds that the plan for
the raid was concOcted by Belt and Rhodes.
and sought to be carried out through Phil
lips. Hammond. Colonel Rhodes Cecil
Rhodes brother) and Leonard. Ii was ad-
Rhodes brother and Leonard. Il was de-
vised. according TO Mr.. Labouchere. in or
der that certain wealthy men might be-
come more wealthy. Rhodes. - continues
his report. may possibly have been infiu-
enced TO a certain extent by A vague and
hazy Idea OF a vast African federation un-
der the British flag in which he would PLAY
the leading part, but he was also infi1enced
by financial considerations
Mr Lobouchere does not consider that
certain high persoaages in the board OF dI-
rectors Of the chartered company did their
duty. while he hints that Rhodes and Peit
merit severe punishment for q raid
Whlch IS "one OF the most disgracefu1 epi-
sodes of our coUntry's history
Ihe minority report concludes as fellows:
we regret that the alleged completely
OF the colonial office has not been probed
10 the bottom. in order the more effectuaIIy
to remove any 'dea that there may have
been some proof in the statements OF GER
tam witnesses that the secret aims of Cecil =
Rhodes were more or less clearly revealed
10 Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain