The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-06-06
HONOR TO KITCHENER
VOTED $4,000 BY THE HOUSE OF
COMMONS.
THE IRISH MADE A ROW.
VIM. REDMOND NEARLY CAUSED A
RoTGH HOUSE.

Declared That Kitchener Had Made
War on Women and Children.
Closure Was Declared and the
Vote Adopted by $50 to 44-Mr. Bal
four Spoke of Kitchcner's Rapid
Promotion and the Many Difficult
ties " hich He Had Overcomc-sir
Henry Campbell Bannerman
warmly Seconded Motion in Be
half of LiberaIs-DiIIOn and Lnbou-
chere Opposed.
London, June SIN accordance with
King Edwards message to the House
of Commons yesterday the government
leader, a. J. Balfour, in the House this
afternoon asked for vote of $4,000
to Lord Kitchener.
Mr.. Balfour, in supporting the mo-
ton, referred to Lord Kitchener's rapid
promotion. He said it had been given
to few public servants to compass so
much work for their country in so
short time as Lord Kitchener.
Lord Kitchener had to meet with
unique difficulties. He had erected no
fewer than 1000 miles of blockhouses,
and in the conduct of the campaign had
shown the fertile range of his resources,
boundless courage, energy and resolu-
ton, and to these qualities Great Brit
ain owed the termination of the war.
The Liberal leader. Sir Henry Camp
bell Bannerman. who seconded the mo-
ton. paid a warm tribute to Lord
[ftphaYaat- a-
John Dillon. Irish Nationalist. led
the opposition in behalf of the Nation
alists. Mr.. Dillon said he and his
friends absolutely objected to the vote
because they were opposed to the poll
icy of the war in South Africa, and the
conduct of the campaign which in
volved wholesale devastation of the
country, the burning of farms and sac
rifice of life. Henry Labouchere also
opposed the vote.
Redmond Raises a Row.
William Redmond, Irish Nationalist.
caused a scene of great disorder by
remarking that Lord Kitchener would
go down to history as a general who
had made war on women and children.
This remark called forth loud cries of
Withdraw" and appeals to the chair
man to call Mr.. Redmond to order. The
chairman said the expression used was
not disorderly, but a majority of the
House refused to listen further to Mr.
Redmond and interrupted him with
all kinds of shouts.
After a quarter of an hour spent by
Mr. Redmond in fruitless endeavor to
gain a hearing the closure was moved.
NThe closure was adopted by 273 to
1873 votes and the grant of 100000 to
Lord Kitchener was carried by $50 TO
A votes. The minority consisted of
Irish Nationalist and two or three
Radicals.
When Mr. Balfour arose to move a
vote of thanks to the officers and men
of the army of South Africa. the up
roar was renewed by the Irish Nation
alists as a protest against the treat
ment of Mr.. Redmond.
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman Sec
onded the motion, which was adopted.
1882 to AZ.
In the House of Lords.
The Prince of Wales and many peer
esses We're present in the House of
Lords when Lord Salisbury moved a
vote of thanks to the officers and men
of the imperial forces in South Africa.
The motion especially included the CO.
lonial troops.
The premier said that not long ago
many people in Europe thought that
the time of the downfall of the British
empire had arrived. But the colonial
troops came brilliantly to Great Brit
aims assistance. 1t was shown that
when the country was denuded of
troops, her naval supremacy was suffi-
cient 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 the motion was carried unani-
roouslV