Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-19
CRITICISED BY Beers.
Joseph Chamberlain's Speech
es in South Africa.
PRIDE OF THE VICTOR
COUNTING THE COST OF THE
DURBAR.
Members Of the Moseley Delegation
Discuss American Methods-Lon-
don News and Gossip.
,pecia, Correspondence of The Evening Star.

LONDON, January I. 1893.
Beers and pro-Boers In London Judge dif-
ferentiy Mr.. Chamberiain's Natal cam
paign. The Beers are afraid that MI
Chamberlain has not begun by walking cir
cumspectly. They see more pride OF the
victor than discrimination Of the statesman
in his speeches, and they fear that ne -
being wrongly attuned to the problems OF
the time.
Beers here think Mr.. Chamberlain makes
an unreasonable and almost threatening de-
mand for active loyalty. What is loyalty
they ask. Is it applause of the policy and
acts Of officials who know next to nothing
of South Africa, and less Of the Afrikander
character? 1t Is to be placed in subsection
to men who deserted the national cause
when 1t most needed help? Does it mean
that the vanquished must straightway fall
on the neck Of the conqueror and say Il
love you very much?" These are some Of
the queries that Mr.. Chamberlain's speeches
evoke from certain Beers who fought to
the last.
They distrust some of the reports that
have been cabled from Natal. They want
to know why the Natalians should go wild
with enthusiasm when Mr.. Chamberlain an
nounced that he had induced their govern
meHt to withdraw claims on the imperial
treasury to the amount Of 100000. Do
people get tremendously enthusiastic when
they are told that they will have to pay
what they expected somebody else to pay
for them. The shrewd suggestion Is adj
Vanced that the people of Natal have never
been very sanguine of collecting this bill
from England anyway. and are making the
best Of it.
The Beers see in this peculiar position
some evidence that the crowd around the
colonial secretary Is crowd Of extremists
who will shout approval of anything and
n fhn hot fhov
Will prevent any one else from obtaining his
ear.
Cost Of the Durbar.
What will the Delhi durbar cost? gen.
tleman whose knowledge of Indian affairs Is
possibly not surpassed in London said to
me yesterday: 1.-The private expenditure of
the Indian princes has certainly been be-
tween f. 100000 and f3 OOO, 900. To that there
Is to be added the vicaroy's estimate of
tooo,OOO." He added that the educated Indian
class would probably not be stimulated to
any greater loyalty than already exists.
rhat particular Glass; he said. "hold very
strong end democratic views. They will de-
nounce the durbar as mere extrayagance. :"
typical Indian in London said to me to-
uay: Inc durbar IS an unWise move when
Ihdla is still enfeebled by the plague and
famine. The Indian idea is that the e. 900
Vo spent on an elaborate show might have
been utilized to establish a. reserve famine
fund that would have remained an ever
lasting memorial of the proclamation OF
King Edward VII"
asked my authority what India had cx-
pected from Lord Curzon. There is dis
satisfaction" was the reply, "at the refusal
or what cultivated Indians deem the rights
or citizenship. They cont end that once the
Vlceroy was committed to his pomp and
brave display he should have made it Gle
occasion Of some constitutional reform gilt
to the Indian empire.
Some suggest the remission of the salt
tax. others the freedom Of the press. others
that Indians should have the right to quail
lily as commissioned officers in the army
while another section thinks that partial
expenditure on the army should be borne
by the imperial government. There are
various ideas. but I am justified in saying
that Indians are disappointed. They expect
some concession apart from the loosening
upon society of number Of criminal
culprits.'
considerable proportion of the mag
nifcent jewelry'' in which titled danes are
appearing at the durbar is merely sham
Those who know chuclded over the fabulous
value which rumor attached to the cargo
of the Arabia when she carried so many
distinguished visitors to India.
Besides the risk Of carrying priceless fam
lily heirlooms. the heavy duties imposed on
all precious stones entering India had to
be considered After ALL not one person IN
ten thousand can distinguish at a short
distance between genuine jewels and good
limitations. So 1t came about that the value
than that popularity attributed to the cor.
tents Of one ducal jewel case.
Girls Emigrate to South Africa.
party of sixty-fve girls left London 70.
Johannesburg on Saturday morning In con-
nection with Lord Miners new scheme for
the emigration of women to South Africa.
A few weeks ago Lord Miner telegrapned
to the colonial Office asking for $50 girls to
be sent out to South Africa during January
to fill various situations guaranteed by his
committee in johannesburg and the South
African expansion committee in London.
The selection agent appointed under the
scheme at once set to work to carry out the
request contained in that communication
The necessary number Of girls was chosen
and those who left on Saturday formed the
first batch.
A second batch will be sent on January
10. and other patches will be sent waeE-
ever desired by Lord Miner. The girls
forming SATURDAYS party are going ont