The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-16

LONDON, June SIN accordance
with King Edwards message to the
House of Commons yesterday, the Gov
eminent leader, A. j. Baltour, in the
house this afternoon, asked for a vote
Of 100000 to Lord Kitchener. AS a re-
markabIe coincidence, Parliament on
June 9Th, three years ago, voted its
thanks and 100000 to the same General
for his services in Egypt.
Balfour, in supporting the motion, re-
ferred to Lord Kitcheners rapid pro-
motion. He said it had been given to
few public servants to compass so
much work for their country in so short
a time as Lord Kitchener who was
Commander in Chief in South Africa
and was Commander in Chief designate
of India. He found the army in South
Africa in a state of Reorganization
consequent on the ill-success that at
tended the British army at the early
stage of the campaign, and he executed
his duty with admirable energy and
skill.
But it was not until Lord Roberts left
that the claims of Lord Kitchener to
the gratitude of his countrymen reach
ed their present magnitude. Lord
Kitchener had to meet with unique diff
ficulties. He had erected no fewer than
1000 miles of blOckhouses, and in the
conduct of the campaign had fertile
mind, resourcefulness, bOundless cour-
age, energy and resolution, and to these
qualities Great Britain owed the ter
mination of the war. Few English
Generals had Contended with greater
difficulties, and few had emerged from
them in a more triumphant and bril-
liant way. BalfOur concluded with
formally moving the vote of $4,000.
The Liberal leader, Sir Henry Camp
bell Zimmerman, who seconded the mo-
ton paid warm tribute to Lord
Kitchener as a soldier and statesman.
John Dillon, Irish Nationalist, led the
opposition in behalf of the National
lists. Dillon said he and his friends abb
solutely opposed the policy of the
war in South Africa, and the conduct
of the campaign, which involved whole
sale devastation of the country, the
burning of farms and sacrifice of life.
Henry LabOuchere, advanced Liberal,
also opposed the vote.
William Redmond, Irish Nationalist,
caused a scene of great disorder by re-
marking that Lord Kitchener would
go down to history as a General who
had made war on women and chill
dren." This remark called for loud
cries of Withdraw" and appeals to
the chairman to call Redmond to or
der The chairman said the expression
used was not disorderly, but major
ity of the House refused to listen any
further to Redmond, and interrupted
him with all kinds of shouts.
Redmond said he desired to repeat
that Lord Kitchener was responsible
for the death of $1,000 children, and
that he had warred on women and chill
dren. That was his absolute convic-
ton, and he refused to withdraw the
words. The country was living in an
atmosphere of Hypocrisy. When a
man spoke the truth he was gagged.
Redmond's remarks were almost un-
hearable owing to the uproar caused
by the cheers of the Irish Nationalist
and the protests of the members of
ither parties. The chairman replied to
Redmond's appeal for a fair hearing
that it was impossible to control the
House, to which his speech appeared
distasteful.
After a quarter of an hour spent by
Redmond in an endeaVOr to get hear
ing, the closure was moved and adopt
ed, and the grant to Lord Kitchener
was carried by $50 to "A votes. The
minority consisted of irish Nationalist
and two or three Radicals.
When Balfour arose to move a vote
of thanks to the officers and men of
the army of South Africa the uproar
was renewed by the Irish National
lists as a protest against the treat
ment of Redmond. The Speaker of
the House of Commons, William Court
Gully thereupon asked them to de-
sist, in the interest of freedom of de-
bate, to which John Redmond retorted
that it was exactly in the interest of
such freedom that the Irish-National-
lists protested.
Balfour was then allowed to pro-
coed. He said there was no exact
parallel for the motion. Never before
had Great Britain sent so vast an
army beyond the seas, never before
had she fought such great campaign
without allies, and she never had been
so aided by her volunteer and col
onial troops, whose valOr and human
ity he praised.
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman sec
onded the motion.
Balfour's motion, which included an
expression of coincidence with the be-
reaved was adopted by 3S2 to AZ votes.
In the House of Lords the Premier
the Marquis of Salisbury, warmly
eulogized the colonial troops, and
vota of thanks was adODted.