The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-31

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London, July 30.-Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain appeared in the house
Of commons during the afternoon fol
the first time since his recent acct
dent. He was greeted with hearty
cheers and later he was warmly con.
graduated by Sir Henry Campbell.
Ban1erman, Liberal leader in the
house. 80.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
supplemented his congratulations by
asking for information of the colonial
conference. He expressed the hope
that lenient treatment would be ex-
tended to the Beers in South Africa.
Mr.. Chamberlain, in reply, said the
the conference was the desire to draw
closer together the constituent parts
of the empire and he thought safe to
say that. the conference had made i'm
portant progress towards perfect
union to which he himself looked for.
ward. Regarding South Africa Lord
Miner, the high commissioner, had
telegraphed spontaneously that he did
not think further Legislation neces-
sary to make the Punishment procla-
nation effective. The government,
however. reserved to itself the impor
tant right insthe new colonies to refuse
to allow the return or to keep watch
over persons who showed themselves
inimieal to good order and peace.
I'VE are NOT going to allow the re,
suit of the war to be undermined"
said Mr.. Chamberlain, "by intrigues
caaSfed on by nominally constitutional
p,eans."
1 Regarding the future status of South
Africa the COLONIAL secretary said the
imperial government had established
a crown colony in the strictest sense.
The next step would be to add
Nominated official Element.
Thereafter there would be an elected
official element and then nothing but
circumstances and time would separate
the new colonies from full self-govern-
ment, the ultimate goal of their ambi-
ton. That contamination would not
be delayed, if for no other reason be-
cause it might relieve the government
of the tremendous burden of RESPONSE
bility involved in the present situation
but all must understand that the gov
eminent would not be rushed nor hus-
tied into any action which circum-
stance did, not warrant. The speaker
said he was one of those optimistic
enough torbelieve that the new col
onies would reach the ultimate goal
of their ambition much sooner than
many persons now thought possible.
So far as the government was con-
cerned the surrender promises would
be kept in spirit ais well as in letter.
The government, he said, was bound
both by honor and interest to this
course. There remained many diies-
tions to be dealt with; new tariff
must be arranged involving intricate
questions concerning which experts
must be consulted and the taxation
Of mines must be settled, but he
wished to say that nothing wouE be
done to punish owners Of mir,es as had
been Suggested in mary quarters.
The government would do nothing
to interfere with a quick revival of
Development of the country. Subject
TO that consideration, Mr.. Chamberlain
continued, no man was more anxious
than he to recover some considerable
part of the cost of the war from South
Africa. He thought it would be per-
fectly fair to lay just share of the
war on the principal industry of the
Transvaal, but what amount it was
too soon to say
In concluding his speech Mr.. Cham
berlain said:
We have no intention that the
Beers should break with their old ira
ditions. We desire that they should
preserve all the best characteristics of
their race and hope they, will shake
hands with us, thus securing pros
perity in South Africa under the flag
which protects different races and diff