Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-05
BOER TALK IN PARLIAMENT.
Sir Campbell-Bannerman Openly Joins
 the Boer Sympathizers.


 London, July 5-In the house of commons last night an acrimonious dis cussion arose between the radicals and the government on the South African war, AIr loyd-George and others yio- lently denouncing the governments war policy.
 William Redmond, nationalist, re- minded the government that the day was Independence day beyond seas, and that British statesmen were now glad to claim kinship with and sing hosannas to great independent Aneri- ca. The anniversary, he insisted, ought to be a lesson to them.
 Mir Brodrick, the war secretary, amid continual disorder and interruption from the Irish benches, reproached the pro-Boer radicals with prolonging the war by encouraging the Boers to vain resistance.
 He announced that the government had just received news that Commando ant General Louis Botha had permis- sion in June to communicate with MT Kruger, the result of which was meeting, at which General De Wet. General Botha and others decided to continue the war and to accept no terms short of independence. MT Brod- rick added that the governments res olution was still unshaken, and that great progress had been made in the war during the last three months. Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman, who supported the radical attack, de- clared that the government should en- deavor to conciliate brave opponents. Arthur J. -Balfour, government lead CT, protested vigorously against the pro Boer attitude of the opposition, declar ing that it prolonged the war and in- fiicted untold suffering on an innocent population. He taunted Sir Henry bell-Bannerman with having long sat upon the fence, but finally having made up his mind and descended on the pro-Boer side
 Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerma leap ed up and angrily exclaimed that MT Balfour might call him what he liked, but that he had no right to use a term intended to be offensive.
 MT Balfour thereupon said he would willingly withdraw the term pro -Boer'' if it were offensive Continuing his speech, he said it was not Europe or the United States who encouraged the Boers to resist, but the chief encour- agement was contributed by the speeches of members of the opposition in the house of commons.
 The dispatch read by NIT Brodrick was a proclamation issued by Messrs Schall- Burger and Steyn, detailing the result of General Bothas communica- tions with Mir Kruger, being to the eff feet that Mir Kruger and the Boer dele gates in Europe still had great hopes of a satisfactory issue ol the war
 The debate arose on the second read ing of the war loans bill, authorizing the chancellor of the exchequer to pro- vide $300,000,000 by creating consols during the current year. The reading was carried by 267 to ST.
 The liberal party as a whole is now more than ever committed to a pro- Boer policy.
 The dispatch read by Mir Brodrick is the first really definite announcement the government has made that the peace negotiations have failed It has revived keen interest in the war.
 Dispatches from the front say the Boers still have 13,0O0 men in the field. and declare that, unless the war can be finished in the next two months, the prospect is that it will continue for an- other year.
 MT Chamberlain. the colonial secre- tary, announced that bill would be in- troduced shortly changing the title of the king, so as to recognize more clear ly his sovereignty over the entire British empire.