The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-03
NO TERMS WILL Be
OFFERED TO Beers
Chamberlain Makes Plain State
ment of Situation.
POLICY OF GOVERNMENT
DELIVERS A SPEECH IN THE
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

London, Aug. "A discussion arose
in the house of commons tonight over
the colonial office appropriation, and it
gave the opponents of the government
opportunity to bait Mr.. Cham berlain,
while making a motion pro lorna to
reduce by e1O0 the vote out of which
the colonial secretary's salary viii be
paid.
Sir Henry mpbeli-BanneTnan, the
liberal leader said that in view of the
patience with which the nation had for
tWenty-One months endured Mr.. Cham
berlain's policy IN South Africa, ne
thought it. OppOrtune to secure a state
mcnL from the colonial secretary as to
the war situation. he went on to point
out that cape Colony was now invaded
and OveTrun with Beers, and he asked
what prospect there was of repelltng
the invaders. " hat the condition OF
Cape Colony would be after the v ar,
with the prospect OF famine as d result
Of the government policy of "deVasta-
ton" and where was Cape Colony S
constitution, which appeared to him TO
be under lock enc key since the declar-
alton Ct marital law.
Mr.. Chamberlain replied that farm
burning had been entirely abandoned
ana replaced by the policy OF cOncen-
.ratiOn camps. He COnteuded that these
were humane and satisfactory tnstItU-
tiCns. as had been shown by the fact
that thousands Of Beers came into them
voluntarily.
The government have the best rea-
sons 10 believe" continued the colonial
secretary. that a vast majority OF the
Beers acknowledge themselves bea ten
and would gladly surrender and resume
peaceful pursuits but for the cOmpar-
alive handful Of irrecOnCiiab les who
are carrying on guerrilla war that is
rapidly degenerating into brigandags
- rH IA ar
is aG50uateIy dealing with the problem
of establishing blOckhOuse cOrdons
wi,hin which the peacefully inclined
can safely settle and be protected
REGARDING the announcement by Lore
Kitchener that Commandment KTitZin-
ger has declared his intention 10 shoot
all natives i'm British employ, whether
armed or unar-ned. Mr.. Chamberlain
said the government had telegrapheC
Lord Kitchener TO inform the Boei
leaders tina. such acts were contrary
10 civilized usage and that all guilty
persons of this class. if captured, would
be court-martialed and executed. Mf
ChamberIafn's declaration was received
with loud chez. ing.
Is No Agreement.
There seems to be an impression
tha= we have come to some sort o
agreement with the Beers said Mr.
Chamberlain, IN another pOiu0n OF M
speech. that natives are not 10 De EN-
ployed in this war; but there is no suci
agreement
'.Incursions into protected district
must be more severely dealt with, ]
there is to be 'sniping' of soldiers iron
behind hedges, and even Of women
Rubbish cried an Irish member.
Mr.. Chamberlain retOrted that ne ma
met some ladies that had been as
saulted in this way
IF things have changed from bad [
worse in Cape Colony he continued
"ft is because the Cape rebels nav
found rebellion cheap, interesting an
even amusing performance Ihen th l5s.
has been mistaken leniency, ana I'M
was the policy in the past
.Rotha- Dewet and Schalk-Surger d
not say that the war was caused ~
the raid. They say they are fighting 10
fbefr indeDendence. Il is nonsense I
sneak of Offering terms TO men VINO sa
ii must be a fight TO the finish. M
is now the policy of the government.
Sir Edward Gray, liberal lmperlalls
EXPRESSED bitter disappointment at tL
tone of Mr Chamberlein's speech q.
though he agreed with the general min
rerv policy of the government he sdI
the colonial Sc --taTy had dealt care
lassfv with the subject OF employ n
native troops. and had not GlsIl4
guished South Africa WITH hl5l'
Iobn redmond said Mr. Chamber
lain's speech was a candid. if some
what brutal. exposition Of the govern
nent's policy" and he prayed 10 90
that The resistance of the Beers mgr
be strengthened.
The debate was CONTINUED Tor anotht
hour after MI Chamberlain speecl
and the amendment 10 reduce the sa
arD Of the colonial secretary was f'
ierted The house then took up otnS
s,h5aets and was still in session at
o'clock this morning.