The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-15
Criticise Government for Giving Up
Its Original Demand for an
Unconditional Surrender.
"ANOTHER MAJUBA PEACE"
Kitchener's Work So Styled by
Doctor Jameson-Suspensi0n of
Constitution of Cape Colony
Is Deemed Dangerous.
BY HERBERT PAUL.

| SPECTAL BY CABLE TO THE NEW YORK
HERALD AND ST. Lot Is REPUBLIC.
London, June H-tCopyrLght, lSl2)-The
| f ghty club. which celebrated its majority
} on Wednesday night by dinner and ball.
is the nearest equivalent which the Liberal
party possesses to the Primrose League.
/ 1t sends out speakers 10 all parts OF Eng
land and assists actively 1t contested eiec-
/ tons. 1t has passed through many vicis-
STUDIES. hut it is at the present time more
prosperous than it has been at time since
its foundation.
Originally known as "Greys Committee"
after its founder. Eow Lord Grey. in those
days a Liberal. il was christeHed the
Eighty Cub after the general election
Of 1850 1t really came of age, therefore,
a year ago. but it followed the example OF
the King n pOstponirS the ceremonial oO-
servdnce for twelve months.
In 1856 home rule threatened the Eighty
Club with disruption. and it lost. In fact
about third of its members, but the losses
We're soon made good, and Mr.. Gladstone
I became It's president.
Since his death the office has been annual,
and the president this year is Mr.. Asqulth.
Mr.. AsQuith's Speech.
Divided by the war. like the rest OF the
L beral party. the club was nsVerthe!sSS
unanimous in the choice OF Mr: SSqI!th,
whose conspicuous services to Liberalism
10 differencss of opinion could obscure. In
lis speech on Wednesday night Mr.. AS
quith happily congratulated hI3 Majesty 5
ministers upon having restored harmony
TO the opposition by the menace OF corn
tax and the challenge OF the educ atom Dlll
He greeted S-r Henry Campbell 8anner-
man, who propose d 10 the toast Of the cruz
as the leader Of the Liberal party. thus
Intimating in EnIuistakabIe language that
all schiSm was at an end. Sir Henry te-
spOnded in cordial terms with cnaracterls-
tic pleasantly ard good humor. The oc-
casion was not one Of serious argument; or
e!abOratt culCgy. Tut II was none the less
sign ticant because Il showed that peace mad
been restored elsewhere than IN Sorth
Africa.
The origin of the war is ancient history.
Liberals. at least, cannot quarrel over the
terms Of peace.
The Government. "a sir Henry Campbell
Zimmerman pointed Gus, has pursued the
Liberal p0iCy il giving up the demand for
unconditional surrender. and concluding 4
peace satisfactory to the repres sntatives OF
the Beers.
Government Criticised.
Signs of discontent are not, however.
wanting among the extreme advocates OF
aSceadgncy.
Doctor Jameson is reported to have sad
and Mr.. Seldom. who wanted to let loose
the MaCris on the Beers. IS seriously per
turbsd.
The Government can afford TO disregard
this "hairbIa!ned chatter Of Irresponsible
1rivclity" i'll carrying out hltcheners
peace"
political opponents. and by all the most
sensible of thzir political friends. but If
they propose anything so reactionary as TO
suspend the. Constitution of Cape Colony
they will raise p storm compared wiki
which the controversies about the war were
chi;ds play.
Mr. Chamberlain has admitted that such
a st p could only be taken by act or Par
lament. and such an act could only be
passed by the persistent use of the closure
The destruction Of freedom in British
colony would be old result of a war
for the franchise. The Prime Minister of
the Cape is res0lutely opposed to II, and
even TO please the lovallst minority in the
Care Assembly the home Cabinet viii prob
ably shrink from doing what would cause
uneastLess in every salf-goysrning Part of
the Empire.