The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-03
THE BRITISH
HOUSE OF
COMMONS
Stirred Up-Explanation Of Search o.
German Nail
Vessels,
CHAMBERLAIN AND THE RAID.
Pertinent euesaons Put by 1risM
Members and Plainly
Answered.

LONDON, Feb. 2,-In the house of
commons to-day Mr.. Broderlck, tho
under secretary of state for foreign af-
fairs, replying to a question, affirmed
the accuracy Of statement Of Count
Won Buelow, the German minister OF
foreign attaIrs, in the reichstag as to
the British engagements regarding
search vessels. He explained that the
government undertook there should be
no search at Alden or at points more
distant from the seat Of war. because
there was nothing to prevent the ship
ping OF contraband from Intervening
ports. The government. he added. had
not surrendered any right, but on tho
representations OF the German govern
ment and assurances of the mail stca-
mer company Great Britain had
agreed, pending further arrangement,
not to arrest mail ships. except on the
grayest suspicious.
Attempts made to illuminate the cons
nection of Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, the
secretary Of state. for the colonies,
with the Jameson raid did not meet
with much success.
Chamberlain and the Jameson Raid.
Mr.. Chamberlain being asked in res
gard to n letter sent by Mr.. d. F.
Hawkesley, counsel for tho British
South Africa Company, to Earl Grey
formerly British administrator OF Mash-
onaland, under date of February 20.
1897, in which he said that Mr.. Cham
berlaIn would have no one but himself
to blame if the cable dispatches REFER
ring to the negotiations of 1906 wcra
produced before the parliamentary
committee of inquiry, replied that they
were communications between third
parties, and had no knowledge Of them
at the time they were exchanged. He
assumed that the cable dispatches were
those which Afr IIawkesley had de-
clined to produce. The cable messages
were sent to him in 1895 for confidential
perusal, and he returned them WHY a
letter. saying there would be no per-
sonal objection to their publication.
Please Tread on the Tail Of Me Coat.
During the course of the days pro-
ceedlngs, John MacNcIl, anti -Parnelllte.
member for South Donegal, enlivened
the session by asking questions re-
garding the Irish militia.
Among other things. he asked why
the Irish mIlltiamen were sent away
from Ireland, to which William John-
ston, Conservative member for South
Belfast, promptly interjected: Because
they are rebels"
This caused John Dillon, Irish Ma
tIonalist, member from East Mayo, to
exclaim: Irish rebels are good enough
for you to fight behind in the Trans
vaal."
Timothy Healy, Nationalist. member
for North Louth, also Joined in asking:
"Why doesn't saunderson." CmeaninE
Edward j. saunderson, Conservative
member for North Armagh), 'go to the
front?"
The debate on the amendment to the
address in reply 10 the speech from the
throne was then resumed.
After Mr.. James Bryce, Liberal mcm-
Der for the South division OF Aberdeen.
had severely censured tho government
"for provoking an unjust war" Mr..
George j. Goschen, first lord Of the
admiralty, declared that the cabinet as
sumed full responsibility. and proceed
ed IN rebut the charges OF provocp.
tion.
Sir Edward Clarke, member for Ply
mouth, who followed Mr.. Goschene,
suggested that at the end OF the debate
the amendment to the address should
be withdrawn, as the vote might be
misunderstood in the Transva0l and
throughout Europe.
Gossip in the lobby this evening
seems to indicate that the impression
produced last night by Mr.. wyndhamS
exposition of tho military situation Is
deepening, and 1t Is noticeable that the
opponents OF the governments ere now
attacking their diplomacy rather than
their military shortcomings, Sir Ed
ward Grey's utterances have also pro-
duced good effect. and 1t is asserted in
the lobby that pressure is being
brought to bear upon the leaders of the
opposition to secure the withdrawal OF
tho amendment, Should this, however,
not be attained. 1t is expected that tho
debate viii in any event end carly next
week.