On the whole, Mr. Morley'e speech cannot be called satis-
factory. We have never failed to admit that it, would be of great advantage to the country to have the Anti-Imperialist's case sanely and justly put, but it is disappointing to find Mr. Morley's championship of his cause spoilt by a note of shrewishness and unfairness. Mr. Morley, for example, debates the whole case as if the Transvaal had been a homogeneous nationality wantonly attacked by us. No one could imagine from reading his speech that the Boers were in a minority, but that because they were splendidly armed and kept their subjects unarmed they were able to impose their will on the majority. Another example of Mr. Morley's want of grasp of the whole question is his handling of the
native problem. One might imagine from his speech that dr-. British habitually treat the natives worse than the Boers. If so, why is every British victory cheered by the natives when they dare
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