Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23
BRITISH LOWER HOUSE OVER
WHELMINGLY FOR CONFLICT.
PEACE PLEA VOTED DOWN
Irish Members Almost Alone on Side of
Arbitration-Lords Endorse Course
of the Ministry Meagre News of
Operations in the South African
Campaign.

London, Oct 18-In the house of
commons Tuesday, Sir Henry Campbell
Bannerman, the liberal leader, said
parliament had been summoned to give
it's approval to the early steps Of war.
Never had the house met in circum-
stances more serious or amid condi-
lions 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 it
is the plain duty of our ministers, of
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 effec-
tive prosecution of war commenced to
vindicate our rights" The leader of
the opposition went on to congratulate
the government upon the choice made
of officers to whom the main charge of
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 '84 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 outlanders, he continued.
but war against the yoke of Cecil
Rhodes being put upon these poor peo-
pie Henry Labouchere, liberal mem
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, division was
taken on Dillon's amendment and it
was rejected by vote of 1922 to 81.
The minority consisted mainly Of
Irish members and few radicals.
London, Oct. 18-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 a criticism of
the TransvaaI negotiations by Lord
Kimberly, said:
''The boer government was pleased |
to dispense with any explanation on
our part respecting the causes of or
justification for war. They have done
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 de-
fance so audacious that I could
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
and the spirit in which we
we're met was encouraging.
But now, all questions are
Peace has been wiped