Show SECRETARY CHAMBERLAINS RETURN The reception In England to Secretary Secre-tary Chamberlain tho empire statesman states-man on his return from South Africa was most enthusiastic Hlg American wife shared In the honors and he had the grace to say that she deserved to There is no doubt that Secretary Chamberlain Cham-berlain has gown tremendously In the estimation of Englishmen and of the world too for that matler In the last few years Ills decision that British sovereignty In South Africa could neither neith-er be shared nor opposed was without doubt statesmanlike and wise his firmness firm-ness in maintaining that stan1 throughout a most wasting war showed high qualities of administration administra-tion and a determination that was praiseworthy In persistence on the course decided upon Hla visit to the scene of the war In order to set matters mat-ters on the best possible peace footing showed a flllljrence and solicitude that are admirable characteristics in an administrative ad-ministrative official Ho returns reasonably rea-sonably successful in his mission of reconciliation re-conciliation a he was completely successful suc-cessful In his a policy Being freah from tho scene and having just completed com-pleted his conferences with both friends and foe his declaration that the troubles trou-bles reached their terrible consummation consumma-tion through the weaknesfl and vacillation vacil-lation of the British Government In the antewar periods have a significance i that cannot be overlooked This statement state-ment is 0 terrible arraignment of thft slackness of British diplomacy in this matter and is especially pointed In condemnation con-demnation of Gladstone Unquestionably Unquestion-ably he Is right immediately following Jilojuba hill was the real and propitious propiti-ous time for the complete assertion and enforcement of British supremacy and authority Secretary Chamberlain is n great Englishman the Premiership was his due when Balfour attained to it and ho is reasonably sure to reach that exalted station yet I |