The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-10-31

from the Natal Administration, to |
whom gratitude and thanks are due.
Never before had the Administration |
and the Colony Of Natal SO completely |
Identified themselves with the mother |
country. They knew that they would |
be first to bear the brunt of the at |
tack, yet they threw in their lot hear |
thy with the mother country. Her Ma
jesty's present advisers claim, quite as |
earnestly as any Government could |
claim, to be anxious for the honor and |
interests of the country. That IL why |
they have supported the principle OF
protection for British subjects. That Is |
why they uphold and confirm the suze-
rainty of England. Our countrymen
have seen magnificent demonstration,
not only of loyalty but OF sympathy
with the objects Of the Government, on
the part of the colonies. l have been
as anxious for peace as any man, but
the Government holds that there are
concerns which are even more impor-
tant than peace, and one of these is
the maintenance of equality between
the white races in South Africa. In
these endeavors to maintain peace the
Chamberlain, who had spoken for two
hours and three-Quarters, resumed his
seat amid loud and prolonged cheering.
Mr.. Henry Seton-karr, Conservative
member for st. Helen's. Lancashire. in
accordance with notice given yester-
day, asked the first Lord of the Treas
ury whether the attention of the Gov
eminent had been directed to certain
speeches and letters by and emanating
from the members for Kilkenny and
East Clare, Messrs. Patrick O'Brien
and William Redmond, Parnellites. adj
vocating the cause of the Beers, at
Government has shown endless pa
thence. II was President Kruger who
settled the issue. He appealed to the
God of Battles. II may do SO with
reverence, say We accept that appeal,
believing our quarrel just Mr..
tempting to seduce British soldiers and
melting them actively to assist the en-
emies of the Queen, and what action,
II any, the Government proposed to
take in the matter.
Mr.. Redmond rose quickly and said
that before the First Lord of the
Treasury replied, he desired to ask him
| whether 1t were not fact that he (Mr.
Redmond Jim suggesting a message of
| sympathy to President Kruger, had
only followed the precedent set by Her
Majesty's grandson, the German En-
perOr. loud laughter.1
Mr.. Balfour replied: 81 was not
aware that the honorable member for
East Clare framed himself upon such
an august model. Laughter / may
point out, among the differences be-
tween himself and the Emperor of Ger
many, that His Imperial Majesty is not
BritOn, nor member of this House.
/ have no reason to doubt the accuracy
of the statements contained in the
question. So far as my memory serves
some support of a similar character has
invariably been offered by the same
quarters to those engaged In hostilities
with Her Majesty's Government. quite
irrespective of race or creed. l have
no ground for thinking that such sup
port was ever regarded as important
by those to whom 1t was proffered and
l advise the House to take the same
view now" [Peals OF laughter.1
Sir Edward Clarke, Conservative
member for Plymouth, said that the
more he had read the correspondence
the more convinced he had been of the
blunders in the negotiations and that
THIS LAMENTABLE WAR
was unnecessary. For any Minister to
assert that "we since 1884, have had
suzerainty over the Transvaal." Sir
Edward declared. was certainly at va
rance with the facts and breach of
national faith. President Kruger had
had much difficulty with his Volksraad,
and on many occasions had shown him
self moderate and an advocate of
peace. There was no reason why the
conditions which President Kruger
attached to the franchise proposals
should not have been accepted, seeing
that suzerainty was dropped in 1884
Ibid Mr.. Chamberlain" Sir Edward
asked, think his reply to the Trans
vaal in 1883 conciliatory?"
Mr. Chamberlain: Certainly
Sir Edward Clarke: Then think
this amendment proved to the hilt."
(Radical cheers.)
A brief discussion between Mr.
Chamberlain and Sir Edward Clarke
ensued. respecting the Interpretation
that should be placed upon Mr.. Cham
berlain's reply, the Colonial Secretary
maintaining that the tenor of the reply
was conciliatory, and saying: awe
could not accept all of President Krue-
gers conditions, though we accepted
nine-tenths."
Sir Edward rejoined that Mr.. Cham,
berlain's remarks made matters more
sad. II this sort of thing had been
going on, the war was a crime against
civilization. 1t was very fortunate thai
parliament was not sitting the frs,
week in September, for a seven-yeaI
franchise would have been accepted
and there would have been no war
Mr.. Chamberlain's conduct of the cor.
respondence he characterized as most
clumsy. He had given two years UNI
swerving support to his party, but
there was Sir Edward continued, a
deeper and truer loyalty to party than
blindly going with 1t in division and
In the lobby, and some day his friends
would acquit him of disloyalty In hav.
ing striven to prevent his country from
suffering calamity and his party from
suffering reproach for having embark
ed on an unnecessary war lOnpnai.