Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-07-22
SALISBURY STEPS OUT.
British Premier Tenders Resignation
-Ralfour His Successor.


Lord Salisbury has resigned as premier
of Great Britain and Right Hon. -hrtEdr
j. Balfour has been appointed to sneceeo
him. Vague rumors of the premiel's con
templated resignation have been rife ever
since the death of the Marchioness or
Salisbury These began to take more
definite shape a few months ago, the END
of the war, or the contamination OF the
coronation being mentioned as the proba-
BILE time oil resignation.
Mr.. Balfour as premier will remain as
leader of the commons. Lord Salisbury
will attend the coronation as prime min
ister such being the Kings wish.
/ A representative of the Associated
Press learns that prior to the acceptance
of his new Office Mr.. Baifour first had
an interview with Mr.. Chamberlain and
then consulted with his other cabinet as
sistants. This is regarded as assurance
that the future relative positions OF
Messrs. Balfour and Chamberlain Will
be satisfactory to both. Mr.. Chamber
lain's friends say he always recognized
the reversion of the premiership to be MI.
Balfour's right as government leader IN
the House of Commons.
AS to Lord Salsbury's withdrawal, the
main reason is considered by practically
all the best informed persons to have
been simply desire for a quiet life on
the part of a man advanced in years,
whose activities have been unusual, and
whose scientific tastes predispose him to
study and seclusion.
That the retiring premier's health has
failed to some extent is undeniable; but
this is not more than perhaps is to be
expected in man of his years, and the
close Of the war in South Africa and the
return Of the commanding general there
is considered to be an appropriate time
for his withdrawal.
His retirement was practically arrang-
ed at an audience of Lord Salisbury with
the King a month ago, to be coincident
with the coronation, but the Kings i'll
ness interfered with these plans and COM
PEELED Lord Salisbury to wait till the ruler
was sufficiently recovered TO attend to
state business.
Though alert mentally, the retiring pre-
miers physical condition, especially since
the death Of his wife, has not been salts
factory. That loss seemed to affect him
greatly, and since that time he has done
little entertaining beyond purely official
annual dinners and receptions. In So
cial aspect, however, Mr.. Balfour's aces
sion is not expected to make much diff
ference, neither Mr. Balfour nor his Sis
ter, who acts as his hostess, being fond
of society.
Although Lord Salisbury's resignation
does not necessarily involve the recon-
struetion of the cabinet. it is believed
there will be some changes 1t is not
considered unlikely that some of the min
listers will be made peers in order to make
room for new blood in the cabinet 1t has
been the idea that Mr.. Balfour would be
elevated TO the peerage, leaving Mr..
Chamberlain to lead the House OF Com
mons, the notion being that this arrange
ment would be the best to conciliate the
divergent interests Of the cabinet. but
it is understood that, at any rate for the
present. Mr.. Balfour will continue to lead
in the Commons.
1t is learned that Lord Salisbury. in
resigning. expressed the desire that no
new title or honors should be conferred
on him.