Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-30

'hamberlain Outlines the Plans of
His Government.
BJRGHERS MUST BE PATIENT
Colonial Secretary Declares That
Promises Will Er Kept. hut That
Self Government Cannot he
Granted For Some Time.

lblluOH, July 'bV-NolOlllhI secretary
Chamberlain appeared IN the house of
@ mmons during the afternoon for the
first time since the recent accident in
which he was hurt. He was greeted
with hearty cheering. and later he was
warmly concentrated by Sir Henry
Campbell Zimmerman. Liberal leader
in HE house.
Sir Horny Campbell Zimmerman sup
pl,nrntrd lis congratulations hy ask
.;.g for illoi MHti II of the colonial CON
ference. |: expressed the hope that
lrnicnt treatment would he extended
To the Bur> in South Africa.
Mr.. Ehailihcrlniu replied that the one
spirit alinnting the members of the
conference was the desire to draw clos
or together the constituent parts Of
The empire, and he thought it safe to
say that the cOltert nee had made i'm
nOrtnlit progress toward Il perfect I'M
ion, to which he himself looked for
ward. Regarding South Africa Lord
Miner, the high commissioner of South
Africa. had photographed spontaneously
that he did not think further lcgiSla
tion necessary to make the Danish
molt proclamation effective. The gov
eminent. however. reserved to itself
the important right in the new colonies
to refuse to allow the return of and to
keep watch over persons who showed
themselves inimical 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
carried ON by nominally constitutional
means"
south Africn's Future status.
Regarding the future status of South
Africa the colonial secretary said the
imperial government had established
n crown colony in the stricteSt sense.
The next step would he to add nom
mated official element. Thereafter
there would he an elected official ele
mpnt. and then nothing hut circum-
stances and time would separate the
new colonies from full self govern
ment the ultimate goal of their am''i
ton. That contamination would not
be delayed if for no other reason than
because it might relieve the govern
ment of the tremendous burden of re-
sponsiblity involved in the present sit
uaton. but all must understand that
the government would not be rushed
or hustled into any action which cir
did not warrant.
The speaker said he was one Of those
optimistic enough to believe that the
new colonies would reach the ulti-
mate goal of their ambition much
sooner than many persons now thought
possible. SO far as the government
was concerned the surrender promises
would be kept in spirit as well as in
letter. The government. he said. was
,ound both by honor and 10y interest |
% this course.
There remained, he added. many |
questions to be dealt with: IL new tar
# must be arranged involving intri !
';tp questions concerning which en-
pcrtS must I've consul ed and the taxa
ion of mines must he settled: but he
wished to say nothing would ne done
o punish owners Of mines. as had !
'ecn suggested in many quarters. The
government would do nutllllu to inter
ere with quick revival of develop
nent of the country. Subject to that
Mr.. Chamberlain CON
inunh, no man was more anxious than
le to recover some considerable part
f the cost of the war from South
africa. He thought it would be per
cctly fair play to lay a fair cost of
he war on the principal industry of
he Transvaal, hut what amount it
vas too soon to say.