The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-15
REDMOND SCORED
 BY CHAMBERLAIN
Liberal Unionists Hold Great
 Reunion In London
PRESIDENT GIVEN OVATE0N
Mir. Chamberlain Takes Up Irish Cues ton and Says Council Is Forcing Government to Reform
 Irish Representation.

London, July 14-,Joseph Chamberlain was elected president and Lord Lands downe and Lord Selborne vice presidents of the newly reconstructed liberal union ist council at a meeting in London today, which was attended by 1,7oO to 1890 del- egates from all parts of the Kingdom. A resolution was passed in favor of q complete reform of the British fiscal sys- tenn, approving the premier's demand for increased powers to deal with hostile tar- ifs and dumping" and expressing sym pathy with the proposals for preferen- tial arrangements between the colonies and the motherland. The resolution was adopted with practically unanimity, and MT. Chamberlain, who presided, pointed out that 1t must fairly represent tho views of the liberal umonIsts as no fewer than PTS separate associations were rep resented at the meeting.
 The part taken by Lord Lansdowne and Lord Selborne in the new organization which the Evening Standard calls the annex tariF reform league. evokes much interest. The Standard considers that the fact "that two parliamentary members of Mir. Balfour's cabinet have become vice presidents of an active eiectioneering as- sociation, of which MT. Chamberlain is chief, raises grave constitutional ques- tions and it is expected tie opposition intends to raise the question in the house of commons and invite Mir. Balfour to explain how two members of his cab met comes to be supporting a policy SO different from that enunciated by the pre- mier himself.
 Chamberlain Makes Speech.
 MT. Chamberlain presided over and de- livered speech at an immense meeting in Albert hall tonight under the auspices of the liberal unionist council. The vast building was crowded In every part and was decorated with sentences from MT. Chamberlain's previous speeches. On the platform were Mrs. Joseph Chamber lain with the Marquis and Marchioness Lansdown, the I4arl and Countess of Sell bourne and large number of the nobil- ity members of the house of commons and colonial representatives,
 In the beginning of his speech MT. Chamberlain who was given a tremendous ovation, said that the object of the lib- eral unionist council was primarily the maintenance of the union between Great Britain and ireland under the control of one supreme parliament. There was noth- ing in the present circumstances to justi- fly the relation of vigilance in this direc- tion
 After discussing at length the fiscal question on practically the same lines as in his former speech. MT. Chamberlain returned to the Irish question and said that the council was impressing upon the government the necessity of reform in Irish electoral representatives.
 Is coercing Parliament.
 The leader of the nationalist party in the house of commons controls some 80 votes which were swung from side to side without regard to the merits of the case under discussion and with the avow- ed object of making the government im- possible and coercing the British parlia- ment to give what he wanted.
 He will fail where greater than him failed before him." said MT. Chamberlain who then asked why should parliament play into the hands of John Redmond by giving him power to which he was not justly entitled.
 MT Chamberlain concluded by ridlculing the opposition.
 Lord Tennyson moved vote of confi- dence in the government and the ap- nroval of the fiscal policy which was unanimously carried.
 Lord Lansdowne briefly acknowledged the resolution and said it would greatly strengthen the hands of Premier Balfour. Referring to the fiscal question. he said if must he discussed freely and fully and they might see what at present was only an ideal pass into the region of &C., complishment and reality