Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-25
CAUSED WARM DEBATE.
British Government Has Narrow
Escape From Vote OF Gem
sure in Commons.
Imprisonment OF Albert Cart
wright. Editor Of South Az
rican News, Debated.
Liberals Make a Strong Protest
Against Suppression OF
Free Speech.

London, April 25-The forcible de-
tention in South Africa of Albert Cart
wright, who, while editor of the South
African News, charged Lord Kitchener
prior to the engagement with General
/ Dewet, with ordering his officers to
snoot all prisoners, formed the subject
OF heated debate in the house of COM
mons last evening"
John Morley QiberaD moved the adj
Journment of the house, the success of
which proposition would practically
amount to vote of censure on the gov
eminent In general and on Lord Kitch-
ener and Lord Miner in particular.
Mr.. Morley pointed out that Mr.. Cart
wright, who had served years i'm
prisonment for libel, now desired to
come to England and that his detention
was illegal, unconstitutional and tyran-
meal
He added that the explanation Of
Lord Stanley, the financial secretary of
the war office. who served in the
South African war as chief press CEN
sor, that the government did not think
1t desirable to increase the number of
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. Mr..
Brodrick, in the course of reply.
raised a storm by saying that, altho
Mr.. Cartwright had served his legal
sentence. the question of his liberation
was still subjudice. This brought
forth vehement protest from Sir Will
liam Vernon Harcourt OiberaD who
declared that such proposition was
scandalous and contrary to the ele-
mentary principles of freedom.
Winston Spencer Churchill (conser-
vative) also delivered a few caustic
sentences, saying he hoped the house
would force the government to with
draw within the limits Of the law and
observe the constitution.
Mr. -3alfour, the government leader.
came to the support of the sorely har-
assed war secretary and contended
that the government was justified in |
even British subject if it |
thought his wanderings were calculat-
ed to injure the interests of South AZ |
RIGA.
Those voting for the adjournment
would be condemning Lord Kitchener
and Lord Miner, in whose keeping at I
his moment rested their hopes of I
peace.
James Bryce CiberaD and Sir Robert
Reid QiberaD twitted the ministers for
,gain interposing Lord Kitchener as
buffer between the government and the
louse They both scathingly de-
the present action of the gov
as a gross abuse of power.
The spirit of revolt spread to the
government benches. Ian Malcolm
Conservative, who is said to have
,een heretofore an answering sup
porter of the government, warmly re-
undated Mr.. Balfour's argument that
hose voting for the adjournment
would be showing themselves careless
# British honor.
After such an incident, he no longer
cit sure the members of the govern
nent could say they had clean hands
n this regard War or peace would MOI
e facilitated by such violations Of the
liberty of the subject.
Other supporters of the government
ollowed in the same strain, even Ivor
,hurchill Guest, eldest son of Lord
yimbone, conservative and cousin
f the duke of Marlborough, urging tn,
overnment to realize that its position
vas untenable and to make some con-
ession.
The house then divided and the mo-
on for adjournment was defeated by
So to 1872 votes.
The government leader, A. ]. Balfour.
in the house of commons
nat an autumn session of the house
ou1d be necessary to deal with arr
,ars of legislation.
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