Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-02-22

| LohuoN Fen. Il" In the house VI
commons yesterday David Alfred
Thomas, aheral, moved rcopening OF
the inquiry into the Jameson raid. He
| diScatm,d any personal anmosity
against Nj Chamberlain but said in
conclusion chat the nature of the first
inquiry had created widespread dis
satisfaction. Samuel Thomas Evans
| liberal, seconded the action. He
agreed There We're strong grounds for
SaspectinS that the colonial office ana
Mr.. Chamberlain had prior knowledge
ct events leading to the raid Mr.,
said there was absolutely nothing in
What happened since 1897 which could
possibly be raised as ground for sec
ond inquiry He reviewed the whole
! history of The case by the committee
and explained that Cecil Rhodes was
charged, first of conspirlng to bring
about the raid on which he was found
guilty and condemned IN strongest
terms hy thc committees The other
charge MAS that he acted from Sordid
motives With the object OF raising the
value of his property, Nhis charge
which should not have been made and
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documents, pointing out that they at
| forded no ground FOR charges
,.,inst ~, anlnniol nm,c ond
Inc then said, or This m,tt,r
| had not been complicated Inv polit,cal
matters and nersonaI onimosittrs no
man in this house would have said
| there was Il shadow of ground tor such
inquiry rhc object of these personal
attacks is 10 prevent me from partlci-
batting in the rransvaal settlement "
Mr., Chamberlain confessed that at one
time h, fell b.,fcrIv .,coius, surh IN.
,inpations which "thnso ro,cott,,
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'fl'lcs pll no one IN "t'at h1l'alh loi
whose good opinion ne cared would be
ahected by the charges, chamberlain
tnrther SAID the honorable members
opposite did not want an inquiry.
THEY want an execution, he added,
'lct them do their worst. | am per
fectlv ready RELY uron thc good scns 3
and penerositv of fine hnusr of com
mons The attack will rcc,iI uuou
those who m,do II"
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mere n"a o'''' a io'' INJURY as lha''u
the colonial Office were MOI fine work
Of political adversarles, but rather of
men VINO, Tor their own objects stuck
al nothing IN the way OF mendacity
forgery ana fraud The authors or
these suspicious wer" agents or Cocil
Rhodes. To cover 'aeir own guilt
they sought to assert the completely OF
the colonial ONCE DE- Jameson toId
SIT John Willonghby man OF unqnes-
TONED honor. that the government was
behind the raid and DR., Jameson has
not denied 1t, Chamberlain cried.
Yes, he has. Sir william Vernon
l1arcoTt continued; The lnsurrec-
don was promoted by foulest frauds.
Was there ever anything so abomnI-
able as Rhodes telegram to Jamseon
two days before the raid, putting IT
into his mouth to lie about the objects
Of the raid? ! want the transactions
of these men brought to light, Rhodes
has deceived everybody. The raid was
made by gold and lies The house
rejected the action to reopen the in
quiry by vote Of 2SG against 152
Amended paI,ot Act Faus
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