Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-30
Balfour's Supporters Are Begin
ming to Get Rather Tired
OF the Business
PREMIER IGNORANT OF D0INCS.
He is Warned That He Is Wreckinc
His Party in Order That He May
Save His Cabinet.

London, March S0--wlth a few OK
ceptions tho unIonist press hitherto
has supported Premier Balfour in the
policy which led to the recent one-sld-
ed scenes and votes IN the house Of
commons, Now, however. tho party Is
beginning to show signs OF restlyeness.
When Mr.. Balfour was questioned in
the house by Winston Churchill yester-
day he confessed complete ignorance OF
what occurred in the house the previous
evening, and was Obliged to read the
minutes to learn the result OF MIR. Wal
TONS motion Of want Of confidence.
This Idea Of leadership OF parliament
does not meet WIth'the approval OF all
unionists, and last night In the Hobbies
II was proposed 10 send round robin
appealing to Mr., Balfour to return to
me traditional method of meeting oppo-
sltion attacks, on the ground that con
htant evasion Is tending TO bring the
government into rldicule,
the Daily Mail edtorally this morn
ing warns Mr. Balfour that he is
Wreoklng the party TO save the cabinet,
and declares that parliamentary pro-
feedlngs have been reduced TO a level
which borders dangerously near the
iarclcal. II would be much better. the
ballN Mail says. to face the issue fear
iessly and dissolve parliament.
The house OF commons spent an
other night i'm one-sided debate Of the
nseal question: No member of the
ministry was present
Mr. Osmond Williams. Liberal, Of
iered a motion declaring that In the
opinion Of the house grave injury
would be caused to the shipping in
dustry and other Industries dependent
thereon by the adoption OF the charges
IN the existing fiscal system proposed
by Joseph Chamberlain.
IN the course o. the discussion both
the mover aud Mr. Denny, the seconder
Of the resolution, referred to the con-
dition Of American shipping and ship
building as an argument In favor OF
free trade, The speakers said that
British shipping and ship building may
be ruined by protection.
Mr.. MacIyer. Conservative and tariff
reformer opposed the resolution on be-
half OF the shipping interests OF Liver-
pool Immediately after making his
speech Mr.. Maclver left the house.
MIR. Maclver pointed out that Ameri-
can duties on ship building materials
were reimbursed in respect OF vessels
built I'm the United States for the for
eign and coasting trade. He said the
reason America did not build more
ships was because OF the higher wages
prevailing I'm America
Mr.. Rea, Radical, I'm responding
said that witnesses before the ship
ping commission mt Washington had
testified that drawbacks on ship build
ing material were illusory and he as
serted that statistics showed that Great
Britain was not losing her position IN
the ship-bullding world,
James Bryce. Liberal. declared t.at
II was time these suspensions Of MIN
isterial vitality should cease The Only
consultations for these grotesque per-
formances was that the government
is making itself so ridiculous that =.
must be nearing its end
Mr.. Osmond Williams motion was
adopted without division.
The opposition viii have another in
ming on April 70, Mr.. Turf. Uniouigt
has secured by ballot the right 10 in
troduce on that day an home rule
resolution, the terms Of which have not
vet been announced but which It is un-
derstood Will condemn the utterances
OF both Liberal and Nationalist mem
bers on The home rule question. II Is
stated In the Hobbies OF the house to-
night that the Liberals viii not take
up the challenge but win refuse to
participate In debate and division on
the motion.
John T., Redmond. who had expected
to go to the Mediterranean FOR "A hoii-
day. has postponed his departure until
after April 70.