The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-19
MILNER FOR
 THE CABINET His Advagg ment Most
 Prss able. MANY Ruz} Rs ARE AFloAr One to siect That Balfour Will Resign. This is Not Looked on ss Likely, However-Election Will Not
 Occur for a Year, It
 is Thought.

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 London. Sept. 1a-Consternation and excitement, caused by the dramatic an- nouncement of Joseph Chamberlain's 8 resignation of the secretaryship for the colonies, prevails among al classes in the United Kingdom, to the exclusion of every other topic. The great majority of the public only learned the news from the morning papers, and their astonishment in many cases was 50 great as to prevent the expression of any coherent opinion.
 The Pall Mall Gazette this afternoon aptly sums up the general feeling by describing the present crisis as "the most extraordinary in the whole history of con- stitutional government" adding that what will happen next no one can fore cast with any degree of absolute certain ty.
 Balfour May Be Forced Out.
 The Pail Mall Gazette states that Pre- mier Balfour will fill up the vacancies and carry on the government until he meets Parliament in 1904. MT. Chamber lain also. does not look for an immediate general election, expecting at least a twelve months propaganda before the electorate can decide upon his proposals. Other rlmors are current that Mir. Bal foun is unable to find men to fill the vacancies and that he will be compelled to hand the King his own resignation. This. however. does not appear to be likely.
 The Succession.
 The Westminster Gazette and other papers forecast Lord Milner. the high commissioner in South Africa, succeed announced that Lord Stanlay, financial ing to the colonial office, and it is definite secretary to the war office, and probably James Lowther. Deputy Speaker, will be among those promoted to the cabinet. but the details of its reconstruction are not likely to be known until MT. Balfour has seen the King.
 Almost every paper has it's own candi- dates for the various vacant offices, but few of the prophecies coincide. The atti- tude of the Duke of Devonshire, Lord President of the Council, being unknown to the public. creates further uncertainty.
 Markets Not Affected.
 Lord Rothschildss statement yesterday to the Associated Press however. can be safely taken as an indication that the Duke intends to support MT. Balfour, at any rate until Parliament meets. The prediction that the markets would not be affected by the cabinet crisis has been fulfilled. Indeed. consols exhibited a firmer tone today.
 From all parts of the United Kingdom and the Empire. editorial expressions of opinion on the crisis are pouring in. The government organs frankly admit that MT. Chamberlain's withdrawal came as a bombshell. The Liberal organs, though announcing the wreck of the Tory party" which is described as being Hamlet without the Prince" nearly all agree in saying that MT. Chamberlain's resignation does not mean a victory for free trade.
 His Waterloo to Come.
 Though the man has gone" says The Star. "his policy remains. This is Mir, Chamberlain's Elba. He has yet to meet his Waterloo" This is borne out by reports from Birmingham, where the powerful organization in favor of pre- ferential traiffs is centered. There, though. the resignation of the head and shoulders of the movement came as a great surprise. ceaseless activity prevails and 1t is announced that Mir. Chamber lain's previous arrangements for his cam paign will all be carried out.
 The Associated Press learns there is good reason to believe that the report that War Secretary Broderick will be transferred to the Indian office is correct. The new cabinet is expected to meet within a fortnight.
 Chamberlain to Pearson.
 Writing to-day from his home at High bury Birmingham, MT. Chamberlain made his first public statement since his resignation. His letter is in reply to c. A. Pearson, chairman of the executive council of the Tariff Reform League, who asked if MT. Chamberlain coincided with his view that the examination of the tariff may be considered as sufficiently advanced and that the league should now use its resources to advocate the employ ment of a tariff for the purpose of con- solidating and defending the resources of the Empire and defending the industries of the United Kingdom.
 Mir. Chamberlain says:
 Iagree with your views that we have sufficient material in the way of facts and figures.
 Up to the People.
 We have now to state our conclusions and endeavor to get the people to adopt them"
 MT. Chamberlain then gives his under standing of the position of the tariff re- form league under two heads as coincid ing with his position. These objects. he says are first, a closer union to endeavor to make the empire self suff1cing as re- gards it's food supply; second. the em- ployment of a tariff as a weapon to se- cure greater reciprocity with foreign na- tions; or, failing such arrangement, to prevent loss to the home industrial map- kets under the competition of protected countries by retailing upon them the treatment they mete out to us.
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