The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-21

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he would have soon an opportunity Of
talking over the important issues with
which the letter deals. therefore, this
reply rather enbodies the results of our
conversations than adds anything to
them
Mr.. Balfour continues:
agreeing as | do with you that the
time has come when a change should be
made in fiscal canons by which we
bound ourselves in our commercial dea'-
iags with ether governments, ii seems
paradoxcal. indeed, that you should leave
the ca oinet al the same time that others
OF my collea CUES are leaving it who dis
agree on the very point with Us both.
Yet [ cannot bat admit that there is
some force in your arguments in support
of that course. based as they are upon
your special and personal relation with
that portion OF The controversy which
deals with colonial preference. You have
done more lhan any man living or dead to
bring home TO the citizens OF the en-
pire the consciousness of imperial obL-
cations and interdependence between the
various fragments into which the empire
is geographically divided,
Il believe you to be right in holding
that this interdependcnce should find eX-
preston in our commercial as well as IN
our political and military relations.
believe with you that a closer hsc2i
union between the mother country and
the colories WORLD benefit the trade Of
both ana that If such closed union could
be estauusued on hitting terms its 3dNant-
age to bOuh parties would increuS" with
years and as The colonies grew III wealth
and population.
"a t,,V, -. w. connection vii mis- matter
y ~, ', hae,, ,,.;tb rarard 10 the Dra&-
,tca a1i,i Of your proposal which would
seem !" te',a ~. ~. 'at az, yel,nG advancement
Of protective pollcS, ana on 'ne p"r ~ o.
inns cou'iS tnr $50 oai,,,i., rrndi,cts
tit4Cc ior Ail'p 49,, eo,,lN ,.,,;rnr,,o,lts cav
On inc iiSt 90 on[rld r,inlvcs &C II
most certainly does taxation m@% ;,,Ded
lisht upon 1000 Suns %l' ,s 40. ny lin.
WITH you ln'' pupir nv re,elna
for sNon an - ,ltiiticsj hat
may "asHy De iounu ~, p1fS. 800, ,i,et,
YES ahd !teS S, ~ t.a,lnb ~ fiecal re-
IONS ", tne'4 ,l r,se 1uitbin the limits
FORM Is hot az ~ ~, a,,raI, rigs,f
o. ptaVe'o@l ,l t"a'0, r3t re- freat II as In
dissoiuoly cohneI.eo "sn ~ Nc hnth
branch OK u.s., re',t'd ~ ,-t,fch NC haiie,.e
the eountfFE IS prepared . oo'''''0' W -
NOW ,au crltlcfse your deterriiia
ton. The loss 50 the government is g'". +
indeed. but the gain to the cause you nae
az heqF' may % se,,,esoa9 yo,,,.s varv
SJ,'oo+a,,, a J. RALFOUR"
p. S.-May I say with what grattflca-
ton. both on personal and puplle gfouhaS
! learn that AUSTEN 'nti' w, "a ~ - ,
TO remain lt,i 1c no moe eon~,!sivo evf-
49, ,l,,, that IN your Judgment as in ,mine
ma exclusion Of the taxation OF food
from the party programmes IS ~ ~ 1ttnd
Ing circumstances. course best iiate' i
practically to further the cause 81 ''S0'l
reform ,i4 potbscbiId vas asked today as
~ ,'ossible Effect on Tho empire, es-
necjallv IN tie national finances, OF Mr.
Chamlarlain's resiGnation
lie said:
"Tho Duke OF l2eNoHslire r. ii'ta.i!S
tne S@D ti, q,.hi.b 7 take to mean no
49, tnod or raw material in the
near future. at any rate. seems popu-
lar Over a million copies Of MS Ian'-
phlet nave been sold o. aPIll tsl Ao' nm
Mr. ChamhertdiH 49, nf nov.
not 9le'l So"a]49 >,t ana NJ Balfour
"nSi'.Ie ~ '! III. valley before the coun-
~. If might have been serious
liberals VIII Return To POWER
,.7or Sanfe;nher 1.-THE retire
,,,nnf of Colonial Secretary Cham~
hl,}ain which precipitates the most
,,o,,atio crisis and The bitterest party
.,,,l,,ele since his secession from Nit
.,r,o r,,1e cabinet was UNI
,a ,,,,.,,snncted In London until
es,;,i announcement was issued late
.h4 4,o tate for the evening pa
:, I'm o,,},. become known to the
i''iS' 800, .,is MORNINGS pa-
= ' 49,
peis, ,,.. .,o roc; er,,o ,for,e a.
IL Is uI'dei9'Ouo % ~ (api,,ot aro
some otNel Hle'i'pV'9 "a - 20
imminent ana tuat ~" '''tAr'i'
Burleigh. secretary lot Scotland MS "c'
,uary resigned. although the fact haa
NOT vet been formally given out.
Cs.i,,t+,. os,,tcrs on tho attitude Of the
,>o-.,...1,,., r-boao restoration
DUKE " ~ "s''' 'i
has beeh iuHy Va - ~ ~
As to the reconstrucuoh VI ,he I"
met no great interest is excited, al
.tl,,rh The nolitical prophets are already
s s''U an,ointing Austen Chamberlain
- I,rn - ,ha axcbeouer. the earl of
c!la"NSii0' - wy - - EMO colo,lee
etc, because II - recognize" 90 ~
bic that an appeal 10 the country can
a.. ,nilch longer delayed, and the gen
eidl ol''''o'' ~ no unjonist PARTY the
80 yin no returned 10 power
~, editorials in ths government
;o,,rra1s ,hta morning practically reco6-
,ire ,,n certainty of the liberals coming
'nto nowe.. white admitting that Mr.,