Show GO CHAMBERLAIN SPIRITED DEBATE IN COMMONS ON SOUTH AFRICA Old Charges Against the Colonial Secretary Renewed Effort to Reduce Re-duce His Salary is Defeated London July Discussion of the Colonial fcc vole led to n spirited debate de-bate In the House of Commons today In the course of which the Liberals again renewed Tot of the old charges against the Colonial Secretary Mr Joseph Jo-seph Chamberlain and Indulged In crt Icisms of the South African war Finally I nally Sir Laurler Lawson moved Ia reduction re-duction of Mr Chamberlains salary asa as-a mark of censure of his policy Mr Chamberlain replying welcomed the Issuo raised by the motion which ho declared meant that the war was declare wrong and that consequently annexation annex-ation of South African republics was wrong and their independence should be restored them In his opinion however how-ever the war was just and righteous and should not be judged by Its consequences conse-quences In loss of life John Bright had defended tho Civil war In America as just and righteous although the loss I of life was as thousands to units as compared with South Africa Mr Chamberlain charged the Radicals Radi-cals with condoning rebellion The policy pol-icy of the Government he declared however was not vindictive and Instead In-stead of subjecting the rebels to the death penalty or Imprisonment It only proposed to disarm them politically > for S ten years The opposition did not spare Mr Chamberlain Liberal members sharply sharp-ly interrupted him and charged him with misquoting other speakers and reminded re-minded him that the whole history of South Africa the past seven years had furnished substantial around for him to 0 suspected in all his actions Mr A J Balfour First Lord of the Treasury and Government leader In tho House moved the closure which was carried 169 ayes to 100 noes The motion mo-tion on reduction of Mr Chamberlains salary was then lost 208 noes to 52 ayes and to the Colonial ofllce vote was agreed |