Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-20

trekked because they wanted to wall
lop the niggers.' y
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 latter responded: II have not i'm
peached the veracity of the colonial sec
rotary"
The speaker-"I hope such express
sions will not occur again"
Proceeding to discuss the question of
supremacy, Mr.. Chamberlain said:
THE whole object Of the Beers has
been to Gust the queen from her posi-
ton as suzerain. Now they have
thrown off the mask and declared
themselves sovereign, independent
state. Her majesty's government has
had a suspicion amounting to the
knowledge that the mission of DIR.
Leyds has been one continual series of
negotiations with foreign powers
against the British. cloud cheers).
THE Transvaal and the Free State
| have an ideal which is dangerous to
Great Britain, and by the continuous
accretions of arms the Transvaal had
become by far the most powerful mill
tary state in Africa. That was dan
ger, and we have escaped one of the
greatest dangers we were ever sub
Elected to in Africa. The whole point of
difference between the opposition and
| the government is as to details of the
4 negotiations
Justifying his conduct of affairs. Mr..
| chamberlain denied that the question
| of suzerainty had needlessly irritated
the Transvaal government or serious
lily affected the negotiations. AS for
1.-THE franchise of the outlanders, he
declared that the government had
never shifted its ground, and that
every point advanced at the Bloemfon-
TEN conference by Sir Alfred Miner
| had remained on the paper until the
ultimatum. Mr.. Chamberlain added:
Il am much more afraid of the
/ charge of being too moderate than OF
1.-THE charge of being excessive. inc
governments reply to the TransVaai
accepted the five-year Franchise pro-
posal, except in respect to the pledge
4 that Great Britain would not interfere
LIN the T'ransvaals internal affairs, but
4 they hoped that if the five-year fran
chise measure We're carried into effect
there would be no occasion for inter-
ference | believe that influential adj
| visers-I do not mean foreign powers
must have interviewed and induced
the Transvaal government to Withdraw
its offer AS for the last proposals
4 formulated by the British government.
! i may saw that the desire of Sir Will
4 lam Vernon Harcourt that they be pub
3fNshed Will never be gratified. That ul-
4 timatum is buried and is not likely to
4 be resurrected CLaughter). ehal-
tllenge any one to see a sign of provoca-
4 ton blood outlines or desire of war
I'm the negotiations. The government
Increased the garrisons for defense on
pressure from the Natal administra-
iJion. to whom gratitude and thanks
are due. Never before had the admin
Eistration and colony of Natal so COM
pletely identified themselves with the
d mother country Her majesty's pres
ent advisers claim. quite as earnestly
las any previous government could have
claimed, to be anxious for the honor
and interests of the country. That is
II why they have supported the principle
5 of protection for British subjects anf
uphold and confirm the suzerainty o.
) England. Our countrymen have seen {
magnificent demonstration. not of 10y
: ATTY, Uut ol ~ III p"eAiS ~ " " !,
1 Eof the government on the par. u .ii
: colonies. l have been as ANXIOUS 10
: peace as any man. but the government
!, holds that there are cohslaera.ioii
which are even more important .ila'
peace, and one of these IS the Ihaiii.e
]. nance of equality between the "iii'
races in South Africa In rs enaeaSo
Ito maintain peace the government ma
> shown endless patience. ! was ffesi
dent Kruger VINO setlisu ei,e -
t appealed TO the god Of battles II ma
( do so With reverence, i say we accep
9 that appeal, believing our quarte
q just.
e Mr. Chamberlain, Who haa spohel
y two hours and three-auartefs' RESUME
r his seat amid loud and pfoiohge
cheering.
I Sir Edward Clark, conservative SAL
s that the more he had READ inc to,ie
Y spondence the more convinced ne nd
o been of blunders in the NEGOTIATIONS
i and the statement about the war wa
l. unnecessary. For any MINISTER y a.
q sert that we, since 1881 nave ha
suzerainty over the lransVaai' =
$ Edward declared, was certainly AT var.
ance With the facts ana q pfeaeh ol ne
tional faith. President hruse iiai ia