The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-16
CHAMBERLAIN'S DEFENSE.
Took Sherman as His Model for Dew
astating Homes Of Defenders.
ARMlNG OF THE NATIVES UNSUITABLE
And in Accordance with the British
usaoe--tiaroourt Used Sharp Ian
uuaee in His Attack.

London, August 15--rhc waning SO ST. n
ot the house Of commons was enlv,ned o.
day by n vigorous tilt between Sir William
Vernon Harcourt liberal, and Mir. cham
hcrlain the colonial secretary, over Lord
httchcner's proclamation.
Sir William characterized Il MS "A mis-.
chieyous document, the Inspiration Of
neither Lord Kitchener nor Lord Miner,
hut OF the ministry OF Natal lie Id
tue government in Rrmlng the natly 5 MAS
revealing to a practice which had LETT ia
darkest stain on the history o the war
between England and America. The ucw
policy OF the government promised 10 ue
neither crcditable nor elective and was
In contrAvention OF all the fundamom al
principles ot the st. Petersburg conN en-
ton, The country would welcome al an e.
ad1ournnent statement on tho status o. ,ue
war, on which II was stiil spending ta,uot,'
COO n month. although the war was DO
clared ended at the close of the last SIS
sion.
MIR Chamberlain said the wars status
Was clearly indicated by Lord Kitchener
weekly reports, He himseif had gone oni
sured the speaker that the government !
attitude was Uhe only method OF enul 4
the war. The coloninl seer tary deibred
tnat the use OF native troops was 10 II W
policy II had been pursued without NJ
verse criticism, The indian troops In I, hlnu
had been cooperating with the troops %
hVc Of the highest civilized powers.
Regarding the Punishment ~ burghers,
Mr. Chamberlain said Great Britain had q
perfect right 10 enact what laws sue en- 50
Tor the government of country acquired
'"rhe beers must be taught that they
can not longer carry ON guerilla war
he said.
lie compared the conditions in South
Africa and the Philippines and said The
policy Of America as declared w Is neral
MaeArthurs proclamation would certainly
be the policy of Great Britain.
Regarding the devastation policy, Mr.;
Chamberlain said II was nothing compared
with General sherman's campaign; ~
Ind talked with General sherman himself
ana sherman Justified his action on the
ground OF humanity.
Mr.. Chamberlain also said there WAS 10
Foundation for the report that LORD hitch'
ener was coming home.
Mir, Asquth denied that there wns amy
on, stlon OF international law involved In
Lord kitchener's Proclamation, The PEG
pie OF these territories are both de lure
and dc facto the kings subjects, he con
tlnued, and the proclamation Is u warm 8
on the lines OF the option given TO the IN.
habitants OF Aisace-Lorralne az the end Of
the Franco German war
AT the same tlmc hope the government
Will not relax the military euOrts to end
the war lie said he mad the utmost
confidence iu Lord Miner, while Lord
Kitchener had shown u combination o.
energy, patience, zeal aud moderation that
would entitlc him 10 a nigh place among
lha great soldiers Of the country.
M. Baltour, replying, declared that not
horse nor man would be Withdrawn
nom South Africa until the military sltua-
ton justined It, but that the government
had every reason to hope that on the re-
assembling OF parliament next year they
would and warllke operations In south
Africa practically over,
In the course OF the dcbnte Mr., Chamber
lain denied that negotiations OF any sort
u the Interest Of peace were proceeding
The house sat umiil n M, clearing III
the final stages Of various bills In yrdel
to enable prorogation tomorrow Saturday