The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-19
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BALFoUR MAY be FORCE
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London. Sept. rs Transformation ana
excitement, caused by the dramatic am
nouncement offJoseph Chamherlain's
resignation. preFails among all classes
in the United kingdom, to the exeT1t
sion Of every other topic. The geeat
majority Of the public only learned the
news from the morning paners ana
their astOnishment ia many cases was
so great as TO prevent the expression
Of any coherent opinion The Pail Mall
I Gazette this afternoon apparently sums
up the general feeling by describing the
present crisis IS the most extraordi-
nary in the whole history Of constitu-
| uonal government" adding that what
VIII happen next no one can forecast
with any S-gree Of absolute certainty
me Pai Mall Gazette states that
Premier Balfour win hu up the va
cancles and carry on the government
until he meets parliament in 1904 Ms
Chamberlain. also, does not look for an
immediate general election expecting at
least twelve months propaganda be-
fore the electorate can decide upon his
proposals Other rumors are current
that Mr.. BalfOur IS unable TO find men
90 fill the vacancies and that he win be
obliged 20 hand the king his own res
ignatiop. This. however, does not ap-
pear to be likely.
Cabinet Building.
The Westminster Gazette and other
papers forecast Lord Miner, the high
commissioner in South Africa, succeed
ing to the colonial Office and it Is def
nitely announced that Lord Stanley, mr.
! ancial secretary 10 the war Office. and
probably James LOWther deputy speak
er viii be among those promoted A. the
cabinet but the det.1
structiOn are not HketA
til Mr.. BalfOur has sec t6e 80.
most every paper has Is own candl-
dates for the various Nant offices. but
few Of the prophecies oincide. The at
titude Of the Duke G Devonshire lore
president of the couEn, being unlSno"q
to .o,,t the public erSses further unee
Lord RothschuBs statement yeste
/ day 10 the Associated Press howeN
can safely be tken as an indicarc
! that the duke itends TO support "a
Balfour at any rate until parllamenN
meets.
The predicdonthat the markets would n
not be affected BY the cabinet cEisis has
/ been fulfilled. indeed, consOls exhibited
a hrmer tone.
Waterloo Yet to Come
I
dom and the empire editorial expires
slons Of Opinion on the CRISIS are pour
ing in. The gDvernment Crgans crank
~ admit that Mr.. Chambgrlain s. VIA
drawal came as a bombsh4 The
erai organs b9agl
described as ug -Eamlet without the
prince, near Az agree in saying that
Mr.. ChamberI in's resignation does not
mean victort for free trade
Though the fnan has gone" says the
star, his policy remains. This is Mr.
ChambeTlain's fElba. He has yet 10
meet his Water 80"
This is borne put by reports from Bir-
mingham, whefe the powerful feeling
in favor Of preferential tariffs is cen
tered. There. though the resignation %
the head and shoulders of the move
ment came as great surprise. cease
ftess activity prevails and &c rs ans
nOunced that Mr.. Chamberlain's previ-
Gus arrangements for his campaign viii
all be carried out
The Associated Press learns there is
| good reason to believe that the repor
/ that War Secretary Brodrick win b.
/ transferred to the India Office IS cor
rect.
The new cabinet is expected Go mee- &
within fortnight.
! Lansdown VIII Remain.
The Associated Press is informed y
/ that Lord Lansdowne will remain Sec
rotary of foreign affairs.
The persistency with which ID is ru-
mOred that Austen Chamberlain tho
! postmaster general viii succeed SIR
+ Richie as chancellor eNcneqCer. EN- 4
/ phasizes the extraordinary nature of
the rcla tiOnS which Mr. Balfour stiX
maintains towards his colleaaues. IL
/ Liberal organs point out thu hcuuohA-
ness Of any supposed -ch8hge a. lgirt
] rrn he r0raH ~ rf nrrH enc
( cIudes Mr. Chamhet Iain's son. Who hrs
/ been almost as give as his fHther in
organizing the Preferential tgrfn agi
tation. Mr.. Balfo4 IRIS frank declaration
I in his letter accenting the colonial sec
retary's resignation that he' shared Air.
/ Chamberlain's ide5s OF a closer fiscal
union with the colonies also creates
doubt as to how even moderate free
! traders. such ast- the Duke OF Devon
shire. can remaik under Mr.. Balfour's
Z guidance
/ The criticism Of the small effect upon
/ the government policy caused by SIR.
Chamberlain Withdrawal. and OF the
I retention of his son is not confined Cd
I the opposition. The st. James Gazette.
which warmly supports Mr.. Chamber
/ lain's programme, declares that the res
suit is that the UnionIst Dsrtv viii
I face the electors disunited and open 70
/ all the attacks of the free fooders az &c
viii be perfectly patent TO the electors
that the return or Mr. BalfOur involves
/ sooner or later the return of mr.. Cham
\ berlain and the triumph Of his policy"
i Mr.. BalfOur has reiterat ted to friends
that his letter % Mr.. Chamberlain was
not a formal expression regarding 8Tr.
I Chamberlain's policy, but that he
/ meant what he said
4 on the face Of it Mr.. Chamberlain and
+ Mr.. Balfour win continue 70 work to-
! gether. but the former colonial Score
I tary is free from governmental 0blfEaC
\ tions and viii be able TO conduct his
( educational campaign along the line he
\ has all along advocated
KING TNTFRFsTED.