Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-10-19

parliament had been summoned to give
its approval to the early steps of war.
Never had the house met in circum-
stances more serious or amid condi-
tions engaging to a greater degree the
profound interest of the British people.
The demands made by the government
of the South African Republic were
such as to make it impossible for the
government of any self-respecting
country to ever take them into con-
sideration. Actual hostilitieS have
commenced" said Sir Henry. ACTIVE
aggression has been committed, and 1t
is the plain duty of our ministers, or
parliament and of the people to resist.
There will be no disposition on the
part of this house to place any obstacle
in the way of granting such supplies,
such powers to the crown as may be
necessary to escure a rapid and ettec-
tive prosecution of war commenced to
yindicate our rights" The leader of
the opposition went on to congratulate
the government upon the choice made
of officers to whom the main charge or
the expedition" has been given. Mr..
Balfour, who was received with loud
cheering, expressed satisfaction at the
declaration of Sir Henry Campbell
Bannerman, with much of which, he
said. he was himself in hearty agree
ment.
Dillon Voted Down.
John Dillon, nationalist member for
the east division of Mayo moved an
amendment to the address represent
ing that war had been caused by as
sorting claims in direct violation OF the
terms of the convention of "a and pro-
posing an independent arbitration for
the settlement of the differences be-
tween the two governments. Mr..
Dillon claimed his amendment would
appeal to an overwhelming majority
of the civilized world. Outside OF
England it was not war for the free
dom of the outanders, he continued
but war against the yoke of Cecil
Rhodes being put upon these poor peo-
pie. Henry Labouchere, liberal men,
Der for Northampton, seconded the
, amendment, declaring that the war
"If there had been no Rhodes or If
Lord Salisbury had been in the coloni-
al office" said Labouchere, there
would have been no war. There is
too much of the stock exchange about
the whole business" After some
sharp passages between Col. Edward
j. Saunderson, who sits for North
Armagh in the conservative interest
and the Irish members, a division was
taken on Dillon's amendment and it
was rejected by vote of 322 to "a.
The minority consisted mainly of
Irish members and few radicals.
London, Oct 1S.-The Morning Posts
Ladysmith correspondent telegraphs
that the Basutos have risen against
the Free State.
Salisbury to Lords.
In the house of lords, the Marquis
of Salisbury, replying to criticism of
the Transvaal negotiations by Lord
Kimberly, said:
The boer government was pleased
to dispense with any explanation on
our part respecting the causes of or
what no provocation on our part
could have justified. They have done
what the strongest nation has never
in it's strength done to any opponent
it had challenged. They issued a de-
fiance so audacious that | could
scarcely depict it without using words
unsuited for this assembly. By so
doing they liberated this country from
the necessity of making an explana-
ton to the people of England why We
are at war. But for this, no one could
have predicted that we would ever be
at war. There had been a very grave
question between us but up to the
time of the ultimatum, modes which
suggested settlement of them were
successful and the spirit in which we
u were met was encouraging.
But now, all questions are
n impossible. Peace has been wiped
away in this one great insult which
leaves us no other course than one
which has received the assent of the
I whole nation and which it is our de-
sire to carry out"
The premier concluded by dealing
briefly with the governments future
"a policy in south Africa declaring that,
while there must be no doubt as to the
paramountcy of the sovereign power of
\ Great Britain, there must also be no
II doubt that the white races in South
Africa must be put upon an equality
and due precautions taken for phil
i anthropic, friendly, improving treat
ment of those countless indigenous
races of whose destiny fear we have
Hitherto been too forgetful." After
several less important speeches, the
house of lords agreed to the address
and adjourned
African News Scarce.
London. Oct 1S.-No further reliable
news from Mafeking have been re-
ceived A special dispatch from Pre-
torla says the beers destroyed the
Bechuanaland railway Friday night