Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-08
They 90 NOT WANT
Mr.. CHAMBERLAIN
frpIIshmea Fear His Advent as
the Nations Premier
MR.. BALFOUR Is PREFERRED
IMPERIAL Questions Assume 'he fore-
most place Ia british Politics
How They are working.

Now York. oct. S-A dispatch to the
rrbuae from London says:
THE brief pause in the elections az
cords the London journals this morn
Inc leisure for thrashIng out the NOR
.,s of the contest. The Mail, which
,,mm4rds a circulation Of a million
5,ry and has hitherto been one Of the
earnest supporters Of Mr.. Chamber
lar's policy. now suggests that the col
.raI secretary Is going too far. 1t Is
possh'e. It says, to understand the
grave apprehension which Mr. Cham
r.-alas advent 10 the highest office
would cause among thinking and mod
crate men on the continent
Herbert Gladstones prediction that
Lord salisbury VIII retire from publlc
Nfa within twelve months ana that MT
Chamberlain viii succeed him, either as
rrIme minister or at the foreign once
Is not regarded as any more than the
final effort Of an astute party manager
40 whip In the opponents OF the minis
try In the reignlng county contests'Lord
Salsbury's natural successor as prime
Minister would be Arthur Balfour, and
Nh chamberlain has neither the quail
files nor the ambition Tor a dlploIhauc
career 81.
byrv 4 rnedltatlng over either problem.
Va may transfer Lord LansdoWne 10
he foraigu office as a locum tenens, but
hls good health and fine flow Of spirits
warrant the conclusion that he will
enter resolutely upon his fourth term
as prime minister. making as few
changes ss possible In the cabinet
mn Chamberlain has been most for
tunate In the hatred which he has in
spired al home and abroad. His OPP
ponerts here are not as ignorant as
thew are on the continent, where he
Is held responsible Tor decision OF the
Lord Chamberlain's subordinate, the
censor OF plays that Ibsen's Ghosts
shall not be licensed for a London per-
formance by a German company, but
thew are constantly magnltylng his I'M
portance and extending his influence by
singing him out for attack The irrec-
unclable radicals. who have been NOR
glzlng for a year about mt Chamber
lqIn's war" have themselves TO blame
Il be energies from the elections the
most picturesque II not the most power
ful personality In English public lie.
The most important change produced
BY the elections on the opposition side
is the transfer Of the balance Of power
from the radical imperialists. They VIII
De the dominating faction In the Op-
posing benches Many prominent radi-
calls have been defeated, and the au-
th0rIty OF Lord ROsebery. Mr. Asquith
Sir Edward Grey and Herbert Glad
stone has been greatly increased, Mr.
Chamberlain who Is a fighting man IN
politics perleiyes that the war has
passed into The hands OF the liberal
imperialist group for he is already at
lacking Il and firing over the heads OF
the radicals. The change In the rela-
lions Of the two factions Is illustrated
by the fortunes Of two former editors
Of the Daily Chronicle. Henry Norman
Is a liberal imperialist In parliament
and may resume the editorship. Mr.
MassIngham continues to write the
London letter for the Manchester
Guardian. but has greatly impaired his
influence by his fierce denunciations Of
the ministerial policy In South Africa.
Imperial questions are destined 70
have the foremost ? zee in politics dur
ing the winter THIS is evident from
the preparations already making for
the reception OF Lord Roberts, the
guards. the London volunteers, and es-
Tec.ally the colonial veterans. The last
win be a stately function with the
queen aud the prince Of Wales as royal
patrons. and the colonial secretary as
master Of ceremonies. The Australian
Journey OF the duke OF York viii be an
other feature Of the imperial movement.
and merry reorganization Is likely TO
be converted into a Chimerical scheme
for the defense OF the empire In which
the development Of the auxiliary forces
ot the self-governing colonies VIII be
an important element
The empire now holds the field TO the
exclusion OF everything insular. Mr..
Chlmberlain's friends are saying that
he perceyes more clearly than anybody
else the central dominating interests
Of current policies and that he con-
sders the colonial Office the chief
stronghold Of power. and has no idea Of
abandoning fl