The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-01
II IS Virtually an attack on His Brother, iha
Marquis Of lanSaosns.
BAlFOUR SPEAKS FOR THE DEFENCE.
kolhIng Has Occurred % Convince Him That H.
formation 6rsr by Tho Intelligence Dipar-
men Regarding HOsr GUS Mas Enron Gus.

London Feb. LIN yesterdays de-
bate in the House Of Commons there
WIS an utter Ia . ~ interest and az
no tim was The mouse well filed The
only sign VI animation durng The
whole session was when Sir Robert
Thteshie Reid attacked The South Afri-
can committee drawing forth cries
from the lflsa members Of Publish tho
HaN kesley lettefsi'
Mr \ j. Balfour replying to "a sug-
gtstion ~ Sir John Hcaty kennaway,
Conservative. said hc egratted mat b.
would be contrary 90 precedent 20 cur
tai the debate, os the amcndment Was
a vote of censuIe upon which the fate
of the government depended.
As soon as the House opened. the de-
bate on The amendment OF Lord Ed
muud Pit zmaurice, Liberal, 20 the ad-
dress In reply TO The queens speech. was
resumed The amendment, which is
virtually vote 10 censure his brother.
the Marquis Of Lansdowne. secretary Of
state for war. is worded as follows:
And We humbly express our regret
al the want of foresight and judgment
displayed by her majesty's advisers as
shown alike I'm their conduct Of Afri-
can affairs since 1895 and In their pre-
paratlon for uIe war now proceeding"
Replying 10 the criticism of Mr..
Francis :. Stevenson. Liberal. member
FOR the Eye division OF Suffolk, Gov
eminent Leader Ralfour said nothing
had thus Far occurred 70 convince him
that the Information given by the in
teligence department regarding the
Boer guns was erroneous
Mr.. Sydney Charles Buxton. Liberal
member for the Middle division of Lam
arkshire. referred 10 the charges
brought against tha chancellor of the
exchequer and the treasury. where
upon the chancellor. Sir Michael Hicks
Beach hotly Interrupted, saying:
From the very beginning. neither
the treasury nor the chancellor have
I'm any way stinted any preparations or
expenditure which the cabinet thought
necessary
Sir Robert Threshie Reid. Liberal
member FOR the Dumfries district. bit
terlv arraigned the governments ''reck-
lessness and duplicity." which, he said.
arouse the first misunderstanding
with the Boers and which fostered and
stimulated by the "wickedness and fol-
~ Of few men" resulted In the war
Amid opposition cheers and minste-
rial murmurs, Sir Robert declared that.
having regard for the general discredit
attaching TO Great Britain I'm the minds
Of foreigners hy the events connected
with the Jameson raid, Il was the duty
OF the government 10 take up the
broken threads and pursue the inquiry
TO its final end. The parliamentary com
mittee Of inquiry he further asserted
was a scandal and a dishonor TO the
country and there was a suspicion that
the raid was organized with the com
plclty OF Mr.. Chamberlain.
Mr.. William st. John Broderick. un-
der secretary OF foreign affairs. closed
the debate He traversed generally the
indictments Of the opposition which he
characterized as Immoral" AT such a
time as the present. No Conservative
he added. defended the raid from
which, he claimed the government had
suffered moro than ANYBODY. because
when the raid was precipTtated Presl-
dent Kruger had almost reached the
end Of his tether with hi, own burgh-
ers. on account Il his treatment of the
Outlanders"
The House then adjourned.