The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-31

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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
educational. company, railway and acci-
dent laws, and concludes:
ut appears that service In South Africa
may have the effect of DISTINGUISHING
those taking part In 1t, and you Will be
asked to sanction a measure by which this
injustice will be prevented
Il commend your deliberations at this
anxious time to the blessing and guidance
OF Almighty Cod
The attendance OF peers and OF the public
was not extraordinary.
Little Public Interest.
After the reading of the speech the
house adjourned until p. M. and the
commons returned to the house, which adj
journed its sitting until o'clock. There
was conspicuous absence OF public ex-
element in connection with the reassem-
bling Of parliament. A small knot Of peo-
pie witnessed the arrival and departure
of the yeomanry Of the guard, the crowd
around the entrance to the palace yard
at no time exceeding 500, and the few who
were hoping for some demonstration
against the ministry were disappointed.
Address In Reply Moved.
When the proceedings were recon-
menced In the house Of commons Mr..
Balfour. first lord Of the treasury and
government leader. Sir Henry Campbell
Bannerman. Liberal leader. and others
were loudly cheered by their respective
followers. James Lowther made his an
nual motion relative to the interference
Of people at elections. It was rejected
by vote of 3s1 to 1o1. The speaker read
the queens speech at AS p. m. Subse-
quently Capt. Ernest G. Pretyman, Con-
servative member for the Woodbridge
division of SUFFOLK. moved the address In
reply to the cpeech.
The entry Of the secretary of state for
the colonies. Joseph Chamberlain, was
not cheered from any part Of the house.
Capt. Pretyman's Speech.
Capt. Pretyman. in moving the address
| in reply to the speech from the throne,
expressed the deepest sympathy which, he
| said, was shared by both sides of the
house, with the sufferers from the war and
! the sufferers in Natal. He further re-
ferred to the feeling of admiration for the
gallantry of the troops which was felt by
all parties, and remarked that additional
common ground for pride was the gall
| lantry and national spirit shown by both
Great Britain and her colonies.
The captain then appealed for the union
of all parties in support Of the government
in it's efforts to safely conclude the war;
Herbert P. Pease, LIBERAL Unionist men,
Der for Darlington, seconded the address
| in reply to the speech from the throne.
Liberal Leaders Reply.
| The Liberal leader in the house of COM
| mons, Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman,
| then rose to reply, amidst cheers from the
| opposition benches.
| Sir Henry mpbel-Bannerman, COM
| menting upon the queens speech, said he
| had seldom known so little to be said in
| such a large number of words. AS. how
| ever. the war advanced, 1t became more
| difficult and more critical and he was
| not surprised that the government had
| not proposed formidable programme
| Affairs in South Africa. political and
| military, would undoubtedly engage the
| present parliament to q great extent.
| The war was uppermost in all minds
! when the members separated in October,
| and it was believed there were troops
! enough in South Africa to rapidly clear
| the queens domains. But their expecta-
| tons had been sobered. Week after
| week had seen checks. disappointments
| and deplorable loss of life. In every in
| stance the advance of the British troops
| had been stayed by large bodies of the
| enemy. But the country had again and
} again gone through greater perils with
| Courage and composure and would not
| now depart from It's high traditions. The
| courage and fortitude of British soldiers
! was never more conspicuous and they
| must associate with this the sons of the
! colonies who had shown extraordinary
| aptitude in this kind of warfare. He
| appreciated the gallantry and devotion
| which led their countrymen to volunteer,
| but he wished to know the reasons which
| necessitated this unusual method of re-
| inforoing the army. He and his friends
| had resolved to support vigorous prose-
| cution of the war, that the integrity of
the queens domains be speedily vind;-
| Gated and he imagined there would be no
| difficulty in obtaining the additional sup
plies necessary.
| Here my agreement with the govern
| ment ceases" said the Liberal leader.
! bitterly Condemns Administration.
Sir Henry Campbell annerman then
| proceeded with a bitter condemnation
| of the administration and the temper in
| which it had approached the whole
| problem. saying the narrowness of the
| governments provision for military re-
euirements necessitated hostilities and
asserting that its policy made war prob
| able.
BalfOur's Reply.
| Arthur J. Balfour, after vain attempt
to draw Sir Henry Zimmerman into an ad-
mission that he did not advocate pushing
the war into Boer territory, reproached him
! With waiting until the country had become
| involved in military difficulties to bring a
| vote Of censure of the colonial secretary,
which might have been brought. Mr. Bal
| four declared, any time since 1895. In a
| general defense of the colonial secretary
| and the governments policy, Mr.. Balfour
| said that at one time the government be-
| Naund That tho rca 1trollld 40 a,.aiaei !.