Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-07-21
BALFOUR FOR PREMIER
SALISBURY'S WITHDRAWAL
IS NOW SETTLED upon
Appointment Of BalfOur Said To Be a
Bitter Disappointment to Cham
berlain- Premier Names
Successor.

| LOHuOH' july -EHSldHu mas u new
Premier, Lord Salisbury has resigned
and the Right Hon. A. J. Balfour holds
the Office in his stead.
The Salisbury family. limited. noto-
rious for selfshness and nepotism, re-
tains control of the British Govern
ment despite the resignation of the
head of the family, Lord Salisbury, OF
the Premiership. Salisbury, in retir
ing. Enthusiastically nominated Bal
four, his nephew. as his successor Bal.
tours succession to his uncles post
has postponed.if 1t does not utterly de-
troy Mr.. Chamberlain's ambition to be
Premier
Chamberlain Is reported tonight to
be bitterly disappointed at Balfours
preferment. while his political follow
ers are indignant. Chamberlain's hope
for the Premiership was based on SUE
ceeding Salisbury. for he Is getting old
and cannot expect to outlast vigorous
ascetic like Balfour who is two decades
younger.
The kingdom, regardless Of politics
expected and desired that Chamber
lain should succeed Salisbury, but the
populace was not considered by the
supreme selfshness of the Cecil family.
limited. and its selfish monopolization
OF the greatest posts in the Govern.
ment. Chamberlain Is a commoner,
not a man of the narrowing governing
class; nevertheless the masses expect
ed and desired him to succeed Sails
bury. because all recognize him to be
III, strongest man in the present Minis
try-the man to whom the conclusion
of the late disgraceful war was due,
because his policy was maintained I'M
flinchingly to the end and succeeded.
Chamberlain is personally unpopular
with the governing class and the aris-
tocracy. especially unpopular with the
old Tories. who regard him still as a
radical at heart despite the fact that
on the surface he is conservative. The
aristocrats further dislike him because
OF his cynicism and indulgence in bh-
ter personalities in debate.
While nominally the sovereign APP
points the Premier, as a matter of fact,
the retiring Premier dominates his
successor. the sovereign asking the
retiring Premier who he shall call to
succeed him. Salisbury and Balfour
recognize Chamberlain genius and
strength and care was taken in the
!. official notice of the resignation to
state that Chamberlain was consulted
regarding the succession. If Cham
berlain pockets this disappointment h
will be the one man beside the throne
in the Balfour Ministry.
Balfour will undoubtedly receive {
peerage and go to the House of Lords
while Chamberlain will become tn,
leader of the party and the Govern
ment mouthpiece in the Commons, re
tanning his Colonial Secretaryship.
1t is stated that Salisbury's retire
ment was practically arranged at al
audience with the King month ago
to be coincident with His Majesty
coronation. but the Kings illness in
terfered with these plans, and com
PEELED Salisbury to wait till His Males
ty was sufficiently recovered to atten
to state business.
Despite the eulogiums in the news
papers this morning, Mr.. Chamberlain
Is a bitterly disappointed man. II h
does not relinqush his ambition I
the Premiership he will have to SUP
press it for years, for the Cecils ar
VIGOROUSLY a long-lived family, cling
ing to Office as tenaciously as to life
People who know Chamberlain marvC
If he will uncomplainingly pocket thi
most recent snub at the hand of tn
ruling Cecils.
Washington, July 13.-The al
pointment of Mr.. Balfour to the FL
glish Premiership will not result /
any change in the existing relation
between Great Britain and the Unite
States. This is the opinion OF tn
State Department officials, who eS
pressed the opinion that Mr.. Ballou
will be as much disposed as was hi
predecessor, Lord Salisbury, to COZ
tinue the friendly relations betwee
the two countries.
Rome, July l3.-Lord Salisbury
resignation of the British Premiershi
has produced here a feeling of regret