SOUTH AFRICAN STRIKE

Grey River Argus, 5 February 1914, Page 3

SOUTH AFRICAN STRIKE

THE CONSTITUTIbNAL '; POSI ■ . _ '.\\ ;,..".- TION'-'" ;..,.. ..■;'.; ■'-: ;■;■ (By Electric ' Telegraph^-Copywrishi. Per' Press; Association. : '--- : ' LONDON, Feb. .1- --; TheHpn. H.-L.-/ Samuel, speaking at Harrowgate, .'sajd that whether ; th' 6. depprtatidins . wer6;Cwise or unwise, .it was ' not the ;• function of a > member of the Goverhnient : in one ..-pbrtiioa, of . the Empire' to v condemn or ■ comniend ; the actions of. -another.' whatever view was taken ; of . the: ; merits of : tdie '■ case T!,ie ; "responsibilitv^foc . what was done did ; not :'v.rtist with; Lord; Gladstone. The; constitutional relationship of Lord Gladstorip..to':hiis r Ministers did; ''.not; re auirey-his ; ; assent. v yThe'-- method , was adopted'- and ihis : was not asked;' ...:■•;. ,•>;;.■■':■-.'.>■;:/:. ; v. :,./■■ .:;..

The.; executive of the Miners'. ■ Feder at'on; • in '• Great;.'vßritain unahimoiislv passed: a resolution against the- South : Af richVi rdeclaratiion' qf : martialvlaw and depoftion of the leaders, ■ J-^jUso demanded Lord Gladstone's-; recall. rV, 7 ■