The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-29
POLICY IN THE TRANSVAAL.
ROTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT
GAVE 1T CONSIDERATION.

Liberal Leader Said That Reticence
and Reserve should Rule Debate.
Saw Nothing to Justify Armer In
terVentiOn - Colonial Secretary
Thought the Speech Embarrassing.
Government Bound 10 Uphold Out
Ianders' Cause.
London, July 2s--In the House of Com
mons to-day the colonial office vote fur
nished the Liberals with an opportunity
for a debate on the governments policy
in the Transvaal. H. Campbell-Banner
man, the Liberal leader, said he thought
that, in view of the negotiations pending,
reticence and reserve must rule debate.
While he did not sympathize with Boer
opposition to franchise extension he saw
nothing from the beginning to the end of
the story TO justify armed Intervention.
The speaker pleaded for further friendly
and prudent action through Dutch sympa-
thizers at the cape.
The secretary of state for the colonies,
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, opened his
speech in reply by declaring that Sir II.
Campbell -Bannerman's language was cal
culated TO embarrass the action of the
government.
The grievances of the Ouuanders, Mr..
Chamberlain sad, were admitted on all
hands to be serious, but the most serious
part was that the outrageous treatment to
which they were subjected was part of the
settled policy pursued by the Beers. The
situation was dangerous to imperial inter
es:s.
Mr.. Chamberlain justified the right of in
tervent.on, firstly, because it was the right
of every civilized power to protect its own
subjects; secondly, because Great Britain
had the right of Intervention under the
convention as the suzerain power; and,
thirdly, because the convention had been
broken in letter and in spirit
In dealing with the latest proposals, Mr.
! Chamberlain said:
president Kruger has invited friendly
| advice, and the government has thought
| itself justified in appealing to him that
| a joint inquiry should be held These
| proposals were with the view of determin-
| ing what representation will be giver
| aliens, which can be the only basis OF
satisfactory settlement
If the inquiry is accepted experts will
| be appointed, and the government hopes
that then it will be possible to reach an
| agreement. In any case the gOVernmen
| will press for necessary alterations to Sc
| cure the object in view. We have under
taken the cause of the Outlander and arr
| bound to see it through. We shall no
rest until conclusion satisfactory ha
| been reached. | anticipate that the effOrt
| will be successful, but will not tie ou
hands in regard to measures that ma!
| be necessary to fulfil anticipatons"
The House adopted the colonial offic,
vote without a division, after a protracteC
debate on the South African policy of tn.
| government.
In the House of Lords to-day the Ear
of Camperdown called attention to tn
| Transvaal situation The Earl of Dun
= raven and others followed and all declare,
| that any departure from the recognize,
| policy of the government would be an ac
of inestimable danger to the position o
| Great Britain, not only in South Africa
for il might shake the imperial cxistenc
of Great Britain itself. The Earl of Sci
borne, under secretary for the colonies
| made a statement similar in purport l.
that made in the House of Commons o.
Mr.. Chamberlain
Lord Salisbury reminded the House tha
he absolutely dissented from the policy o
1881 which was tainted with the gray
fault of optimism. He agreed that if tn
latest concessions We're genuinely carrie
out, the government might look forward t
a peaceful solution of the crisis. Her ma
jestys government, he said, had put it
hands 10 the plow and certainly did no
intend to withdraw them.
Regarding the dispatches of Lord Georg
Hamilton, secretary of state for India, {
Lord Curzon of Kedleston, the India
viceroy, the premier said the report Of tn
committee on The India currency says TN
government has decided to maintain III
closing of the mints and directs him {
take the necessary steps TO make a sover
eign legal tender at the ratio of fftee
rupees 10 the sovereign.
nv SUPREME COURT.