New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-06
\ DONNYBROOK FAIR
IRISH LEADERS MAKE TROUBLE OVER
GRANT TO LORD KITCHENER.

/ OF fSZoU,OUU) to LORD h1IcnSHef- al
lament on June 5, three years ago. voted us
! thanks and ESQ 900 to the same general for his
| services in Egypt
| Mr.. Bafour, in supporting the motion. re-
| ferred to Lord Kitcheners rapid promotion He
! said it had been given TO few public servants 10
| DO SO much work for their country in so short a.
time Lord Kitchener. who, besides being ccm-
| mander in chief in South Africa was COM
mander in chief designate Of India. He found
| the army in South Africa in a state of disor-
ganization or dslocaton. consequent upon the
| i'll success which attended the British arms at
the early stage of the campaign. and he exc
cuted his duty with admirable energy and skill
It was not till Lord Roberts left the field that
| the claims of Lord Kitchener to the gratitude
| OF his countrynen reached their present mag
nitude. He had to meet with unique difficulties
He had erected fewer than four thousand
| 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 Britain owed
the termination Of the Few English gen.
erals had contended with greater difficulties
| and few had emerged from them in a more tr1-
urnphant and brilliant way.
Mr.. Balfour concluded with formally moving
the vote of ESQ, 600.
LIBERAL LEADER SECONDS MOTION.
The Liberal leader. Sir Henry Campbell-Ban-
tribute to Lord Kitchener as a soldier ana
statesman.
John Dillon, Irish Nationalist. LED the opposl-
ton in behalf of the Nationalist. Mr.. Dillon
said he and his friends absolutely objected to
the vote, because they were opposed to the
policy Of the in South Africa and the con-
duct of the campaign. which involved whoie-
sale devastation of the country, the burning OF
farms and sacrifice Of life. Henry Laoouchere'
r also
In the course of the debate William Redmond
Irish Nationalist caused q scene Of great dis
order by remarking that Lord Kitchener would
go down to history as a general VINO mao iildue
war and children. rms REMAIN
called forth loud shouts of Withdraw and ap-
peals to the chairman to call Mr. Reomoho 10
order The chairman said the expression useo
was not dsorderly, but a majority of the House
refused to listen any further to Mr. Redmond
and INTERRUPTED him with all kinds Of shouts
Mr. Redmond said he desired to repeat that
Lord Kitchener was responsible for the death oI
fifteen thousand children and that ne hau
warred on women and children Ihat was MS
absolute conviction, and he refused to Wlthofa"
the words The country was living in an at
nosphere of hypocrisy. When man spoke the
truth he was gagged ;.
Mr. Redmonds remarks were almost inauol-
BILE owing to the uproar caused by the cheers
the members of other parties.
The chairman replied to Mr.. Redmonos aP-
neal for a fair hearing that it was lmposslole
to control the House, to which his speech APP
peared distastefuL
In his speech Mr. Redmond INDUCED in con-
siderable violence Of language He SAID tha'
an additional reason why he objected 10 lhe
vote was because Lord Kitchener mad Vloia'eu
the tomb of the Mahdi at Khartoum, and ne
8, the South African war, had been guilty OF
moro diseraceful conduct than any of the other
generals.
Then. turning to the ministerial benches, Mr.
Redmond shouted:
You allow the women and children OF soldlers
to starve, in order to honoF the AaVoi''e' VI
your corrupt society.
This statement greeted with shouts OF
"sit DOWN. Name himr" and "Divide?' while
the Irish members jeeringly advised the Minis
terialists to call in the police.
MR. REDMOND's BITTER VIEWS.
Amid the din Mr.. Redmond heard to say
that the House was disgracing itself in COM
pensattng the commander Of the British forces
IN South Africa while allowing the men who
had fought there to drift into the workhouse,
and that the House was making itself RIDICULOUS
IN the ewes of the world, by a motion pretend
ing to celebrate some great feat OF arms
Croans and persistent yells drowned any
further attempt at speaking, until the closure
voted.
After quarter Of an hour spent by Mr.. Red
mond in fruitless endeavor to obtain 6 6earlng'
the closure was adopted by 2lo to los votes
and the grant to Lord Kitchener was carried by
$50 to A votes The minority consisted OF Irlsh
Nstionalists 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 uproar was renewed ny the
Irish Nationalists. as protest against Ine
trea trnent of Mr. Redmond ,,,,
The Speaker of the House OF Commons WIN,
lam Court Gully, thereupon appeared ana asked
them to desist In the interest OF freedom OF ae-
80 70 which John Redmond, the Irish leader,
retorted that it was exactly IN the interest," OIL
such freedom that the Irish Nationalist pro-
tested ,,s l.. ooooa IIa
said there was no exact parallel for the mo1on-
Never before had Great Britain sent so vast an
army beyond the seas; never DeIoie ndu sIiS
|ougbt such great campaign without allies. and
She had never been so aided by her volunteers
and colonial troops, whose valor ana humanity
he praised. z, 49,,
Sir Henry Campbe1l-Bannerman seconded the
r,o+ion He said he hoped there would not De
a Earring note in the Parliamentary appreciation
NJ the services of those who upheld the Falor
of the British army in South AFRICA.
Mr.. Balfour's motion, which included an eS-
preston of CONFIDENCE with the oereaVeo' was
adopted by $50 to AZ votes
PREMIER's SPEECH IN THE LORDS
The Prince of Wales and many peeresses were
nresent in the House of Lords when Lord Sails
hurry moved vote Of thanks to the officers and
men of the imperial forces in South Africa The
motion specially mentioned the colonial premiers
and paid tribute to the splendid quantities or
the colonial troops, who. ne SAID, contended
under no ordinary difficulties against an enemy
which had accumulated vast stores of munitions
of war, and who had the advantage OF fighting
in peculiar country with Whlch they were
thoroughly familiar
The Premier also said he thought the House