The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-24
SUPPORT OF QUEEN
sALIsBURY's APPEAL ron A Cow
EHNMENT MAJORITY
FOR EFFECT ON THE BoERs.
RosEBERRY DECLARES THE Gov
ERNHENT ~ WEAK.

Morley ReiterRte- gis Assertion That
the Results IN south Africa CouId
Have Heen Attained without war.
Numerous Election ManIfestoe. la
sued In EngIRnd-sali.bury wants
strong Parliamentary Majority
for the queens Governments.
London Sept, @ Lord saushury's man.
ifeslo to the electors ~ the United King
dom Ia anticipation Of the parliamentary
general elections emphasizes the necessity
that the Queens government should he
supported hy a strong parliamentary ma
iouty as the only means Of convincing
the inhabitants Of che conquered South
African territories that there o. no hope
of dlvortiug the government from their
policy by persistent resistance or aglta-
tion
AFTER remarklnR that all the recent
troubles in South Africa have been due
to a SHIFT Of parliamentary opinion Al a
critical moment" the prime minister goes
on 90 say:
-, VIII depend upon tho disposition ana
conduct Of the Beers how long an interval
~ 10 einpse before their fun position as
British colony ls attained The brilliant
success Of Lord Roberts army must not
blind as 20 the impcrfeciions disclosed In
our own defensive afmor. lmnerfections
which hut for the war might have remain
ed unnottced II viii b. the urgent duty
Of Parliament and the government 10 re-
move these defects. "a duty which certain
~ could not be discharged by a ministry
depending upon broken party"
In conclusion Lord salisbury refers 10
china as "a dinltulty. among others. con-
fronting the government and requiring
that the government should be- armed with
strong majority In the House n Com
mons"
lie urges that IN view 81 nu these con-
siderations there should be no abscnta-
iions al the polls
weak Government
The Earl Of Rosobery. issuing mani
fesio In the form OF a letter 20 a Liberal
candidate. says.
In tho present situation OF the world I
would vote for almost any strong admin
isra'ion. hut the present government are
strong only IN votes IN other respects.
they are the weakest government I can
recollect"
After enunmrating the governments
'fniiures "a home and abroad" Lord
hosobcry crlticises the conduct OF the
South African war. declaring that II has
exposed England 70 humillationa unpar-
aiieied 10 our history since the American
war"
He declares that nothing can be hoped
for from the government. either IN the
matter 0f urgent domestic reforms or the
reform of the war Office.
The chancellor OF the cxchequer SIR
Michael Hleks-Bc and the president of
the Board Of Trade Mr.. Charles Thom-
son Richie. az well az other prominent
men. have issued manifestoes but theaa
contain no noteworthy features.
War Was Unnecessary.
Mr.. John Morley. liberal member for
Montroscburghs. lu his manifesto declares
that his opinion has not changed that
everything might have been attained In
South Africa without war
'in single year" he says. the work
Of generation IN uniting the Dutch and
English IN South Africa has been un,
done. ana not even IN ireland has the
difficult race problem been more misera-
biy miahaudisd"
Mr. Morley admits. however that Il is
impossible 10 revoke the proclamations OF
annexation.