The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-14
FNGLAND'S AGED PREMIER
HAS RESIGNED HIS OFFICE
lord Salisbury to Be Succeeded by A. J. BaIfour
Speculation As to Personnel of Cabinet
n Prime Minister'S Desire For Quiet Life Said to Be Main
Reason For His Withdrawal

Reviewing Lord Salisbury's life work
the Times says
Another precious achievement has
been the steady building up in cir
cumstances of no small difficulty or
the excellent understanding that now
exists between Great Britain and the
United States That has been the
chief work of his last years in oelce.
1t Is fitting crown for a life of sue
cessful and honorable service. devot-
ed to the highest interests of the Brit
ish people"
The Standard, in an editorial article
on the subject, says it thinks Lord
Salisbury will be deemed no unworthy
successor to a line of illustriOus prem
iers and that his loss will be felt
abroad as much as at home, for his
prestige and unique authority have
long been regarded as a stable force
in International politics. Then, re-
ferring to the absence of intrigue or
friction in the change, the Standard
says:
Mr.. Chamberlain has generously and
periodically effaced his own aspira-
lions when he might almost have been
excused for declining to rest satisfied
win any place lower than the highest,
and has thus shown, not for the first
time, that he can prefer national in
terest to the qualification of personal
aims
All the morning papers are filed
with sketches of careers of the states
men concerned, and with speculations
as TO the future, the liberal organs ex-
pressing doubt as to whether Mr..
Chamberlain is likely to remain con-
tent to act under Mr.. Balfour.
Refused Kings Offer.
The Times states that Lord Sails
sfcrraa i'm. -
any political differences with his col
leagues in the cabinet, and says:
We understand that the king was
very anxious to mark in some special
manner his high sense of the great
service Lord Salisbury has rendered to
the state, and expressed a desire to
bestow upon the retiring minister some
but Lord Salisbury begged to be al
lowed to decline the proposed honor
There is reason to believe that the
king sought Lord Salisbury's advice as
to his successor, and that the retiring
prime minister suggested Mr.. Balfour.
message was thereupon sent from
the palace to Mr.. Balfour at the house
of commons. FNeeling that it was i'm
possible. &c respond to the kings wishes
with success without having secured
the concurrence and support of Mr.
Chamberlain, Mr.. Balfour Immediately
drove to the colonial secretary's house
and saw him in his sick room. We are
in position to state that he was met
in the most cordial manner and that
Mr.. Chamberlain recognized that Mr.
Balfour was the natural successor to
the premiership, and assured him of
his entire support.
The change in the premiership will
certainly involve, ultimately, other
ministerial changes, but, as the king is
leaving town, it is possible that none
viii be announced for some weeks. As
no office is vacant except that of keeper
OF the privy seal, the present cabilfet
can carry on work as long as neces-
sary, and as Mr.. Balfour has accepted
no new office, he will not have to pre-
sent himself to his constituents for re
election. 1t may be taken for granted
that the Duke of Devonshire will lead
in the house of lords