The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-16
DEFENDS POLICY
OF GREAT BRITAIN
Chamberlain Compares It With
That of United States.
STOP GUERRILLA WAR
WASTE IS NOTHING COMPARED
WITH SHERMAN CAMPAIGN.

ened today by a vigorous tilt between
Sir William Vernon HarcoUrt. liberal.
and Mr.. Chamberlain, the colonial sec
rotary, over Lord Kitchener's procla-
nation Sir WEliam characterized It
as "a mischievous document, the in
SEPARATION of neither Lord Kitchener
nor Lord Miner. but of the ministry
OF Natal" He declared the govern
ment, In arming the natives, was re
Verttng TO a practice which had left
the darkest stain on the history Of the
war between England and America.
The new policy of the government
promised to be neither creditable nor
effective, and was in cOntraventiOn of
all the fundamental principles Of the
st. Petersburg convention The cOun-
try would welcome an ante-adJOuru-
ment statement on the status of the
war Of which they were still spending
So 000, 000 month, although It was
declared ended at the close of the last
session.
Mr.. Chamberlain said that the war
status was clearly indicated by Lord
Kitchener's weekly reports. He, him.
self, had gone out of the prOphesying
business. but he assured the speaker
that the governments attitude was the
only method of ending the war. The
colonial secretary declared that the use
OF native troops was no new policy. It
had been pursued without adverse
/ criticism The Indian troops in China
had been cooperating with the troops
or seven of the highest civilized pow
eIs.
Regarding the banishment Of bupgh-
ers, Mr.. Chamberlain said Great Brit
ain had perfect right to enact what
laws she choose for the government
of a country acquired by conquest"
The Beers must be taught tnat they
can no longer carry on a guerrilla war
at no personal risk, while Great Brit
ain fed their women and children.
He compared the conditions in South
Africa and the Philippines, and said the
policy Of America, as declared by Cen
eral MacATthur's proclamation. would
certainly be the policy of Great Britain
if the campaign degenerates into war
of bandits.
Refers to Sherman Campaign.
Regarding the devastation policy, Mr..
Chamberlain said it was nothing COM
pared with General Sherman's cam
paign. He had talked with General
Sherman, and Sherman justified this
action on the ground Of humanity.
Mr.. Chamberlain said also there was
no foundation for the report that Lord
Kitchener was coming home
Tie house Of commons today, on the
motion of John Redmond the Irish ma
tiOnalist leader. ordered the editor and
publisher of the Globe, an evening pa
y
at the bar of the house tomorrow ar
ternOon for gross breach Of privileges
of the house in accusing the national
lists members of corruption in connec-
ton with private bill legislation. The
Globe editorial to which exception is
taken said:
THE same spirit and the same mo-
tiveS which have made Tsmmany the
synonym for political OblOQuy have
made the nationalists' party what it
is. Many connected with it are the
very ruck OF the population. whose
sole object is to make as much money
by political jobbery and corruption as
they car. Any one who has had con
necUiOn with Irish private bills, cor
Doration contracts and franchises
across the water can bear ample tes-
timony to this"
The Globe. hearing of Mr.. Redmond's
proposed action, attempted to explain
that it had not meant any imputs ton
on members Of the house Of commons,
but upon the wire pulIers and para
sites who have made politics in Ireland
e profession, as their kinsmen have
done in New York.
Breach Of Privilege.
Nj Redmond, in calling attention to
this very degrading and scandal0us
libel said the libel concerned the
house Of commons as whole far more
than the Irish members. The latter
had not complained of the violent. ran
COTOuS attack Of Mr. Cham berIaiD at
Blenheiu, because they knew him of
old in connection with Irish politics,
and his opinion was valueless. But the
charge of personal corruption was a
different matter, and the house ought
to vindicate its own honor. he moved
that the house declare the Globes ar
ticle to be a gross breach of the privi-
1eges OF the house.
Mr.. BalfOur, the government leader.
cQncurred- He said there could not be
the smallest doubt that a breach of
privilege Of the gravest character had
been committed he could not imagine
an accusation more unjustidable At
the same time, in regard 10 the course
to be taken, he had always held that
the house could not commit greater
folly than to enter into a controversy
with the press.
Mr. Asquith, liberal and M. Hesly.
natiOnalists, supported Gfr. Redmond.
whose motion was adopted unanimous
y
Mr.. Redmond next proposed the mo-
ton that the editor and publisher of
the Globe be ordered to appear at the
bar Of the house tomorrow afternoon.
The motion was carried unanimously.
Mr.. Perks, liberal. sought informa-
ton regarding the course of the Mica
ragUa canal negotiations but the IN
der secretary of the foreign Office Lord
CTanbOrne. was only able to confirm
the dispatches Of the Associated Press
on the subject He said unofficial com
municauons were RAISING between
Washington and London, through Lord
Pau0cefote- but no formal reply had
vet been received to Lord Landowners
dlspatch OF Feb p. Of the present year.