| Show I 0 fLOGGING COOLIES IN SOUTH AfRICA Commons Condemn the Whipping But Refuse to Censure the Individuals MILNER EXPRESSED REGRET mus Motion to iii Inquire I irs Into Inlo I lit 0 ct of ot Cl m 1 London larch 21 The house of ot com COlli commons mons today tody rejected by to votes voles a motion of ot Joseph for tor formerly merly colonial colon III I secretary recommending the lie appointing of ot a royal rOul commission to Inquire Into the economic anti and nn l moral ef et effect feet of at Chinese labor In thu lie Transvaal The Tue whole of at the evening session of oC the tho of ot commons was wa consumed con In th a II debate upon the motion of ot William Hides n lel Liberal censuring Lord former high commissioner for tor or Houth uth Africa for tor or authorizing the Hog ging of ot coolies In luu South Africa In con of ot tho hue treaty with China and on Under Colonel Secretary Chur Churchill chills chill amendment to that motion re is recording recording cording condemnation of ot the Hogging floggIng but In the time Interests Intel ste of ot peace pt anti and con conciliation conciliation III In South Africa objecting to the this censure cen uro of ot Individuals Joseph Chamberlain In a n speech de dit d fending Lord Milner sold sell It would t ba hI despicable to humiliate a 0 great public servant senan t fur for a stogie single error of ot Judgment The he motion ho he said staId was ivan vindictive Lord had frankly expressed re gret Cret for COI the tho error It If Mr Jr Chamber lain said Mid either the motion or he the gov gay cowardly amendment should be carried he hoped a it future present ment would expunge from the tho records such lIuch a L disgraceful motion Mr Churchill In moving mo his bbs amend nd ment urged Urge that time the Liberals could af nt ford to be bo generous Lord hal had quitted the public service after IS Ii ear of nt exhausting work without either a pension or a ft gratuity It wa wall not lint worth while to pursue him further Mr Ir Churchill appealed to the hUlls house houi not to adopt the time motion Arthur J echoing Mr rr Chain Cham sentiment sold sell the amend ment offered by 11 Mr Churchill wise more Insulting than the motion mat ion Eventually I Mr Ir motion was without division and Mr rr motion was wag W I carried by a a majority of ot |
