The Portland daily press., 1899-10-20


and called Gpon the speaker 70. intervene.
The Speaker, william Court Gully, said
that the language Of the ; colonial
secretary was cbsyond parliamentary
bounds" Mr.. Chamberlain retorted that
it was impossible adequately TO dsscrite
Mr.Stanhops's accusation that he (Cham-
berlain) and Sir Alfred Miner, had
fomentsd war.
Dealing with che criticisms made upon
the South African league, he. said be
could not claim acquaintance with sin
gle member Of 1t. with regard to the
allegations respecting his own associa-
ton with Mr.. Cesil Rhodes, he declared
that from the time of the Jameson raid
be hal not communicated either directly
or Indirectly with Mr.. Rhodes ON amp sub
jsct connected with South African poll :
cy. He would rsmind tho House that
Mr. Rhodes, although millionaire. had
gone to face danger at kimberley.
(Chsers).
Passing TO the general question of the
governments South Africas policy, MIR.
ChtmherlAin said that In the light of
recent events and of the utteranos of
President Kruger be had come to the con.
clusien that war had always been ineyi
table, although 1t was only of late that
he had himself nest reluctantly reached
this view.
Mr.. Chamberlain then proceeded to dis
cuss the question OF racial animosity.
cenying that this feeling, which he said.
was based In South Africa ON contempt.
would be increased by hostilities. He
declared TINT racial luminosity had not
neen created by anything the present
government had dem, but that It h ,d
existed before Her Majesty's present
advisors assumed responsibility.
Sir Henry Campbell Banner interposed
with the remark:
what wish to point out is that the
feeling of luminosity will be increased n
hundred fola when the Dutch and Eng
lish ara slaHRhtering each other" (op-
position cheers)
MIR. Chamberlain replied: 81 say again
that the racial animosity which. has been
the curse OF South Africa Is based on con-
tempt. Hnte it bad enough; but / would
rather have mans hate than his CON
tempt. There win never tie an end of
racial aDimosity nur will there ever he
peace In South Africa until both races
have learned to respect each other"
Referring to The relations Of the Boers
with the natives, Mr. Chamberlain vaid:
There is one subject not dealt with
In the blue book. I mean the disgrace
ful Beer treatmeEt of the natives. I'M
worthy ciyilizsd power. In is IS 1 actu-
ally sent message to Sir Hercules
Robinson, respecting the treat
ment of natives. Then came the
Jameson raid, and our South African
officials decided that they could not with
prOpriety present the message. The Beers,
in thsir own words. trekked because they
wanted to 'wAllop the niggers.
Mr.. John Dillon cried: "That is not
true."
THIS was followed by loud demands for
order and the Speaker called upon Mr..
Dillon to withdraw the remark. The lat
ter responded:
~ have not impeachsd the veraoity Of
the colonial secretary
The Speaker-"l hope such expressions
will not reooour''
Proceeding to discuss the question of
supremacy. Mr.. Chamberlain said:
"The whole object of the Beers has been
to GUST the Queen from her position as
suzerain. Now they have thrown OF
the mask and declared themselves a SOW
ereign, Independents state Her Majss-
ty's government have had suspicion
amounting TO knowledge that the mission
Of DIR. Leyds Ii one continual series OF
negotiations with foreign powers against
the British.
The Transvaal and the Free State have
an ideal which is dangerous to Great
Britain; and by the continuous accre-
lions OF arms, the Transvaal has become
by far the most powerful military state
in Africa. That was danger and we
have just escaped one of the greatest dan
gers we vera ever subjected to In Africa.
The whole point of difference between
the opposition and the government is as
to the details of the negotiations.
Justifying his conduct of affairs, Mr..
Chamberlain denied that the question of
suzerainty had nesdlsssly irritated the
Transvaal government or seriously Affect
ed the negotiations. AS for the franchise
for the ontlanders. ne declared that the
government had never shifted their
ground and that every point advanced at
the Bloemfontein conference by. Sir Alfred
Miner had remained on the paper until
the ulttmatum, and he was much mora
afraid of the charge of being too moder-
ate than OF the charge of being excessive.
"The governments reply to the Trans
vaal, he continued, ''aceepted the five.
year franchise proposal. except in respect
to the pledge that Great Britain would
never rs-intsrfere In the Transvaal's In
ternal affairs; but they hoped that, IL the
five year franchise measure was carried
into effect, there would be no occasion
for Interference. / believe that intiuen-
tial advisers--I do not mean fcrslgn pow
ust have interviewed and fndueed