The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-25

LONDON. January o. - Joseph
Chamberlain. the Colonial Secretary. u
speaking 8t Birmingham tonight took
occasion without entering into cole
irovorsial rniOiuder To notice the CriU-
ctsu5 shuWorcd upon him lu the Reich
stag during the past week. especially
Count won BuelOw's Castigatiun In rec
ierring tD the animoslty of foreign ma,
lions, Doe said that be was aware that
Boo some quarters &c was attributed To-
lhe indiscreet oratory of the Colonial
Secretary.
what I have said" continued he. .I
nave said. / withdraw nothing. / quail
ity nothing. / defend nothing AS
read history no British Minister has
ever served his country faithfully and
az the same time been popular abroad
/ therefore make allowance for foreign
criticism. / viii not follow the exam
pie that has been set me. I do not want
20 give lessons to a foreign Minister
and l viii not accept any at his hands.
am responsible only to my sovereign
and my COuntrymen.
IL do not deprecate the Importance Of
the good viii Of foreign nations. but
there is something more important II
rs the affection Of our kinsfOlk across
the sea. Even our great losses i'm the
war that has been forced upon us have
brought in their train one blessing of
lAAHiilNN anu ldSlluB importance. InNI
war mas enabled the British Empire to
find itself, and has shown to all whom
II may concern that If ever again we
nave, as in the past, to fight for our
very existence against the world in
arms we will be supported by the sons
OF Britain in every quarter of the
globe"
How can l." said Mr.. Chamberlain,
be made responsible for what Lord
Grey has called filthy lies and what
Lord Rosebery described as vile, in
famous falsehoOds,' which have been
disseminated in foreign countries with
out syllable of protest without the
slightest interference by responsible au-
thOrities? My opponents must find
some other scapegOat; they must lool
Iurther for the causes of hostility,
which / do not think deserved, but
which always comes to the surface
when we are in difficulty and which
am glad to say have never done us seri-
GUS harm"
Mr.. Chamberlain said that when the
present Ministry came into office it was
at time when the country was at.
peace with the world but the Cabinet
had to meet at least six burning ques-
tons of international Importance. THESE
legacies which Lord Salisbury had to
take up included the Venezuela bound
airy question the Samoan difficulty and
the French position on the Nile, all Of
which the Government successfully
grappled with and disposed Of
out American hnsfolk." continued
Chamberlain, have agreed to a treaty
to enable the construction of an inter-
oceanic canal, which, L believe, VIII be
of great advantage to the commerce
of the world, as it will be of great adj
vantage to the United States. I might
have included the struggle between the
Beers and Oreat Britain for supremacy
in South Africa but / say these are so
lid achievements in the cause of peace,
and If we have been unable to remove
Continental prejudice, which has al
ways existed but was never more
coarsely expressed. we have been at
lease enabled to settle many substantial
differences which might have caused
international conflict
EXtolling colonial patriotism. Cham
berlain said: "Only a day or two ago
] read in an influential Canadian paper
an editorial which declared that the
pro-Boers in England We're njuring
the empire abroad and destroying the
unity which is our national safeguard.
This is only a sample of the loyalty
expressed in every colony of the en-
pire. This is a new factor i'm politics
You must hereafter consult the colonies
upon every vital question of imperial
politics"
Chamberlain concluded by paying
tributes to Lord Kitchener's stern
resolution, the army's cheerful courage
and Lord Miners wise administratio