Show SCHREINERS ATTITUDE Series of Questions Asked and Answered An-swered in House of Lords London March 9In the House of Lords today the Earl of Camperdown asked a series of questions bearing upon the various allegations concerning concern-ing Premier Schreiners attitude toward to-ward the war The Earl of Selborne Under Secretary of State for the Col ones replied that a selfgoverning colony col-ony was bound to do everything possible possi-ble to defend its territory against invasion in-vasion Generally speaking he added the land defense lay with the colony while tho defense of the coaling stations or attack by sea devolved upon the motherland No part of her Majestys dominions the Under Secretary of War S continued can claim to be at peace with a power wllji which her Majesty is at warn war-n was unjust to say the Cape Government Gov-ernment had declined to call out its forces It had called out the volunteers volun-teers to the extent the Governor considered con-sidered wise While the Cape Ministry Minis-try had not on every point held views Identical with those officials responsible for the conduct of the war It was quite nujust to accuse the Colonial Ministers Minis-ters of declining to call out troops nearly It wU much better than some of the burgher forces should not be called out for It was a matter of common com-mon notoriety that part of the forces could not bo relied upon Regarding the question of liability for I damages the Under Secretary said the Government aimed to endeavor to eXact eX-act compensation from those who caused the damage The question he added concerned both the Colonial and Imperial Governments but principally the Colonial Government which was respoiiHlblo to the parties injured and ought to cooperate with the Imperial Government to see that those who I caused the damage paid for It |