The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-18
Business of the Coming Session of
Parliament Considered by Sails
bury and His Advisers.
CHARGES MADE BY LIBERALS
BITTER Personal ATTACKS ON THE
COLONIAL SECRETARY.
Mr.. Chamberlain Accused Of Adopt
ing as His Maxim ''Public Office
Is Private Snap,

LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE reconstructed
British Cabinet held its first meeting at the
Foreign Office this morning under the pres
idency of Lord Salisbury. The secretary of
state for the colonies, Joseph Chamberlain.
was the only absentee. The object of the
meeting was TO arrange the business for
the coming brief winter session of Parlia-
ment. Mr.. Chamberlain is disporting him
self on the sunny Mediterranean. Thus the
colonial secretary is temporarily safe from
the effects of the vigorous personal attacks
which continue to be made upon him by the
Liberals from Sir Henry Campbell Banner
man down The latest and most important
OF these is a statement made by the Morn
ing Leader showing Mr.. Chamberlain holds
| 1000 shares in the Colombo Commercial
Company, which is receiving large con-
tracts for housing Boer prisoners in Ceylon.
| What makes the case still more damaging
| is the fact that Mr.. Chamberlain sane
| toned, colonial secretary. a regulation
| laid down by the Governor OF Ceylon strict
ly prohibiting any officer of the local gov
eminent from interesting himself or his
| family in private business. In other words
Mr. Chamberlain forbids his subordinates.
he himself is doing on a large scale. 1t
| now seems impossible for Mr.. Chamberlain
to avoid explanations for which he will un-
doubtedly be asked when Parliament reas-
| sembles.
Another feature in the same connection.
OF which the Liberals making no little
| capital, is the extraordinary number Of d.
rectorships in private companies held by
| government officers. OF the twenty Cab
| met ministers thirteen are directors while
| between all the thirty-six ministers twen-
ty-seven directorships are held. The list
commences with Lord Salisbury, who as
| sists in the management of an insurance
company, and includes Lord Seborne, who
| is both first lord of the admiralty and
| director Of the Peninsula and Oriental
| Steamship Company; Mr. Gerald Balfour,
| who unites a dictatorship in an aluminium
| company with the presidency of the board
| of trade. and many other incongruous asso-
| Citations, several OF the companies being
| financially discredited. With such fiagrantly
weak spots in the armor of the new Cabinet
| it is no wonder the Liberals are imploring
Lord Rosebery to lead the party. Sir Hen
" Campbell Bannerman's appeal to the ex-
jority of the party, but it was accompa-
MED by such bitter denunciations of the So
called imperialists that IL can scarcely be
expected to produce much result.
The increasing frequency of Lord Rose
bery's public utterances in no way de-
| creases the thrill of admiration and fas-
| cination which follows each occasion
| The strange mingling OF common sense
! sentiment. surprising rhetoric and homely
| phrases puzzles the people OF Great Brit
ain to such an extent that the former
premier may well be said to have gained
more power since he has been out OF power
| than he ever did before. His speech at
Glasgow yesterday. the occasion of
| his installation as lord rector of the Glas-
| sow University. causes the other events of
| the week to sink into insignifcance Yet
The underlying note OF that wonderful
monograph of the British empire was one
| of warning, as the Daily Telegraph appro-
priately describes 1T follows: Now
| hat two nations at least. the United
states and Germany. are so close at our
rs. and that they are in a u1ore athletic
| sngiand has a reserve force which our
competitors scarcely suspect. But we are
] cry near the time when We VIII have To