The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-10-20

threw In their lot. heart and soul wrl
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Her majesty's present advisar
claim, quite as earnestly az any prey
ious government could have claimed
! 20 be anxious for the honor and inter
ests Of the country. That ls why thny
nave supported the principle Of proter.
tion for British subjects
That Is why they uphold and confirm
the suzerainty OF England. our coun-
trymen have given magnificent dent
onstration not only Of loyalty. but Of
sympathy with the objects OF the Gov-
eminent on the part OF colonies. Y
ma re been as anxious for peace as any
man hut the government holds tha,
there are consideration which are even
more important than peace, and one OF
these Is the maintenance OF equality be.
tween the white races IN South Africa
In their endeayor to maintain peace
the government has shown endless pat-
ience. IL was President Kruger who SET.
tied the Issue. He appealed 10 the GOD
OF battles. IL | may do so with rever-
ehce' say we accept that appeal, be-
ewing our quarrel just"
Mr. Chamberlain, who had spol,an
two hours and three quarters. resumed
MS seat amid loud ana prolonged
cheers.
United states ambassador Choate nm 4
Henry White of the United States em-
bassy were in the chamber during Mr.
Chamberlains speech.
Sir Edward Clarke. conservative
member for Plymouth, said the mora
he had read the correspondence. mo
more convinced he had been OF blunda,,
In the negotiations and that the lam.
entable war was unnecessary. For any
minister 70 assert that we since f2}t
nave had suzerainty over the Trans
Yall, Sir Edward declared was cer-
talnly a. variance with the facts anI
breach Of national faith. Prasident
Kruger had had much Difficulty win
his Volitsrad and on many occasi ma
had shown himself moderate and "a,
advocate Of peace There was no reason
why the conditions which President
Kruger attached 20 the franchise mr..
p7sals should not have been aceeptcd
seeing that suzera nty was dropped in
, Did Mr Chamberlain. Sir Edward
asked, think his reply 10 the Transvaal
OF September cOnciliatory?
Mr. Chamberlain--Cerfa
Sir Edward Clarke-rhen I think th.s
amendment pTobed 20 the hlt. (radlcal
cheers)
a brief discussion between Mr. Cham
berlain and Sir Edward Clarke ensued
respecting the Interpretation tAat
should be placed upon Mr.. Chamber.
ialh's reply ihe colonial secretary main
tanning THAI The tenor Of the reply yas
eoncillatory. saying. we could not
accept all of Precedent Kruecr's con-
Hirons. though we accepted nine
tenths."
Sir Edward rejOined that Mr Charn-
bariain's remarks made the matter more
and more sad II this sort OF Thing had
been going on. the war was "a crime
against civilization. II was very unfor-
tunate that parliament was not sitting
me nrst week Ia September Qr the sew
en- year frapchlse would have been 40
eep'ed and there would have been no
war.
Mr. chamherlaln's conduct Of the cor
respondence. he characterized az "a 81
clnmgy
/ lie had given twenty years unsWfry
Ing support 70 his party. but there was.
Sir Edward continued. a deeper ana
more true loyalty 10 party than biini.
ly going with q IN a division ana in .ho
lobby, and SINE day his friends would
aeqait him of aisioyaity IN having