Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-26
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IN PARLIAMENT.

London. oct. 25.-The pugnacious
spirit animating the public has reach
cd the legislators. Apart from the di-
version crea ted by Mr. Dayitt there was
a lively scene in the House between Mr..
Gavin Brown Clark. Nationalist, ex-
agent Of the Transvaal. ana Major
Rasch. Conservative. Mr.. Clark de-
MED Major Rasch's statement that he
tClarkD was in the Boer camp at the
time Of the fight at Majuba hill and
characterized the assertion as "a sam
pie of the Misrepresentation now pre-
yailng"
Major Rasch promptly retorted that
his statement was made on the author
ity of MI. Clark himself. Who had told
him 50. six years ago. adding that if
Mr.. clark again denied the statement
he. the major. Would take the first op-
portunity of repeating the statement 10
him outside Of Parliament when he
could take what steps he liked.
During the debate On the second
reading Of lhe appropriation bill. Mr..
James II. Dalzen liberal. Kirkaldy.
Fifc) expressed the opinion that one of
The greatest difficulties III arriving at a
settlement with President Kruger had
been that rightly or wrongly the Presi-
dent had believed Mr.. Joseph Cham
herlain. the British secretary Of state
for the colonies. ana Mr.. Cecil Rhodes.
were identical in purpose.
Tie added that Mr.. chamberlain had
given grounds fer this belief by sup
pressing kilograms, whereupon the CO.
lunial secretary tartly interviewed say
ing: Il have never suppressed tele-
grams. / have not got them"
Mr.. chamberlain also denied that he
had refused to see Mr.. Montague
White, the agent Of the Transvaal.
who. the colonial secretary added, had
never applied for audience.
The speaker. Mr.. William Court
declared that all references to such
matters We're out of order.
MIR. Michael Davitt Grish Nationalist.
South Mayo announced that he would
resign. tomorrow. as n protest against
the Rocr war.
Mr.. Davitt denounced the lingo press
and said that the war for the meanest
and most mcrcenary aims would be
known as the greatest crime of the cen
fury. He declared that if he had been
OIlt-c gu 11bIllt ISuIe anu all lIlSn 1t-
public he would not have accepted
them if accompanied by the condition
that he vote for the war.
As a protest he would ask to be re-
lieved from attendance in the House.
He had been in the House for five years
trying to obtain justice for Ireland and
he left it convinced that no cause of
justice and right would have the sup
port Of the House unless backed by
force"
Sir VIM. Vernon Harcourt, former
Liberal leader in the House, said he de-
sired again to call the attention to the
provocation of Mr.. Joseph Chamber
lain, the secretary Of state for the colo
MES. during the negotiations and in his
speech at Highbury.
Mr. Chamberlain replied, repudiating
the intention TO be provocative and
saying he only intended to be plain and
free from ambiguity. He added that
he only followed in the negotiations the
principles observed by all statesmen
during the past 10 or 20 years.
There was time" he explained.
when diplomacy was regarded as given
to statesmen to enable them to conceal
their thoughts. That might fairly be
called the Old diplomacy which | alb
solutely and entirely repudiate."
People, he continued. were entitled to
demand clear expression of views
ard there never had been the slightest
justification for the statement that
President Kruger had been in doubt.
Nj Chamberlain then said: Our OBJ
iect. methods and determination. Were
to carry out these objects. 1t was nee
essary to impress upon President
Kruger the seriousness of the step he
was called upon to take and the con
sequences which would follow any mis-
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