Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-20
In the House OF Commons
Yesterday Morning.
C~HAMBERLAlN'S REPLY
To the Charges That He Was Con-
nected With the Jameson Raid
Caused all the TrOuble--His Re-
marks Were Withdrawn.

London. Oct. 19.-In the house of lords
the premier, the marquis of Salisbury,
presented the queens message calling out
the militia, and moved an address of
hanks to her majesty. The address was
Immediately adopted and the house adj
journed until Thursday next.
Floor and galleries were densely
crowded in the house of commons in an
ticipation of a speech by the secretary of
state for the colonies. Mr.. Joseph Cham
berlain, on the governments policy in
South Africa Mr.. Balfour, in reply to
an Interpolation as to whether the i'm
perial government were now reviewing
the action of the Cape Colony premier,
Mr.. Schreiner, and other member of the
Cape government, and as to whether the
governor of Cape Colony, Sir Alfred Mil
ner, would be allowed to dismiss the
Schreiner ministry, to dissolve the Cape
legislature and temporarily to assume
full authority, said: This question is
apparently founded upon newspaper re-
port. for which SO far as the imperial
government is aware, there is no founda-
ton
Mr.. Balfour announced that the pres
ent sitting of parliament would be re-
garded as a complete session to be ter
minated by propagation and not adjourn
ed until February.
Mr.. Chamberlain, who was loudly
cheered on rising, began with a severe
criticism of the action of the opposition
at the previous meeting of parliament.
Their statements. he said, We're calculat-
ed to encourage President kruger's re-
distance and to embarrass the govern
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functions"
Referring to Mr.. S%tanhope's demand
yesterday for the production of his Mr..
Chanlberlain's) letter to Mr.. HaWksley.
he said he would gladly produces this, if
Sir William Vernon Harcourt and John
Morley. who We're members of the South
African committee. demanded it. Sir
John Stanhope's criticism he character
lied as neither honest nor honorable.
The speaker, Sir John Gulley, inter-
vened, saying hat the language of the
colonial secretary was beyond parliament
tary bounds.
Mr.. Chamberlain retorted that it was
impossible adequately to describe Mr..
Stanhopc's accusation that he (Mr.
Chamberlain and Sir Alfred Miner had
fomented war. The government well
coined all honest and honorable criticism
of their policy, said Mr.. Chamberlain,
"and l wish | could apply these epithets
to the speech of the member for Burn
ley
Mr.. Stanhope, leaping to his feet, cried:
Il rise to order. l thought fit yesterday
to arraign the conduct of the secretary
of state for the colonies He speaks of
my criticism as dishonorable and dis
honest. Can such terms be applied to
members of his house," Opposition
cheers.)
The Speaker think the language
of the secretay of state for the col
onies is going somewhat beyond-Wild
Irish cheers and shouts of "Withraw."
Mr.. Chamberlain calmly waited until
the uproar had subsidized and replied:
with all respect Mr.. Speaker. to your
decision. | withdraw everything 1 have
said
j Then, amid frequent ironical cheers, he
I proceeded to denounce the campaign
! SANDER based upon his refusal to accept
Mr.. S~tanhope's challenege to produce the
letter he wrote to Hawksiey, saying that
ifaSir Henry Campbell Bannerman or Sir
William Vernon Harcourt desired to see
the letter he would produce it with the
greatest pleasure, as they We're honor
able members and honorable men.
(Cries of "Order' and "WithdraW.')
Mr.. Stanhope again leaped to his feet
and called upon the SPEAKER to intervene.
The speaker rejoined that he did not
think what the colonial secretary and
said imputed dishonorable conduct to the
member for Burnley.
Dealing with the criticism upon the
South African trade, he said he could
not claim acquaintance with a single
member of it. The league was one Of
the poorest p~ecuniarily. but at the same
time most representative political organi-
IA tiOn ever established.
With regard to the accusations regard
ing his associations with Cecil Rhodes.
he said that at the time of the Jameson
raid he had no communication either di-
rect or indirect. with Mr.. Rhodes on any
subject connected with the South African
policy. He had seen that gentleman
with reference to the Cape and Cairo rail-
road project and RhOdesia. but the con-
Versation had never touched upon the
subjects now under discussion and he
would remind the house that Mr.. Rhodes.
although a millionaire, had gone to face
danger at Kimberly. fChers.) -
Passing to the general question of the
governments South African policy, Mr..
Chamberlain said that in the light of re-
cent events and of the utterances Of
President Kruger he had come to the con-
ciusion that war had always been inc
Nitable. although il was only of late that
h. had himself reached this view. He
had hoped Tor peace and striven to main
tain II w tn a recent date he had re-
li"Ned peace was possible. He had al
ways been determined to secure Justice