Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-07
BITTER INvECTVE
Poured Upon Head of Mr..
Joseph Chamberlain
By the Liberals, at Opening of The
British Parliament.
DEPENDS THE GOVERNMENTS
COURSE But END Is NOT YET.

Thursday. Before the lights went ont
in the ancient chambers almost every
leading politician had spoken. Such
| fierc" personal luminosity and such bit
ter inVcCtivc had scarcely ever before
marked proceedings at Wcstminstcr.
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain. secretary Of
state FOR the colonies. was tie center
Of the storm. The policy Of the en-
pife regarding South Africa ana China
the action Of the government in caus-
ing Il dissolution OF Parliament u hen
il did. the conduct of the war against
the Beers. and in fact all the qucS-
tons vitality affecting the empire were
graNcly discussed and explained, bat
dominating An. was the opposition y
hatred ~ the colonial secretary. From
Lord Rosebery's y-ilad allusions il thn
House Of Lords when he assumed what
many took to be practical Leadership.
OF the Liberal party, to the outspokcn
comment IN the House Of Commons
criticism 81 Mr. Chamberlain pcrinrnt-
~ almost every uttcranc" from the
Liberal benches.
For hours this target Of satir" ana
abuse sat listening intently Unmovr1
by groans or chc"rS. Sir Henry Camp
b"il- Zimmerman shook his notes in NJ
Chamberlain's face and declared that
q man Who published private letters
for political purposes referring to the
C1ark-F.llis correspondence would ho
excluded from tine society Of al non
orablc men ana oStracizod for life haG
h. rrsnrted to such action as q private
individual.
once Mr. Chamberlain interrupted
and l"apcd 10 his feet. \ thrill ran
through the House. tilt ~ NOT sol" h-
declared, and proceeded To deny the aI-
legation that h. had said that any
seat lost 10 the government during the
recent election was one sold 10 The 30
ers. II was nearl- II O'Clock before he
rose 70 reply 10 tho avalanche of 81
tacks launched against him. How
great q strain h. had undergone was
evident i'll the scarcely suppressed *
citement of ton. on the part of one
rarely known to show feeling in the
HouS4-.
He denied that h. had ever accused
NJ. Ellis Of being traitor. He denied
also that h. had decrird any accusa
tious against his own personal intrg-
ritz. H. declared that the special nun
pose ~ tht- meeting Of Parliament hal
been forgotten in an attack upon him
self. Irl-itajcd beyond control By FIRE.
uuent Interruptions and disturbances.
h. called one Of the Liberals amid the
excitement 4 cad"
The Speaker called MIN to order and
Mr Chamberlain Withdrew the epithet-
aT,olpgizing for it, uge. After defending
the publication Of the Fills corresTon-
d4nc.. h. vas cut IF by the midnight
adjournment.
Nj. Arthur Ealfour. first lord "f the
treasury. referring Up Fir Henry camp
bell Eann-rnan- n suavr regrets AZ tho
ti--partur.. ~ Mr. Ccorg. ;. Goshen.
ana ~ MATTHEW Whit. EidIey. from
the front bench saiI IT, believed that
Sir Henry Has 80 r9U"rous that ~
would even find g"od in Mr.. Chamt'sr-
lain should the u liter be- REMOVED an
ptha- sphere. / LiI-.".d shouted. We
draw thu Tire somewhere" and both
sidag of tha House rOared with laugh
ter.
ToIa.. The opposition win move an
. M ndu-nt TO tn address setting
forth grounds for All carly ANNOUNCE
Iucnl Of thu government $ !so.i"F.
Among other leading features "a the
rt-.ning session .n which tFl@ Liberal
rs-t.rn,-s ver-- w sp4-sely filel ara the
governments ~ pack-f tha- thol- aa
~, room for a yast Tna Points eaz Ar.
Es.sfour's announcement that no TIE FEtJe-
~ Ia eabInet had ever said that h.
had evea dreamed fne Iic@r f-igr.iaF
would remain E--.aaa Hti. ander tae