Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-03
ENGLAND's NEW POLICY.
No Mercy or Quarter to be Shown
 Boers Hereafter.

 London, Aug. 3.-A discussion arose ln the house of commons last night oyer the colonial office appropriation and it gave the opponents of the gov erllment ample opportunity to bait Mir Chamberlain, while making a mo- ton pro forma to reduce by G100 the vote out of which the colonial Secre- try's salary will be paid
 Sir Henry Campb pbell-Bannerman, the Liberal leader, said that, in view of the patience with which the na- ton had for 21 months endured MT Chamberlain's policy in South Africa, he thought it opportune to secure q statement from the colonial secretary as to the war situation. He went on to point out that Cape Colony was now invaded and oyerrun with BoerS; and he asked what prospects there was Of repelling the invaders, what the condi- ton of Cape Colony would be after the war, what was the prospect of famine as a result of the government policy of devastation" and where was Cape Colonys' Constitution, which ap- peared to him to be under lock and key since the decla- ration of martial law.
 Mir Chamberlain replied that farm burning had been entirely abandoned and replaced by the policy of concen- tration camps. He contended that there were humane and satisfactory institutions, as had been. shown by the fact that thousands of Boers came into them voluntarily.
 sThe government have the best req sons to believe" continued the colonial secretary, ''that a vast majority of the Boers acknowledge themselves beaten and would gladly surrender and re- sume peaceful pursuits but for the comparative handful of ireconcilables, who are carrying on a guerilla war that is rapidly degenerating into brig andage and absolute murder. Lord Kitchener is adequately dealing with the problem by establishing block house cordons within which the peace fully inclined can safely settle and be protected"
 Regarding the announcement by Lord Kitchener that Commandant Gritzinger had declared his intention to shoot all natives in British employ, whether armed or unarmed MT Cham berlain said the government had tele- graphed Lord Kitchener to inform the Boer leaders that such acts were con- trary to civilized usage and that all guilty persons of this class, if captur- ed, would be court martialed and exc cuted
 Mir Chamberlain's declaration was received with loud cheering.
 There seems to be an impression that We have come to some sort of an agreement with the Boers,'' said MT Chamberlain, in another portion of his speech; that natives are not to be employed in this war. but there is no such agreement.
 s'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 member.
 MT Chamberlain retorted that he had met some ladies who had been assault ed in this way.
 If things have changed from bad to worse in Cape Colony" he contin- ued, ''it is because the Cape rebels have found rebellion cheap, interest ing and even amusing performance Then there has been mistaken lenien- cy; and this was the policy in thepast.
 sBotha, De Wet and Schalk- Burger do not say that the war was caused by the raid. They say they are fighting for their independence. It is nonsense to speak of offering terms to men who say it must be a fight to the finish This is now the policy of the govern i ment'
 Sir Edward Grey, liberal imperial ist, expressed bitter disappointment at the tone of MT Chamberlain's speech, although he agreed with the general military policy of the government He said the colonial secretary had dealt carelesly with the subject of employ ing native troops and has not distin- guished between Africans and highly trained Indian troops.
 John Redmond said Mir Chamber lain's speech was "eandid, if some what brutal. exposition of the govern ments policy" and he prayed to God that the resistance of the Boers might be strengthened"