Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-07
BITTER INVECTIVE
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! in South Africa and China. have
| summoned you TO hold q special SEES
sloh IN ORDER that you may give your
sanction to the cnactments required
/ Tor this purpose. You viii not enter
| INTO other pubic matters requiring
your attention until the ordinary nicer
ing of Parliament in the spring"
y number of ladies were present M
the proceedings in the House of Lords
though the peers present numbered
less than dozen. apart from the four
royal commissioners representing tn.
queen. among whom was the Duke Of
Marlborough.
The ceremony was very brief. the
commoners returned to the lower
House and business WAS suspend ID un-
til $50 p. NJ.
In view of the debate on the address
in reply to the Queens speech a large
number of pccrcsses gathered in the
galleries OF the House of Lords. The
United states ambassador, nv. Joseph
II. Choate, and other foreign represent
tativcs were i'll the diplomatic gallo
The attendance of peers was unusually
large.
The Earl of Lathonl. Conservative. in
Guards, moved the address. He said
he thought il could now be safely said
| that the end of the war was in sight.
The volunteers had made their mark
ard the colonies had shown they were
united to the mothcrland. Meier = lie
separated.
Baron Monk Breton. Liberal Union
list. seconded the address in the same
strain.
Lord Kimberley, the Liberal leader.
| in the House of Lords. during the
course of his remarks animadvcrted
strongly upon the sudden dissolution OF
Parliament. He objected to the brevity
| and abruptnesS Of the Queens speech
| and desired definite pronouncemcnt
of the governments policy in view of
| the novel ana dangerous character OF
| the rccrudescenCe of hostilities in
South Africa and explanations of the
| alleged CrueltieS to the Eoers, the
! burning of farms and similar severn
ties.
| Lord Salisbury paid tribute to the
| skill OF Lord Roberts ana Gen. Kitche-
| ner, and to the bravery Of the officers
ana soldiers.
In regard to South Africa. the pre-
micr spoke with great solennity. He
said the TransvaaicrS, the Free Staters
and the world should understand there
could be no deviation from tAc policy
| of the government as already outlined.
Anything resembling independence
never could he granted. The war must
| proceed to the ineVita BILE issue.
| We must let it be felt that no one.
! by the issue OF an insolent and audnc-
! iotS u!timatu,n. could force the British
! government 10 humble itself and aban-
| don its rights. lie could never allow
! that a shred OF Independence should be
/ loft. How soon the Free Staters and
| the Transvaalcrs would have anything
| like Safeguarding powers depend on
| themselves. Ii might DC years and it
| might be Scner3 tiUnS
REGARDING China, Lord Salisbury said
lie was unable TO reveal anything rs
it would b., betraying not only the Sc
! crcts of the government b. tnose q
Other. nations He was happy. how
| ever. TO be able to quiet the fears -
Lord Kimberley regarding the pursuit
III the Emperor ami Empress. lie haC
| neve. beard OF such Il suggestion.
The concer; existed and the latest in
| tcl!iepuce showed that il possessed 2
I VERY reason -tptt 1tttlitA- III N'tt'' -'''-N
| doubtful of the time when satisfac-
tory result would be achieved than "t
The fact Of concert of Europe would be
| successful
TIE feature Of the session was Lufu
| f;oscbcrry's spirited attack on the GOV
! c,.,lrncnt He was unSparinE OF his
criticism of the dissolution Of Parlia-
,rept. The conduct of the war the pol
lev OF the government toward China
and Verything.
He caustically commented on IN" re-
construction of the cabinet, congratulate
ing Lord Salisbury on being the chief ot
, family numbering 80 many capable adj
milIistraturs, the reference being t" TN
inclusion i'll the cabinet OF - many -
| Lord Salisbury's relatives.
Lord Rosebery's comment on the
charges against Mr.. Joseph chamberlain.
| ;ho secretary Of state for the coioilics,
| WIS severe. lie deprecated over-bclief in
Tho ..rc,libility of all tn" charges but SAID
il was evident that the head of the caoi-
not had failed i'll proper supervision and
that the pride 81 England N the purity 81
it's public men had suffered.
| IN. Duke of Devonshirc replied to
| Lord Rosebcry and Lord TWtcdinouth
closed thu. debate for the Liberals.
The address was then agreed 10 ana
the House of Lords adjourned until
Monday