The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-07

Interruptions and disturbances he
called one Of the liberals, amid the ex-
element = cad
The speaker called him to order. and
ar. Chamberlain Withdrew the epithet,
apoioglziug FOR It's use
After defending the publication os
the Ellis correspondence he was cut off
Dy the midnight adjournment
Today the opposition viii move an
amendment to the address setting forth
grounds for an early announcement OF
the governments policy
Among the other leading features. of
the opening session was Mr. BaIfour's
announcement that no member of the
cabinet had ever said that he had ever
dreamed the BOer republics would re-
main permanently under the crown
colony form Of government.
That restricted phase of liberty
declared Mr. Balfour. wiz only be
necessary as temporary eXpedient -
Nllef expressing in earnest tones
the desire of government To cooperate
with the opposition in doing anything
30 bring about 9. cessation of hostil-
tiles, Mr. Bslfour said he realized deep
Is The terrible danger of embltterinE
the Dutch in South Africa.
Cites American Severity.
in order TO show the dfmculries con
fronting the British in DISTINGUISHING
ants he read an extract from the Unit
/ ed states army regulations showing
! with what severity persons alternating
between cOmbatants and noa-combat-
ants were treated under tine American
organization.
" nile Nj Balfour was in the middle
OF solemn declaration that the gov
eminent would endeaV0r to temper ne
ceSSlly with mercy il dealing with a
brave enemy, liberal called out.
1T would be better for the Beers to
be dead than the English"
Sir Henry CampbelI-B annerman's ar
ralgnInent Of the government was long
and saticical. He declared that the lib
erals were perfectly agreed that the
BOeT republics should be annexed to
Great Britain and said they wanted to
know definitely what the government
proposed 10 do in the future before
voting money.
All requests for Information elected
from Mr. Balfour nothing more than
generaGUeS, Sir Henry cOutended. and
therefore the opposition would oppose
the progress of the vote in supply.
At late hour the government laid
on the table of the house of commons
the supplementary war estimate. The
utmost secrecy is maintained regarding
it. but report says that it asks for e13-
0050G0 for South Africa and $4,000, 000
for China
few minutes after the speaker, Mr..
William Court Gully, had taken his
chair in the house OF commons this al
ternoOn the gentleman usher of the
Black Rod. General Michael Biddulph
appeared and summoned the commons
TO the house of lords. where the lord
chancellor, the Earl of Halsbury, read
the queens speech.
The interesting and picturesque cere-
mOuy of swearing in the peers. which
AarHfr "a
of York and the Duke of Cambridge
together with the impressions that Lord
HOseDery would speak, attracted such
number of peeresses and their daugh-
ters as to fill the galleries allotted to
them Mr. Cboate was forced to find
a place opposite that which he usually
uses.
Lord Salisbury. after paying a
tribute 10 the skill of Lord Roberts
and General Kitchener and to the
bravery of the officers and soldiers.
said he approved of fan elections on
the ground that the people objected to
travelling to the polls in WintTy weather
while IN summer legislators were oc-
cupied with their parliamentary
duties.
In regard to South Africa. the
premier spoke with great sOlemnity
He said the TransVaaleTs. the Free
Staters and the world understood there
Of the government. already outlined.
Anything resembling independence
never could be granted. The war
must proceed 20 the inevitable issue.
We must let it be felt that no one
he said by the issue Of an fnsolent
and audaci0us Ultimatum could force
the 6rltlsh government to humble
itself and abandon its rights
He could never allow that "a shred of
independence could be left. How soon
the Free Staters and the TFansvaalers
would have anything like self-govern-
meut power depended on themselves.
II might be years and il might be
generations
Regarding China, Lord Salisbury said
he was unable 20 reveal anything as
it would be betraying the secrets of
other nations as well as those of the
government He was happy, however.
to be able TO quiet the fears of Lord
Kimberley regarding the pursuit of the
emperor and the empress he had
never heard of such a suggestion. The
concert existed and the latest inteIli-
Sence showed that it possessed very
reasonable vitality He was more
doubtful of the time when a satisfac-
tory result would be accepted than of
the fact that the concert of Europe
would be successful.
Lord Salisbury. when delivering his
speech. looked old and WeaTied- but
his voice gathered strength and vigor
as he proceeded. Meanwhile Lord
Rosebery SAT immersed IN deep thought,
his hat drawn over his brow.
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