Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-18
CABINET CRISIS
STARTS RDNORS
Resignation Of Secretary Cham
berlain Has Wonderful Eff
feet On English Public
NEXT STEP ANxiousLY AWAITED
salfour Will Attempt to Flu the vacan-
eies, But There is Strong Belief
That He Will Be Unable to Find Men
10 Meet tho Requirenents-aeneral
News Of the Day.

London. Sept. 1S.-Consternation ana
excitement caused by the dramatic an
nouncement Of Chamberlain's resigna-
Zion OF the secretaryship for the Colo
nies prevails among all classes OF the
United Kingdom to tic exclusion OF
every other topic. The great majority
OF the public only learned of the news
from the morning papers and the as
tonishment in many cases was so great
% to prevent expression Of any coher-
ent opinion. The Pail Mall Gazette
this afternoon aptly SUMS up the gen.
eral feeling by describing the present
crisis as the most extraordinary in the
whole history OF constitutional govern
ment," and adds: What will happen
next no one can forecas. with any de-
gree OF absolute certainty.
The Pail Mall Gazette states that
Premier Balfour will I'll UP the va
cancies and carry on the government
until he meets parliament in 1904.
Chamberlain also does not look for
an Immediate generally election. ex-
pecting at least twelve months of prop
aganda before the electorate can de-
eide upon his proposals. Other rumors
are current that Balfour is unable to
find men to fill the vacancies and he
will be obliged to hand the king his
own resignation. This, however, does
not appear likely.
Il The Yves minister Gazette and other
papers forecast Lord Miner, high COM
missioner In South Africa, as succeed
Ing to the colonial Office, and it is def
ndtely announced that Lord Stanley,
financial secretary to the war office.
and probably james Lowther, deputy
speaker viii be among those promoted
to the cabinet, but the details of its re-
construction are not likely to be known
until Baffonr has seen the king.
Almost every paper, mas Its own can-
didatas for the various vacant Of
fices, but few prophets coincide. The
ATTITUDE OF the duke OF Devonshire,
lord president OF the council, being
known to the public creates further un-
certainty. Lord Rothschilds' statement
yesterday to the Associated Press,
however, can be safely taken as an in
dication that the duke intends to sup
port Balfour, at any rate until parlia-
ment meets.
The predictions that the markets
viii not be affected by the cabinet cri-
Sis were fulfilled. Indeed, consuls ex-
hibited firmer tone tc6ay.
From all parts of the United King
dom and empire editorial expressions
OF opinion, on the crisis, are pouring
In. The government organs frankly adj
NIT Chamberlains withdrawal came as
4 bonShsheil Liberal organs. tho an
s nouncIng the wreck OF the tory party
which IS described as being Hamlet
without the prince" nearly all agree
IN saying Chamberlain's resignation
does not mean a. victory for free trade.
Tho the man Is gone" says the Star,
+ shis policy remains. This is Chamber
lAin's Elba. He has yet to meet his
Waterloo This Is borne out by re-
ports from Birmingham that some
-here powerful Organization In IA
vor OF a preferential tariff Is centered
there, and that tho. the resignation of
the head and shoulders of the move
nent came as a great surprise. cease
less activity prevails and 1t will be an
nounced that Chamberlain's previous
arrangements for the campaign will all
be carried out.
The Associated Press learns there Is
good reason to believe the report thai
War Secretary Broderick will be trans
0srred to the India office Is correct. The
new cabinet Is expected to meet within
= fortnight.