The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-23
is AN
ARTFUL D0DGER
Balfour Hanging on to the Reins of
Government.
ENGLAND FOR FREE TRADE
VOTE TAKEN IN THE HOUSE OF
COMMONS.

| ONION, March Pas a result of the
cabinets decision yesterday TO use no
pressure upon its followers in regard 10
resolutions introduced by the opposition
to commit the government OH the fiscal
question, a resolution introduced at to-
nlght session of the house of commons
by John Stirling Ainsworth Gree trade
nberaD. was carried by a vote of 254 to =.
The resolution declared that lin the opln-
Ion OF the house the imposition of a gem
eral duty on all manufactured goods inn
ported from abroad not exceeding 10 per
cent on an average and varying action to
Ine amount OF IaDor on these goods would
be injurious TO the commercial interests
of the United Kingdom"
While the action of the cabinet yester-
day left no opening for a critical marty
division, the decision OF the government
to evade an issue on the fiscal question
for the remainder of the session, and the
fact that this was the first GO-as-yOu-
please vote brought out a large attend
ance and good galleries. a strong liberal
whip summoned the members of the OppO-
sition, and the nationalist turned out in
full force.
Mr.. Ainsworth's resolution was q, sec
Onded by Richard CavendiSh (unloniSOf
who congratulated Premier Balfour for
giving the house an opportunity to eX-
press unfettered it's views on fiscal prop
Ositions. Both Mr.. AinswOrth and MIR.
Cavendish maintained that the vote would
show a complete discrediting OF Joseph
Chamberlain.
Premier BaIfour spoke briefly. explain
ing that he did not consider the reSOlu-
ton anything more than an abOrtive
effort on the part Of the opposition to
cmbarraSS the government over an issue
which was not before parliament He re-
commended the followers not only TO fol-
low the policy he had adopted, by not de-
batting the resolution, but also to follow
his example by not going into the division
lobby.
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman at
tackled the government for its attitude
He asked, If the question was of no mo-
ment now, why it was considered a crit
zeal party question on March g.
Lord Hugh Cecil said he believed that
after tonight the country would not take
the tariff refOrmers seriously. The cleo
tOrate would not rally TO those who failed
to rally to their own cause. The socialist
movement, he said, dying, was only beng
galvanized into life by the genius of an
vision was greeted with cheers and laugh
ter.
Sir Michael IIicks-B Beach. Lord George
Hamilton, Sir John Gorat and nineteen
other free trade uuionists voted Tor the
Ainsworth motion, beside the whole Of the
opposition and fifty nationalists. All OF
the government supporters had left the
house after Mr.. BalfOur'S speech.
It is now stated that Mr. Bauour Sc
cured Joseph Chamberiain's assent to his
mode of dealing with the Ainsworth mo
ton by representation that any otneT
course would risk the government DelLE
defeated. The ministers have informally
intimated that while refusing to counte-
nance such maneuvers as Mr. AlnSWort-
motion. they are fully prepared 10 give
time for debate of formal mOIlOn OF
ceusUre challenging the government
fiscal attitude.