The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-03
STEINER POLICY FOR BoERS
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 Regarding the announcement by Lord Kitchener that Commandant Krltzln-
 ger had declared his intention to shoot
 all natives in British employ, whether
 armed or unarmed, MT. Chamberlain
 said the government had teelgraphed
 Lord Kitchener to inform the Boer 1 leaders that such acts were contrary
 to civilized usage and that all guilty
 persons of this class, if captured would
 be court martialed and executed. MT.
 Chambarlain's declaration was receiv-
 ed with loud cheering.
 "There seems to be an impression | that we have come to some sort of an | agreement with the Boers,' said Mir. 1 Chamberlain. in another portion of his speech, that natives are not to be employed in this war; but there is no such agreement,
 "Incursions into protected districts must be more severely dealt with, if there is to be 'sniping' of soldiers from behind hedges and even of women."
 Rubbish" cried an Irish leader.
 MT. Chamberlain retorted that he had met some ladies who had been assault ed in this way
 IL llllISS nave CHhIStNl HUH Dci lp worse in Cape Colony" he continued, lit is because the Cape rebels have found rebellion a cheap, interesting and even amusing performance. Then. there has been mistaken leniency; and this was the polic.' in the past,
 "Botha, DeWet and Schalk- Berger do not say that the war was caused by the raid They say they are fight ing for their independence It is nonsense to speak of offering terms to men who say it must be fight to the finish. This is now the policy of the government"
 Sir Edward Grey, liberal iniperialist expressed bitter disappointment at the tone of Mir, Chamberlain's speech, all though he agreed with the general mil itary policy of the government He said the colonial secretary had dealt care lessly with the subject of employing native troops and had not distinguished between Africans and highly trained Indian troops
 John Redmand said MT. Chamber lain's speech was "a candid, if some what brutal, exposition Of the govern ment's policy" and he prayed to God that the resistance of the Boers might be strengthened.
 The debate was continued for anoth- CT hour after MT. Chamberlain's speech and the amendment to reduce the sal ary of the colonial secretary was re- jected by a vote of 154 tc 70.
 The House then took up other sub- iects and was still in session at o'clock this morning.
 London, Aug. 3-Mr Chamberlain's declarations on behalf of the govern | ment in the house of commons that | greater severity will be used hereafter | in dealing with Cape rebels and that | Boers' shooting captured black will, if | taken be executed coupled with the | assurance that considerable number of troops will be brought home at the end of September, are treated by the papers in the beginning of the third period of the war
 The Standard, Daily Chronicle, Morn ing Post, Daily Telegraph Daily | Mail and Daily Express rejoice at the governments resoute attitude" The Daily News on the other hand, regards it with uneasiness and oppression and lUc MOTHlllS lIedueE as llb ODtulUS bl | an epoch of terror and shame"
 The Standard says; "The pestilent activity of small section is keeping he whole vast area in state of tu- mutt, throwing an enormous cost on the imperial treasury and postponing the resumption Of neaceful industry, ! The time is clearly at hand if we lightly construe MT, Chamberlain's l words, when Lord Kitchener will be instructed not to treat as prisoners of var British subjects captured with irms in their hands. It is stage which every guerrilla conflict ultimate V reaches: and it is to be declored, l since it may mean terrible deeds lead l ng to terrible reprisals on both sides; l ,ut the brigandaga into which the has degenerated must be stamped out at any cost'
 The Times says: 'The Boers have their determination to hoot every native who accepts ser rice with the British or assists them