The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-25
HEATED DEBATE IN
HOUSE OF COMMONS
Detention of South African Edi-
tor Raised the Storm
LIBERALS SCORE POLICY
Say Imprisonment of Cartwright is
Abusive of Constitutional
Rights and Is Tyranny OF
the Worst Type.

London, April 24-The forcible deten-
tion IN South Africa of Albert Cart
wright who, while editor of the South
African News, charged Lord Kitchener,
prior 20 the engagement with General
Dewet with ordering his officers to shoot
all prisoners formed the subject OF
heated debate in the House of Com
mons this afternoon
John Morley, Liberal, moved the adj
journment of the house, the success OF
which proposition would practically
amount to a vote of oensure on the gov
eminent In general and on Lord Kitchen
er and Lord Miner In particular. Mr..
Morley pointed out that Mr.. Cartwright,
who had served a years imprisonment
for libel now desired to come to England
and that his detention was illegal, I'M
constitutional and tyrannical He adde@
that the explanation OF Lord Stanley, the
financial secretary of the war office who
served In the South African war as chief
press censor, that the government did
not think 1t desirable to increase the
number of anti British propagandists in
this country. was the most outrageous
heard in the house since Simon DeMont-
fort invented Parliament.
Broderick Scores Government.
The secretary of state for war. Mr.. Brod-
erick, in the course or reply. raised a
storm by saying that although Mr.. Cart
wright had served his legal sentence, the
question of his liberation was still SUBJ
1udicie. This brought forth a vehement
protest from Sir William Vernon Har-
court, who declared that such
proposition was scandalous and contrary
to the elementary principles of freedom.
Winston Spencer Churchill, Conserva-
tive, also delivered few cau5tic SEN
fences, aging he hoped the house would
force the government to withdraw within
the limits of the law and observe the con-
stitution. Mr.. 3alfour, the government
leader, came to the support OF the soreiy
harassed war secretary, and oontended
that the government was justified In de-
tanning even British subject IL 1t
thought his wanderings were caiculat-
ed to injure the interests Of South At
RIGA Those voting for the adjournment
would be condemning Lord Kitchener
and Lord Miner, in whose keeping, at
this moment, rested their hopes OF
peace.
Abuse of Power.
James Bryce, Liberal, and Sir Robert
Reid, Liberal. twitted the ministers for
again interposing Lord Kitchener as a
buffer between the government and the
house. They both see thingly denounced
the present action of the government as
a gross abuse CT power.
The spirit of revolt spread to the gov
eminent benches. Ian Malcolm, Conser-
vntive, who is said to have been here
tofore an answering supporter of the
government, warmly repudiated Mr.. Bal.
four's argument that those voting for
the adjournment would be showing them
selves careless CT British honor.
Other supporters Of the gov eminent fol-
lowed in the came strain even Ivor
Churchill Guest, eldest son CT Lord VIM
berne, a ConseIv ative and cousin Of the
Duke of Marlborough, urging the govern
ment to realize that Its position was I'M
tepable and to make some concession.
The house then divided and the mo-
ton for adjournment was defeated 26s to
1872 votes