Show Mf HALF H A 11 I MILLION MIL LIDH FOR FO R lORD LOAD R OR jS S 5 Itt I London Londea Jd 31 nIn itIn In the house houe of ns today toder proposing a aS resolution S granting gran Dl Field Marshal Lord Roberts 1 X OM for If his bIa services in South Africa A J 1 Balfour the government leader In the th course roune of a eulogy of the field elo marshal said aid there was w no doubt doubtS i S that but bri t for Lord ij Roberts Roberta daring and andI I strategy and the rapidity with which I Jab bia plans pla were carried out Kimberley ted and nd Marking Making would have fallen 11 British b uld have bave been starved starred into ri at Ladysmith Lady and there thereS S would hav ha Yi been n a general rising of in South Africa The country coun country country try wa was Saved aved a from this by the genius St et t the man he now invites the house houseS bou S to O hy by a unanimous mou vote Irre lne of f political differences diffen The statement t called caned forth protests from Inn hp h British members n The lib Jib cm iTt r Sir Henry er an occurred rc in the motion John Dillon Irish IrI h nationalist strong ly iT 1 the vote He declared Lord tad lad he shown the greatest manity inanity in South Africa and said he had employed barbarous methods and had proved himself a dismal failure Mr Labouchere radical protested prote ted granting to military men while nothing was given to civil civilians ians laus who were doing something ed ng for the tite benefit of their country Mr socialist and lode inde took a similar view He declared that in the opinion of experts at home and abroad Lord Roberts failure primarily was responsible for forthe forthe forthe the continuance of the war warr Mr r Swift MacNeil MacNell Irish nationalist said Id be he considered d Lord Roberts opera operations were conducted with Ith a maximum of cruelty and a minimum of ot human humanity Sty ity and aM ad that his farewell speech at Cape Town WB was 11 horrible hypocrisy and blasphemy After further debate for and against U measure Mr Balfour moved the closure which was carried by 7 to votes vos The resolution r on was adopted by bya a vote Tote of m 1 to 71 7 |