The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-15
FREAK IN BRITISH CABINET.
uuh.H, 80 pO>'r REsu> ~
mr. PRi HiIR H,LIOt a.
III. Of VIZ ,hsmbsr,sin neeemlns thar.
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part, v,~is-s ls, alt, To the >-~
premier ,Is.rsi. Congratulate tim.

,h. sole tonic OF conversation m
,.,,.,L Circles to-day III chief interest
,,,-, ar-,u' the meeting ~ the Con--r-
,.n,. par,v held At tho Foreign Ohicc this
,r.-po,n ~ nesting of this kind had
- reid iurng IN" hte Of III" rrr-'nt
vr,.tr, when wa- organized Ia 1890
r.. a., On. wa held a year ortwo prrNous.
A., Arthur ] Ralfour. the new Premier.
,rr,si At the for-iEn ohh~ a, 4? poclo"h'
40 mrani-d Nv Sir William Wslrond. III"
c,.f conservative Whip, N" Duke ~ Devon
,,,, Sir Michael Hick--b'ach. Mr. Han
INV presid-nt II IA. Board of Agr'cul-
600. Nj Lsrn-DruglaN, First Commits
.o,.r " Nork-. and Mr. Austen Chamber
~, rirarctal secretary TO the Treasury.
~, nov PRIME Minister had a trrm"n-
d-.s reception from ms Importers. all Of
,,,m stood w a. b" entered and cheered
I'm loudly On his rising a few minutes
to- 'n aiir-- m" meeting all again stood
s,a enthusiastically acclaimed their new
,.I"f
Mr.. RAJ Yours sPyFCH
Won aui.t wa- restored Mr.. Balfour
.,t .e.y had los, the services ~ n chief
~, or nearly fftv years had been en-
s,,.i ln active T%-1ltical life. II now th"
H., ,u>.varahlr from political work
,r,,--i upon him too heavy a political
Gan 'herr was none who would grudge
,h.. r.t1-. ne had sn we'll earned lApplau-"
H. 20 them was indeed irr"parahle
n. ii NOV fstter him"lf that tn" gap
could l-, rllcd hy hi- own personality, hut
,h. ,r that the noble Marquis had leff
u.-' ls oNrnpi.d. and IL was hecaus" the
Eir, mad Desired him mir. Balfourl Ia do
h. f--' ia take that position that h" had
s.L.st them To- come there TO-DAY.
NJ R,lfour said h. had accepted ;as
great ',-A. with it, heavy responsibility.
-, through any oVrrw helming belief In hts
o~Nncapacity hu' a he was CONSCIOUS.
All lri---i. had every reason To believe
thai IN attempting tn carry OUT that WORK
IN. would have tn" most important quasih-
c,fruu a leader could have the confidence
q fhosa with whom he worked. loud APP
IaY-e
Ee had not. he added. had the opportunity
,f con-uIung them. hut he had consulted
'ra-o With whom he had teen working
'ar many years past. and II the klndn"ss
winch they we're prepared To- extend 20 him
a, all equalt-d he Indn'-s they had "S-
teri.d tu him in tho past. then. indeed.
the difficulties ~ the task tsforr him would
10 greatly diminished
hrs CABINET BREAK.
A.. could not promi-. himself that h"
would have the continued assistance OF
all his colleagues. One W the most I'M
por,Ant 81 them. with whom h" had h-~'n
associated during the Who'll" Of his political
life, and who had occupied. and Who de-
served to occupy. one 81 IA" highest p"-i'tons
in the State. had told him that h" ought not
10 count upon his further Assistance H."
referred, o! course. To the Chancellor OF
the EIcheou.r. Sir Michael Hicks Beach.
Thi. statement caused a sensation in the
mca'ing
Although, however. he srisved To ssy
thai he could not count with any assurance
utrn the Chancellor Of the ENch"qu"rS
further assistance. he could CulInt he wa
sur. upon his absolute confidence and good
~lsh-. IApplau-e
W. RaIfpur added that he hal nothing
q a Personal nature Ia Say ~ vet IL"
feared 'ha, there must - changes conS'-
Gler' upon m" great chang" that they
hat mot 20 dcplorr. tout their policy would
remain vhat II had always been lIh""r-
Tr.y mad los, tho Survives 81 n brilliant
ad,p,a'. e their Cau-a. a man arolni
v-.m IN. sentiment II ~" mass II their
parry had iur many wears crv-tslliArd.
TRiRrTts To s.LIsRrRr
on rho CONCLUSION e Mr. Ral'our's adj
de-. 'hr Duke of D"von-hirr. President
Of 'r" Council. rose and ~ud that b" could
~ r"'ra.u from c~ud"avouug To- express
.u'u" n,ucrlrr"uor ln What hi colleague"
hal .u-' sali regarding III" great and ~
rrgl-shlr loss that the marty n IN" Coun-
~ had sustained u waS difficult TO appr'-
cs'r f;Iv ~" powers 81 government
an -'a',-mau-hip which Lord Salisbury
p-s.---i unless 4" m"mu"r'T mat
h. rtt retained IA" undivided confidence
~ M, svn party and a lars" ~har" OF ~"
oHufi"r~' & IA" country for a longer
Ior..i ~ Premier han any OF his pr~ie-
,'.-nr~ IN rv~nt history
D." MARQUIS 81 Salisbury had h~sn ahl"
Co 100 That. M" Duke sad. without th" ait
Narfar. 90 a SEAT VA the HOUSE Of Commons
~Hl,h - ~ greatly IA" cent?" and mann
-ruug of British political institutions.
I"ri salisbury had addressed his country
r'u riu" and time again IN terms Of IN"
tgh's' rloqucnc-. hut he hal avaiI-d
a''HF| ~ ~'fsfil W NJ
ant had taught IN" country To psc" It,
CONFIDENCE IN him rather on the grounds
- hIs adminisi rative acts than his %oratorical
gif's lie said he trusted that their pres
emo" Vas sufficient proof that they cordially
ssSrovcd IA" kins's choice Of a succ~"sor
10 N" Marquis Of Salisbury. Mr.. Cham
t~rlain l'heetsl who was unable To II"
present h-Caus. 81 his recent accident
hal sent a letier which would IT, read later.
n" Duke 81 Devonshire concluded by
a-sunug Mr. Balfour Of the continued sup
port OF the Unionists.
HiCks-bEACH EXPLAINS HIs ~RErIRkMkSr
kising to sT-sk. sir Michael Hicks Beach
NS greeted warmly. lie said there was
no one he could more gladly or eadily
aNrpt a. leader Of the party 81 which b"
had ts,n a loyal m.mtrr all his life than
Mr kilfour. To whom he had ALWAYS sought
4" DO such service ~ was in his power
IL" icl' the break o~rca-ioned by the reSigna-
u"n Il the Marquis of Salisbury as Prime
Minister p-rhaI~ more than any man In
that r'om could feel IL. They had teen
col"agu'- for twenty-five years and
n" retirement TO him Vas something
That he could not find words to
'ipre~s, II WAS a break in his
fl.tt...I NJ Al n.Is-.. - ..l.l l.a,