The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-19
The Resignation the Absorb
ingSTopic Everywhere. 4
EXTRAORDINARY.
OF RECENT CRISES
What Will Happen Next No One Oan
Forecast, Says Pail Mall aaxstss.
Premier BaIfour viii FIJI the A "
Cabinet Vacancies un,
til Parliament sl8s5 l8s5
s5 Meets. /.
(By Associated presS.)

10Y ASSOCleLe0 1-IGS1sl
D LONDON, Sept. Is. nsternation and
ge1 citement, caused BY the dramatic ans
Inouncement Of Joseph ChAnberlain's5 4
resignation Of the aeoretaryship Of tho
5colonies. prevails among all n classss IN
the United Kingdom, to the exclusion Of
every other topic. The great majority !
OF the people only learna s the news from
the morning papers, anu their aston f,-
iyilment in many cases was q fgrsatt e
to prevent the expression Of any coherent
opinion. NJ }ss, }S.
The Pail Mall Gazette this afternoon
aptly sums up the general feeling BY
describing the present crisis IS the most
extraordinary ii the whole history of
constitutional government. ,".S adding thai
what will happen next no one can FORE ,l'ae,
cast with any degree OF absolute gcsrs,s
tainty. y Tho Pail Mall Gazette states that I
Premier Balfour WIN fill up the vacan1.'S: \:
| 5cIes and carry on the government until
he meets Parliament In 1904. r MI. Oh am-,..
sterlain does not took for an 3l1nmedia 20
general election, expec ct leaat IN 3
twelve months propasl nda before, ,tss 81.
electorate can decide upon his proposals.
The persistency with which It Is rus ~
mored that Austen Cham berlain the.
Postmaster-G General Will succeed MT
Richie as Chancellor Of the Excheaule'lr.i l'l.
emphasizes the extraor rdinary nature o.
the in flue,ce Mr.. Balfour stlll retains
over his colleagues, EI E
The Liber,.. organs point out the ftc-E
tlousness OF any supp posed5 change ;ot neartg
on5the part Of the government which IN
cludes Mr.. Chamberlain 8 son, who y has
been almost as active as his athsr IN
organizing the preterent tial tariff asltas-'
ton. . 2 J. Z. v
Mr. Balfour hes reiterated to friends
that his letter to Mr. Chamberlain was
NOT 4 d formal expression regarding MT
Cham berla In s policy, but that no meant
what he said 5 .5 . N,
The Associated Press is Informed that
Lord Lansdowno will remain secretary
for foreign affairs, III * 4. fassl S,15s
Tho Associated Press loarns there 70
good reason. to believe that the report that
War Secretary Brodertcls Will 90 tran ~
ferred to the India ofice is correct. the 2, 4
new Cabinet is expected to meet within 4
a fortnight f II ss
His Position on Tariff. ..sl;7 s;ss
Writing to-day from his home ae SH!!smn8 H!sm.8
bury, Birmingham, Mr., Cham berlaln mace
his nrst public statement since his resi9-B
nation. His letter is In reply \ to 8. C,aA. =:
Pearson, chairman OF the Executive
co,lncil OF the Tariff Reform Leaf ague, who
asked IL Mr. Chamberlain comedies with
his view that the league should now use use
its resources to advocate the employ
of tariff for the purpose OF consoll:
dating and defending the resources OF
tho empire and defending the industries
OF the united Kingdoms sS3.5 Fs " s4
Mr.. Chamberlain gives his understand
Ing OF the position OF the Tariff Reform
League under two heads MS coinciding
with his position. Their objects, no
says, are: sly 8
a.'Tirst, = closer union q to endeavor to ]
make the empire selt-sut1icing as regards
It's food supply; second, the employemtn;
Of a tariff as a weapon to secure greater
reciprocity with foreign nations; or, falls
ing such arrangements to prevent loss TO
the homo Industrial markets under the.
competition, OF protected countries BY re-
tallnting upon them the treatment they
mcte out to u.s." BYtBEi54S