The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-03
.BRITISHER
IS BAITED
Opponents of Government
Corner Joe Chamberlain.
HOW He CONDUCTS WAR
Has He RepelIed Inv aders or
Checked Famine2
JOE ATTEMPTS ANSWER
Is Backed With Shouts by
Exciting Britishers.
JOE ATTEMPTS ANSWER

London, Aug. IA discussion arose n
the house of commons tonight over the
colonial office appropriation and it gave
the opponents Of the government ample
| opportunity 10 bait Mr.. Chamberlain.
while making a motion pro lorna 10 re-
duce by &1o0 the vote OF which the colon
| ial secretary's salary viii be paid.
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman. the
liberal leader said that in view of the
patience with which the nation had for p
months endured Mr.. Chamberlain policy
il South Africa. he thought it opbortune
10 secure statement from the colonial
secretary as TO the war situation. He
I on 70 point out that Cape Colony was
| now invaded ana overrun with Beers.
and he asked what prospect there was or
repellins the invaders, what the condition
of Cape Colony would be after the war.
what was the prospect of famine as re-
suit of the government policy of de-
constitution. which appeared 10 him TO
be under lock and key since the declara-
| ton Of martial law
/ burning had been entirely abandoned and
replaced by the policy Of concentration
camps. He contended that these were
humane and satisfactory Institutions as
I had been SHOWN By the fact that thous-
ands Of Beers came into them Yolun-
tarly.
The government have the best reas-
ons TO believe" continued the colonial
secretary. that vast majority of the
Beers acknowledged themselves beaten
and would gladly surrender and resume
peaceful pursuits but for the comparative
handful of irrecOnciliables who are car
rying on a guerilla war that IS rapidly
degrading int briganGage and absolute
murder. Lord Kitchener is adequately
dealing with the problem of establishing
block house cOrdons within which the
peacefully inclined can safely settle ana
be protected.
Regarding the announcement by Lord
Kitchener that COmmandant kribinger
has declared his intention to shoot all
natives in British employ where armed
or uuarmed, 1lr. Chamberlain said the
government had telegraDhed Lord hitch-
ener to inform the BOer leaders that such
acts were contrary to civilized usage ana
that all guilty persons Of this class, If
captured would be court martialed and
executed.
Mr. Chamberlains declaration was
greeted with loud cheering
There seems to be an impression that
we have come TO some sort - az etlIien ny
with the Beers" said Mr.. Chamberlain
in another portion of his speech, tat ma
tives are rot to be employed in this war
but there is no such agreement.
IncurSiOnS into protected districts must
be more severely dealt with. II there IS 10
be "sniping from soldiers from pelnd
hedges, and even women:
Rubbish cried an irish MEMBER.
&.
met some ladies that had been assaulted
in this way.
II thngs have changed from bad TO
worse IN Cape Colony, he continued, ~
is because the Cape rebels have found
rebellion a cheap interestlr" ana even
amusing performance Then there has 1
been mistaken liencency and this was the
policy in the mast
Potha. Dewet and Schalk-B Burger do /
not say that the war was caused on the I
raid. They say they are fghting Ior
their fudependence. 1t is nonsense 10 I
speak of Offering terms to men who say I
it must be a fight 20 the finish rms Is
now the policy of the government. a..
Sid Edward GRAY. liberal lmperlaiist. (
EXPRESSED bitter disapprOval at the tone :
of EIr Chamberlain speech although ne !
greed with the policy OF the government. /
He said the colonial secretary mad dealt
carelessly with the subject Of employing
native troops and had not distinguished Z
between Africans and highly trained IN
Jobn Redmond said Mr. Chamberlain's |
speech YVES a candid. If somewhat oru- /
tai exposition Of the governments poilcy :
and he prayed 70 GOD that the resistance /
of the Beers might be strengthened
The debate was continued Tor another t
after Mr.. Chamberlain speech ana me I
amendment TO reduce the salary OF IT. &c I
colonial secretary was rejected me I
house then took up other subjects ana 4
was still in session AT 4 clock TINS /
rr- Charlberlain's declaration on be- I
half of the government in The house OF I
commons nat greater scyeritV Wih pc I
used hereafter fin dealing with Cape reoeis I
and that oBers shooting captured piaens i
viii. II taken. be executed coupled WIZ /,
The assurance that considerable NUMBERS I
OF troops VIII BE- brought HON az the eha I
of September. are treated by the morn /
iug papers ~~ .le beginning OF lue thHu .
period of the war
The Standard. DARK Chronicle, Morning (
Post. Daiiy telegraph. Dal - graphlc. 4
Daily Mail and Daily express releiee az Z
-'the governments resoSute atf.-ude
The Daily News. on the cther nan1. To-
"a rds il with uDeaSines SAND appIel.th-
sion. and the Morning Leader az me
opening Of an epoch ~ terror ana sifIl-t-
The STANDARD says ln NJ ptsllltLt az
tiVity II a small section Is keeping ne
whole vast area in a state of tlnult' 4
rhr9v-iuc an enormous cost on the i'm
uerial treasury and F1stpcnln6 tae re-
SUMPTION n peaceful incuserF re lliie
is clearly u hand. II we rightly constr re
BY Cham Derialu Wqrlf. "ue4 4-tit
Kitchener VIII Ua instructed not 20 treat
as prisoners n var E-itisn SUBJECTS cap
trred arms in their hands. ~ p a
tfr.atclv reaches. and lt is 70 ~ deplored
since Il mas mean "a terrible deeds lead
iIE ~ terrible ropris3is On p9tA silea.
but taa brirandaGc 4rto which tie can-
Tn has deeererared must te stamped
out az any cost
me Times says "The Peers have az
p --t-e- tii-+ - -.t
every native Wro accepts 5ffl-e VIZ
rhe british ur assists them 81 any way
N- che lerl3t1 has FlrF If flt t-'r-
arapheI frs,rrctions that al WHO are
to1n.4 guilty. ~ such practice shall s4--
Yer Death TFr have carried lertclccF very
fr-- <rr-re- r-l~ 81 has ever been coy
rfs i1 the history - war. ard - 81 tue
90 think ~ tee tgtprf - q 11sl Ne
--ev AID r0t Ed tfa zezifzlT1c rtai manner
- the opposition
"Hr hairy vas terribly SICK Elta The
says J. Il. DoaE. - Williams.
ore eve were unable r. care him Tlta
ire doctors ass.rtanee- aln 80 a last rz-
sart We tired Chamberisln's cole. Cloi-
era ana Dlarr5cez Heuesy. 7 sm harpT
- say IL gave imms5iate relsf ard a
coun-eta cure. FOR ealc - al s-sg-
r,s;s. a
COUNTRY COUSIN TO RESCUE 4
Pr-sieent OF Rank Hasl TurE q HI.