The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-19
BIG CROWD TODAY
In House of Commons to Hear Cham
berlain Speak


London, Oct 19-F'loor and galleries
were denseIy crowded today in the
house of commons, in anticipation of a
speech by the secretary of state for the
colonies. Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, on
the governments policy in South At
RIGA
The first lord of the treasury and
government leader, Arthur J. Balfour,
promised to answer tomorrow ques-
ton whether the government had De
cided upon a specific course OF actlOn
with reference to the recommendations
of the international commission, re-
speeding the future administration OF
Samoa.
The secretary of state for India, Lord
George Hamilton, replying TO ques-
ton on the expenditure for the Indian
troops in South Africa, said the entire
charge would be betrayed out OF the i'm
perial eXchequer-
Mr.. Balfour, in reply to an interpret
latiOn as to whether the imperial gov
eminent were now reviewing the action
of the Cape Colony premier, Mr..
Schreiner, and other members of the
Cape government and as to whether
the governor of Cape Colony, Sir
Alfred Miner, would be allowed to dis
miss the Schreiner ministry to dissolve
the Cape legislature and temporarily
to assume full authority said;
This question IS apparently founded
upon newspaper reports for which so
far as the imperial government is
aware there is no foundation"
Mr.. BalfOur announced that the pres
ent sitting of parliament would be re-
garded as a complete session to be ter
minated by propagation and not ad-
journed until February
Henry SetOn-Karr, conservative, in
accordance with notice given yesterday,
asked the first lord of the treasury
whether the attention of the govern
rnent had been directed to certain
speeches and letters by and emanating
7c 1Fo1T-c X
East Clare. MeSsrS Patrick O'Brien and
VIM. Redmond Parnelites advocating
the cause of the Beers, attempting to
seduce British soldiers and melting
them actively to assist the enemies of
the queen and what action if any the
government proposed to take in the
matter.
Mr. Redmond rose quickly and said
that before the treasury replied he
desired to ask him whether it were not
a fact that he (RednOnd) in suggesting
a message of sympathy to President
Kruger had only followed the preced-
ent set by her LnajeSty'S grandson the
German emperor. loud laughter).
Mr.. BalfOur replied as follows: 4
was not aware that the honorable
member for East Clare framed himself
upon such an august model. (Laugh-
teri may point out among the diff
ferences between himself and the en-
peror of Germany, that his imperial
majesty is not a, Britisher, nor a mem
Der of this house.
I have reason to doubt the ac-
curacy of the statements contained
in the question. So far as my memory
serves, support of a. similar character
has invariably been offered by the same
quarters to those engaged in hos ilitieS
with her majesty's government quite
irrespective of race, creed, or the the
alter of hOstilities. I have no ground
for thinking that such support was
ever regarded as important by those
to whom it was proffered; and advise
the house to take the same view now"
(Peels of laughter)
Mr. Chamberlain, who was loudly
cheered on rising, began with a. severe
criticism of the action of the opposi-
ton at the previous meeting of parlia-
ment. Their statements, he said, were
calculated to encourage President
Kruger's resistance and to embarrass
the government in most difficult and
most critical functions"
Referring to Mr.. Stanhope's demand
yesterday for the production of his CAIr.
Chamberlain's) letter to Mr.. Hawkes.
", he said he would gladly produce this,
if Sir VIM. Vernon HarcOurt and John
Morley, who We're members of the South
African committee, demanded it. Mr..
StanhOpe's criticism, he characterized
as neither honest nor honorable"
The speaker, Mr.. Court Gulley, inter
vened, saying that the language Of the
colonial secretary, was beyond parlia-
Tnentary bounds