The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1903-06-12
|AL[ AGAINST CHAMBERLAIN
IN HIS R.LAN-To PuT ENGLAND ON
PROTECTIVE TARIFF BASIS.
House Of Commons III ali Uproar When
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(, :, ~ Rumors, That Cotbriaf Secretary
"a Chamberlain Is to sResian-RaIfour
n 10 WSrrIsd over the Outcome.

London, June .,l1.z-The rumored
Resignation OF Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain is the most startling de-
|velopment Of the proposal of the chan
Fcellor or the excheqder, Mr., Richie,
to abolish the corn tax, the debate on
which kept the house OF commons
packed and spellbound until midnight.
Even II Premier Balfour persuades Mr..
Chamberlain to remain in the cabinet.
the colonial secretary.s preferential
tariff prograIif is hopelessly showed
under and shis, influence as political
power dn Greatl Britain at least tenn
Lporarily relapsad- ~
II All members of the government who
contributed to, the debate vigorously
Declared themselves 'as free traders,
and frankly opposed Mr.. Chamber
flain' 3 proposals.. Except for Mr.. Chap
FIN, not a voice on either side was
raised in .suppert Of Mr.. Chamberlain's
campaign. Former. members Of cabi-
netsand private members, irrespective
ots party, protested against any tinker
ing with Great ibritains financial pol
Icy. The unionists voiced with, the
liberals as declaring themselves free
traders, .rireHErr' j. / e.3ag
/, All that wasss lacking in the COM
plete route of the protectionists' cabi-
net minister was Mr.. Balfour's official
i pronouncement as premier and on be-
ahaif Of the government that the cabi-
met, as 4 whole, refused to adopt Mr..
Chamberlain's views. Both the
[colonial minister and the premier were
absent from the debate. because, &C.
i cording to report, Mr.. sBalfour was
spending the evening endeavoring to
persuade the colonial secretary to re-
his differences with his colleagues. The
debate was adjourned at midnight
when amidst a sensation, Chancellor
of the Exchequer Richie said he hoped
Mr.. Balfour would soon be able to give
the house definite statement in be
half OF the entire cabinet, though he
could not promise it.
Mr.. Chamberlain's amendment was
scarcely made before it became sec
ondary consideration, its defeat being
assured. Until midnight the fight, Il
} an undefended struggle could be Sc
, described, ragged around Mr.. Chamber
: lain. g.
"oil and vitriol" is the only adequate
J description of Sir Michael Hicks
: Beach's speech, which started the re
volt. Amid intense silence this famous
} tory ex-minister extolled the ,colonia
. secretary's VIRTUES and damned his
program. at II.
, BLACK Michael" as he is familiarly
called, was never seen to better ad
ii vantage. The ministers sat with trou
, bled faces. Mr.. Balfour looking es
pecially detected. Mr.. !, Chamberlain
deserving his usual place, paler ever
than usual. stretched himself at the
end of the treasury bench: Later, II
the afternoon he never exchanged {
word with his colleagues. After Mr.
Richie had renowned the colonial sec
retary's ideas, Mr.. Chamberlain, stalk
ed out of the chamber without eYeh {
nod to Mr.. Balfour,.>, After the. diane
recess the excitement was heightened
by the absence of both the colonia
secretary and the, premier. A bittel
attack on any 1tampering with fret
trade was made by Sir John Gorst
consezIatiye, who declared that
!. Fereat portion ofsthasGising generation
lin, the United K:aEdpm was already 81
degenerate and poverty stricken tina
anything tending TO increase, the price
Of food would threaten a national dis
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