The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-20

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Vernon Hareourt desired to see the let
ter he would produce 1t with the great
eat pleasure. as they were honorable
members and honorable men. tcries
of order" and 'withdraw.)
Mr.. stanhope again leaped to his feet
and called upon the speaker to inter-
vene. The speaker rejolned that he did
not think what the colonial secretary
had said imputed dlshonorable conduct
to the member for Burnley.
Passing to the general question Of tho
governments South African policy, Mr..
Chamberlain said that in the light oI
recent events ana OF the utterances OF
Presldent Kruger he had come to the
conclusion that war had always been
inevitable, although It was only Of Iate
that he had himself most reluctantly
reached this View He had hoped for
peace and striven to maintain it and up
10 recent date he had believed that
peace was possible. He had always
been determined to secure justice for
the Britlshers in South Africa and to
maintain the paramountcy of Great
Britain; but with these things assured,
he desired peace. Whenever there had
been doubt as to President Krugers
motives. the government had always
given him the benefit Of the doubt.
Turning to the principles involved In
the war the ccIonInl secretary went OH
to say:
III we maintain our existence as
great power In South Africa we ara
bound to show that we are willing and
able to protect British subjects Rher-
ever they have suffered injustice and
oppression. Great Britain must remain
the paramount power in South Africa.
1 do not mean paramount in the Ger
man and Portuguese possessions, but in
the two republics and the British colo
nles."
Racial Animosity.
AIr. Chamberlain then proceeded to
discuss the question of racial anlmos-
ity, denying that this feeling, which, he
said, was based in South Africa on con-
tempt, would be increased by hostlll-
ties. He declared that racial anlmos-
Ity had not been created by anything
the present government had done, but
that IL existed before her majesty's pres
ent advisers assumed responsibility.
Sir Henry Campbell BannermRn In
terposed with the remark:
What wish to point out IS that the
| feeling Of animosity will be increased
hundredfold when the Dutch and Eng
glEsh are slaughtering each olhei''
| deposition cheers.)
again that the racial animosity which
| has been the curse Of South Africa Is
based on contempt. Hate is bad enough,
i but I would rather have a mans hate
1 thnn his contempt. There will never
be an end of racial animosity nor Will
there ever be peace in South Africa un-
| I'll both races have learned to respect
the other"
Referring 10 the relations Of the Beers
with the natives, Mr.. Chamberlain sai1'
There Is one subject not dealt with
/ in the blue book. ] mean the disgrace
ful Boer treatment of the natives, un-
| worthy a civilized power In 1885 1 ac-
/ tually sent a message TO Sir Hercules
Robinson, In the Transvaal, respecting
the treatment Of the natives. Then came
the Jameson raid. and our South Afri-
can ofiicIals decided that they could not
with proprlety present the message: The
Beers, In their own words, trekked Pc
cause they wanted to "wallop the mig
gers" -
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: IT have not tmpeached
the Yeracity Of the colonial secretary :"
The speRker-I hope such expressions
will not occur again.
Question ofsuprcmRcy.
Proceeding to discuss the question OF
supremacy Mr.. Chamberlain said:
1.-THE whole object OF the Beers Is to
oust the queen from her position as
suzernin. Now they have thrown on
the mask and declared themselves q
sovereignty, Independent state. Her
mRjesty's government have had a sus-
pIciOn amounting to the knowledge thai
the mission Of Or. Leyds has been one
continual series OF negotiations with
foreign powers against the British
.:The Transvaal and the Free State
have nn ideal which Is dangerous &c
Great Britain, and by the continuous
secretions OF arms, the Tran8vaal had
become by far the most powerful mill
tary state in Africa. That was q dan
ger, and we have escaped one Of the
greatest dangers we were ever subject
ed to In Africa. The whole point OF DIFF.
ference between the opposition and thI
government Is as to the details OF the
negotiations"
Justlfylng his conduct Of affairs, Mr.
Chamberlain denied that the question
of suzerainty had needlessly irrltatet
the Transvaal government or seriously
affected the negotiations. As for tht
franchise for the ouil9nders he declared
that the government had never shiftet
its ground and that every point ad
vanced at the Bloemfontein conference
by Sir Alfred Miner had remained OF
paper until the uitlmatum.
Mr.. Chamberlain added;
II am much more afraid Of the chargu
OF being too moderate than bf the charEl
OF being excessive. The governments re
ply to the Transvaal accepted the I'VE
year franchise proposal except IN re
spect to the pledge that Great Britain
would never relnterfere In the Trans
walls Internal affairs, but they hopet
that II the five-ysRr franchise meas
urrs were carried into effect there Woult
be no occasion for interference. be
, Ileve that influential ndviBers-f do no
mean foreign powers-must have Inter
vened and Induced the TranSvnal gov
ornmcat TO Withdraw their ofer.
, "As for the last proposal Iormuate'
by the British government ] may sal
TINT the desire Of the right honorable
member for West MonmouthEhire ISL
William Vernon HnrcourD that the,
he published viii nCvor be Erntlied
That ultimntum IL buried apd IL no