Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-02-08

prosecution of the war. But that Ia
not the opinion of the house OF COM
mons, nor OF a great majority OF the
country, That was why they were
united in parliament and united peo-
pie, Doubtless there had been a lack
OF foresight and insight, Mr. Cham
herlatn NJ doubt would give much for
a chance to re-edit his dispatches.
but there were no grounds in anything
which had happened, or in anything
which they could contemplate at pres
emit for "CCoakiugs" OF pessimism or
tits of panic, John Burns. radical
member for BatterSea. congratulated
the opposition for having the courage
~ do its duty "unnturnccd by news
papers owned by hlackguards and ed
ited by ruthans who clamor for war"
he characterized Il as absurd to say
the debate would be an cncourag cement
or incentive to the hoers,
sir Henry CAmpbel- Zimmerman, the
liberal leader, justified the opportuue-
ness vi the amcndment, because II was
the duty Of the opposition to record It's
judgments Nc said the government
could hardly pose rs CouQucrors upon
whose hrows laurel wrea;hs should be
placed. tny while their dplo-
macy had gained, their milf
tarN operations had been unsucces-
| tOl. Sir Henry rtdjculcd Slisbury's
statement that the secret service fund
VAS too small and pointed out that the
whole sum had not been expended. He
thought the government should have
diSaNowcd the Jameson raid and given
Britain would then have been in POSI-
ton to demand that the beers cease
2rmtng The war must be prosecuted
with Ntgor he maintained, but provid-
ed the British territories were free
aud Great Rritains military superior
! ttN indicated, what mattorcd II rs to
how or the place of arriving ut settle-
mcnt. What really did matter was. he
affirmed, that 4 settlement should be
made IN the right spirit, Mr. Balfour.
who on rising was loudly cheered,
said What is the object OF the
amendments what is likely to at
tain" one might have expected the
war office 10 be attacked but that
IS not the case. am driv.
cu to the conclusion that the
amendment is an attack upon
the colonial secretary The secretary
may we'll ignore these persistent at
tacks 1T Is In no small degree owing
TO the great administrative abilities OF
the colonial secretary that the present
dramatic moment has occurred. for the
first time IN our history when every
British colony has Joined the mother
county to carry out u great imperial
work and, whom all these petty con-
temptihlo charges are hun led In the OBJ
livion they SO we'll deserve the name
of the right honorable gentleman will
he forever associated with that great
movement IN our history Mr.. Balfour
went on to accuse tho opposition OF
wishing to Dust tho government, u sug-
geston that was received with consId.
cradle laughter When In closing. he
appealed to the members OF the house,
irrespective of party. to rise to Tho
height reached by those we represent"
he declared that II they did this, then
In n short time the empire would is.
sue from the struggle stronger not
only in the consciousness Of It's
strength but In the eyes Of the civil.
i2ed world" When the division bell
rang the Irish members rose In body
and left the house without voting
Several liberals nlso abstalned