Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-25
PROTEST IN THE COMMONS
Over Detention of an Editor in south
 Africa.

 Africa.
 London, April 25.-The forcible de- tention in South Africa of Albert Caet- wright, who, while editor of the South African News, charged Lord Kitchener, prior to the engamenet with General De Wet, with ordering hIs officers to shoot all prisoners, formed the subject of heated debate in the house of commons last evening. MT Morley, liberal, moved the adjournment of the house, which practically amounted to vote of censure on the government m general, and on Lord Kitchener and Lord Mllner in particular. Mir Morley pointed out that Mir Cartwright, who mad served a years Imprisonment for llDel, now desired to come to England, ana mat his detention was illegal, lan- constitutional and tyrannica1. He all ed that the explanation of Lord Stan Icy, the financial secretary of the war once, that the government did Tot tnlnk It desirable to increase the num- per or anti-British propagandists in this country, was the most outrageous heard in the house since Simon De Montfort invented parliament.
 The secretary of state for war. MT Broderlck, Ill the course of reply. raised T storm by saying that although Mr Cartwright had served his laga1 sentence, the question of his liberation was still subjudice. This brought forth q vehement protest from Sir Wil- nam vernon Harcourt. liberal, who de clared that such a proposition xas scandalous and contrary to the cle- | irt11a nf Fw
 Winston Spencer Churchill. conspr. sative, also delivered few caustlc sentences, saying he hoped the house would force the government to with- draW within the limits of the law and observe the constitution.
 MT Balfonr, theAgovernmcnt leader. came to the support of the sorely har- assed secretary and contended that thc government was justified in detaininp even British subject if it thought his mahaerlngs were calculated to iniure the interests of South Africa. Those young Tor the adjournment would bo 1 condemning Lord Kitchener and Ford
 hllner, Ill whose keeping. at this mo.
 nenf, rested their hopes of peace.
 Jalnes Bryce, liberal, and Sir Rober, Reld, liberal. twitted the ministers foy aSain internosing Lord Kitchener as , buffer between the government and II :. house. They both scathinoIv do. nounced the present action of the pov. efnInent as T gross abuse of bower.
 The spirit of revolt spread to tne government benches. Ian Malcolm conservative, who is said to have bep,, nefetofore an unswerving supporter of the government, warmly repudiated M, baifours argument that those votinn Tor the adjournment would be showing l themselves careless of British honor After such an incident he 10 longer Ielt sure the members of the govern. ment could say they had clean hands in this regard. War or peace womb not be facilitated by such violations oi 1 the liberty of the subject.
 Other supporters of the governmen, followed in the same strain even Iyol Churchill Guest. eldest son of Iorf I Wimborne, q conservative, and q cou
 sin of the Duke of Marlborough, arg
 ing the government to realize that if. position was untenable and to make some concession
 The house then divided and the mo ton for adjournment was defeated by 259 to 1S2 votes. Nine unionists voted against the government.