The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-18


in the way OF granting such supplies and
such powers TO the crown as may be neces-
sary TO secure the rapid and effective prose-
cution Of a war commenced 10 vindicate our
rights. The campaign should be vigorously
and promptly prosecuted, and nothing
necessary for that purpose should be re-
fused by the House of Commons"
a GAME OF BLUFF.
The leader of the opposition went on TO
congratulate the government on the choice
made of officers to whom the main charge
Of the expedition" had been given. Never.
he believed. had so capable and expert
enced a staff been dispatched from the
shores of England. "Our natural position
in South Africa" he declared, has placed
upon us the duty of seeing any impediment
to our own supremacy removed. On that
we all agreed / have no intention OF
entering upon a minute or delicate criti-
cism of the steps taken by the government.
The time for that has not yet come, and IL
is proper 10 wait for further explanations.
But 1 may say IL does appear TO me that
the government is engaged in a game of
bluff deposition cheers and ministerialist
| cries of NO., mol which is not very
worthy one for a great country like this.
| The raising of the suzerainty question was
utterly unnecessary and did more than any,
| thing else to remove all chance of success
in the negotiations" Opposition cheers.]
| Mr.. Balfour, who was received with loud
| cheering, expressed satisfaction at the dec
| laration of Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman.
with much of which, he said, he was him
self in hearty agreement. Mr.. Balfour COM
| planned that while Sir Henry Campbell-Ban-
herman insinuated that the war was due
"a
| specify these errors The government would
| like to have charges brought forward so
| they could refute them. He repelled the
| allegation that the government had goaded
the South African Republic into by
| Haunting Great Britain's sovereignty in
their faces. The South African Republic
made claims to being inde-
pendent sovereign state, but these
were inconsistene with the conven-
tions of 1881 and 1884. Mr.. Balfour
| said he could not understand Sir Henry
| Campbell-Bannerman's declaration that the
| government had played game of bluff.
| Bluff" said the government leader.
| means a person acting as though he held
cards he does not possess: but this coun-
| try holds the cards and means to play them.
| [Cheers.] Sir Henry Campbell
|
Africa, an irritating menace to the Beers.
! But where would we be now but for those
| troops? Not to have sent troops would
have been to betray the country"
| Mr.. Balfour said further that he felt en-
| titled to say: IF war must come ii has
seldom been entered into by Great Britain
| on an issue which was more clearly an
issue Of righteousness and liberty and we
| cd hat
ing colonies beyond the seas are with us
| heart and SOUL
DILLON'S AMENDMENT.
John Dillon, Nationalist member for the
eastern division of Mayo. moved an amend
ment to the address as follows:
1--WE humbly represent to her Majesty
that the state Of war now existing between
| Great Britain and the South African Re
| public has been caused by the assertion of
| claims which interfere with the internal
government of the republic, in direct vio-
lation of the terms of the convention. of 1884
and by massing large bodies of English
troops on the frontier of the republic.
1--WE humbly submit that before more
bloodshed takes place proposal be made in
the spirit of the recent conference at The
| Hague with a view of finding independent
| arbitration a settlement of the differences
| between the two governments and in order
that an ignominious war be thus avoided be-
tween the overwhelming forces of her Ma
jesty's empire and those of two small
nations numbering altogether less than
\ 100000 SOULS
Mr.. Dillon claimed that his amendment
would appeal to an overwhelming majority
of the civilized world outside of England.
He proud, he said, that Ireland was
against this unjust and cowardly war
| Nationalist cheers.] 1t was not war; he
continued. for the freedom of the outlanders,
but a war against the yoke of Cecil Rhodes
being put upon these poor people. GCries OF
| "oh,"1 Mr.. Dillon asserted that the gov
ernment was breaking the convention be-
cause gold had been discovered in the
| Transvaal.
Mr.. Henry Labouchere, Liberal, member
| for Northampton, seconded the amendment
declaring the war the absolute act Of Mr.
| Chamberlain. ''If there had been no Rhodes
or If Lord Salisbury had been in the
Colonial Office" said Mr.. Labouchere
there would have been no war. There is
too much of the Stock Exchange about the
whole business.
Michael Davitt member for south Mayo
vigorously supported the amendment, de.
| clarlnS tnat OUTSIDE OF lingo circles anC
stock -jobbing rings the whole British EN-.
pire cried shame. The result of war be.
tween q giant and a dwarf would bring
neither honor nor prestige to British arms.
William Redmond, Parnellite, member fol
the east division of Clare. maintained
everything he had already said in Ireland
against the iniquity of the war. 1t would
be a sorry thing, he declared, for the dig
nifty of the oath of allegiance If IL com
PEELED those who took 1t TO acquiesce in
every act of jingo government.
Sir Ellis Ashmead Bartlett, Conservative
predicted that within five years after the
struggle the Dutch population Of the Cape
the Transvaal and Orange Free State
would be perfectly contented and happy.
ONLY FIFTY-FOUR YEAS.
After some sharp passage between Col
Edward ]. Saunderson. who sits for Nortf
Armagh in the Conservative interest, anC
the Irish members division was taken or
Dilon's amendment, which was rejected by
vote of 322 to 81 The minority consisted
mainly OF Irish members and few Rad
Gals, including Mr. Henry Labouchere. Mr.
2. ]. Stanhope, Mr.. Z. II. Pickersgill anC
others. The minority included the occU
pants of the front opposition bench and ths
bulk of the Liberals.
The House OF Lords reassembled at
o'clock. the floor and galleries beinl
crowded The Prince of Wales sat amid
the cross benches, and there were many
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