Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-26

ceal their thoughts. That might be fairly
called the "old diplomacy" which he said
II absolutely and entirely repudiate'
People" he continued, ARE entitled to
demand clear expression Of views, and
.bere never was the slightest justification
N = statement that President Kruger had
Tn n'ht"
lain said: "Our methods and
detC we're to carry out these OBJ
jects. It>~s necessary to impress on Presi-
dent Kruger the seriousness OF the step he
was called on to take and the consequences
which would follow any mistake on his part
1t was not desirable to include in an official
dispatch collateral suggestions and indica-
tions OF opinion, but semi official warning
was frequently conveyed in speech.
similar warning was given by Lord Sails
ubury to the sultan at the Guildhall banquet
| and am still absolutely unrepentant.
Old Irish Arguments.
Respecting todays speeches, they are
| simply a rechauffo of old arguments from
| Irish members, whose boast is that they are
| England's enemies, and from the radicals,
| who in principle oppose the war"
Regarding Mr.. Davitt Mr.. Chamberlain
said he recognized that he had hitherto dis
! cussed the matter moderately and sincerely,
| and" he added, IL would pay the greatest
! attention to his arguments If did not know
| he would use precisely the same argument
| in regard to any British war, which is based
on his enmity to Great Britain"
Mr.. Chamberlai then said: "What would
have been the Irish argument in the Span
ish-American war, in which Spain showed
| herself infinitely less capable OF defending
herself than the Transvaal?"
Der for East Glare, shouted The Trans
vaal did not blow up your war ships"
Mr. Chamberlain continued: THE great,
almost determining contest between the
United States and Spain was fought with
out the loss of a single American. We have
never denied that the Transvaal was a foe
man worthy Of our steel. Not only was the
disparity between the forces IN the Spanish
American war as great as those now men
toned, but the contention of the United
States and their right of Intervention arose
| from the fact that at some distance from
their territories there was oppression, not
of American citizens, but of another race
and people, and that justified the inter
vention of the United States in the mind OF
the civilized world or, at any rate in the
eyes of Englshmen and Irshmen. But we
are interfering in behalf of our people. II
is perfectly sure that Mr.. Davitt but foI
his hatred of England would sympathizc
with us as he did with America"
Mr.. Chamberlain then replied to the criti.
cism of his not having accepted the arbi
tration cf Mr.. Hotmeyer by saying thai
while he did not doubt that Mr. Hofmeyel
was sincere yet i.e could not forget wher
President Kruger made absolutely ilusor!
proposals for settlement Mr.. Hofmeye1
was perfectly ready to accept them. Presi
dent Kruger misled Mr.. Hofmeyer in pro
pcsals which differed materially from thos,
he really presented.
War Was Inevitable.
There has been on the part of the Trans
, vaal crookedness altogether Incompetent
sble If they desired a settlement" continued
Mr.. Chamberlain. ~ believe that from frs
to last President Kruger never intended t
give anything approaching the rights to tn
white race, or any acknowledgment of British
supremacy. War, therefore, was inevitable
There was enormous strain upon us. w
are called upon to bring the war to a quicl
I conclusion and send across the sea fore
such as no nation in history ever before sent
This is entirely due to the preparation
which made the Transvaal an armed cam
= and which not only secured it defensiv
i position, but enable it to take the offensiv
a thing could not be continued forever; W
s wouiu have needed a permanent force c
3 %, 900 in South Africa. We are told We sha
Q lose South Africa. OuT foreign frienus ar
/; convinced Of it. Yet they are not happ!
II Such predictions were made before and wer
y even current in the days Of Elizabeth. Br
n am not alarmed. One great Teutonic pee
II pie cannot hold in subsection another gref
o Teutonic people, but this has never bee
n our course. 1t is impossible to pretend thu
d the Dutch at the Cape are crushed by oil
1t rule when they have all the rights Englist
ID men possess and even in individual cases al
J; permitted to talk and write treason. Wha
N ever may be the result OF the war and II
st premature talk Of the result of the presel
war, does any one imagine we will fail to {
for others what we claimed for ourselve
= or refuse equal rights to the Dutch in Il
- TranSNaal which theY refused us"