The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-10-07
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Premier Balfour Completes
Task of Reconstruction.
Duke OF oEvoNsHlsE IS OUT.
Leader of Conservative Party in
House of Lords Tenders Rasigna-
tion-Ralfour's Speech at Sheffield
Given as Reason.

London, Oct. 6.-The three weeks
cabinet crisis has ended in manner
more remarkable and dramatic than
that OF it's inception. Mr.. Balfour's
new ministry affords a measure of
the enormous difficulty he has had to
| contend with in the task OF recon
struction and its complexion seems to
indicate the premier himself can have
little belief of it's durability. The
most sanguine supporters cf the gov
ernmeDt express small hopes of such
an administration living many months
and the prevalent idea is that there
VIII be q general election before par
lament reassembles. The withdrawal
OF the Duke Of Deyonshire is a heavy
blow. Had he remained the govern
ment might possibly have survived
another parliamentary session by
avoiding dealing with fiscal reform.
but with him goes the support of the
strong party of liberal unionists.
The new cabinet IS composed as
follows; Mr. Brodrick, formerly sec
retary of war, succeeds Lord George
Hamilton as secretary for India; Aus
ten Chamberlain, postmaster general
succeeds Mr. Ritchie as chancellor of
the exchequer; Alfred Lytleton, re-
corder OF Oxford, succeeds Joseph
Chamberlain as secretary for the col
onles; w. o. Arnold Foster, secretary
to the admiralty. succeeds Mr.. Brod.
rick as secretary of war; Graham
Murray, lord advocate of Scotland
succeeds Lcrs Balfour of Burleigh as
secretary for ScotlaJl; Lord Stanley,
financial secretary of the war office,
succeeds Austen Chamberlain as post.
master general
me Duke of Devonshire, who was
leader of the conservative party in
the mouse OF lords, has resigned the |
nttice of lord president of the council
an- The king has accepted his resig-
nation. he duke wrote to Mr.. Bal
four giving the reasons for his resig.
nation, which he attributed. among
other things, to the premiers speech
at Sheffield and his pamphlet en- in
sular free trade.
Mr. Balfour's extraordinary letter
reproaching the Duke of Devonshire
with breach of faith is the theme of
universal surprise and comment.
One consequence of the Duke of
DeVonshires retirement is extremely
unfortunate for the government. It
Will bring the leadership of the house
OF lords to the unpopular Lord Lans-
doWne. No successor has yet been
appointed to the Duke of Devonshire
and several minor government offices
still remain vacant OF the new ap-
polntments announced the most sur
prlsing Is that of the Hon. tlfred
lytleton as secretary for the colonies.
MI. Lytleton is man of acknow-
edged ability and good speaker, but
ne mas had no ministerial experience
Whatever. He is better known to the
colonies as cricketer than a poll
tlcian. He was also for fifteen years
the champion tennis player. and has
won international foot ball honors.
Austen Chamberlain's appointment
to the chancellorship of the excheo-
uer has been fully discounted.
Mr.. Broderick's transfer to the In
dia office will probably evoke the
hercest storm and much resentment
In India, of which the feeling will be
[hat he has been sent to the India
office because he was a failure at the
war Office.
ld-Foster has always been
student of the question of defenses
and strong critic of war office meth
DDS If allowed free hand he should
Introduce drastic reforms.