Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-06
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To say that the House was dsgracing
itself in compensating the commander
Of the British forces in South Africa
while allowing the men who had fought
there TO drift into the workhouse, and
that the House was making itself
ridiculous in the eyes of the world by
motion pretending to celebrate some
great feat of arms.
Groans and persistent yells drowned
any further attempt at speaking until
the closure was voted. After a quarter
Of an hour spent by Mr. Redmond in
fruitlcSS endeaVor to obtain a hearing,
the closure was moved and adopted by
213 10 13S votes, and the grant to Lord
Kitchener was carried by $50 to A
votes The minority consisted Of Irish
Nationalists ana two or three Radicals.
When Mr.. Balfour rose to move a
vote Of thanks to the officers ana men
Of the army of South Africa, the up
roar was renewed by the Irish Nation
aliHts. as protest against the treat
ment OF Nh. Redmond.
The Speaker Of the House, William
Court Gully, thereupon appeared and
asked them to desist, in the interest Of
freedom of debate, TO which John Red
mond. the Irish leader, retorted that L
was exactly in the interest OF such
freedom that the Irish NationalistS pro-
tested
Mr.. Balfour was then allowed to pro
cecd. He said there was no exact
parallel for the motion. Never before
had Great Britain sent 50 vast an army
beyond the seas, never before had she
fought such great campaign without
allies, and she had never been so aided
by her volunteers and colonial troops,
whose valor and humanity he praised.
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman second
ed the motion.
Mr.. Balfour's motion, which included an
| expression of coincidence with the be-
| reaved, was adopted by 3s2 to AZ votes.
The Prince of Wales and many peer
| esses were present in the House Of Lords
when Lord Salisbury moved a vote VI
thanks to thu. officers and men of the i'm
| perial forces in South Africa. The mo-
| ton specially mentioned the colonial pre-
| mierS and paid q tribute to The splendid
qualities of the colonial troops.
| The premier also said ne thought the
| House had never before thanked. nor had
| such good cause To thank the colonial
| troops for their assistance. Not long ago,
| many people in Europe thought that the
| time of the downfall Of the British en-
pire had arrived. But the colonial troops
came brilliantly to Great Britain'S assist
| ance ana the more Great Britain's diff
| cultieS increased. the more colonial 10y
atty had manifested itself. in aiding the
| empire to defy the hostility ana the bit
| terness of all its opponents. Great Brit
ain had the assistance of a force which
| a few years ago was not dreamed Cf. and
| that was the subject Of eXultation in Eng
| land. 1t was shown that when the cojm-
! try was denuded of her troops her naval
| supremacy was sufficient to protect her
| and Great Britain was never safer than
/ during the period of the war.
| Earl Spencer. the Liberal leader in the
| House of Lords. added his tribute to the
| British forces in South Africa. and Lord
| SalisburYs motion for a vote Of thanks
| to the officers ana men Of this imp rial
forces i'm South Africa was carried unani-
ImOusiy
Thomas Gibson Bowles CONSERVATIVE
| in the House of Commons, renewed the
| attempt to obtain information as 10
whether Great Britain gave the United
| States any assurances prior to the war
| with Spain. Mr.. BaifouT. the govern
mont leader, deprecated recurrence to
| a subject, regarding which he declared a
| good many questions had already been
lput with anything but good results. The
matter was now only of historic interest
and MIR. Balfour thought il better that 1t
be allowed to rest