The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-06
Joyous Liberals.

The house OF commons tonight was
the scene of "A remarkable demonstra-
ton based upon the defeat of a govern
mcUt candidate in the bye-eIectiOn for
Brighton. constituency which for
twenty years had not failed to return
Conservative or Uuionist candidates for
parliament by majorities of 1000 and
upward.
The house had been engaged i'm con-
sideration Of a resolution offered by Sir
William TOmliHsOn. Conservative. de-
claring that in view of the peril 20
which the industries of the United
Kingdom are exposed by too great de-
pendeuCe on the United States as the
source of supply Of cotton and the good
results OF operations already undertake
en- by the British Cotton Growing as
SoCiatiOu the house desires 10 express
its appreciation Of the benefits derived
by the enCOura cement afforded by the
government to the association and looks
To- continuance of good offices as es-
SeutiaI TO the speedy development of
the resources of the colonies. deDen-
denotes and prOtectOrates for the main
tenance of employment in one of the
great national industries"
4 number of members spoke i'm SUD
port of extension of the British cotton
growing territory. Mr.. Emmett Glib
eraD said the cotton growers of the
United States were already jealous OF
the government experiments in the
West Indies.
Shouting With Joy.
While a somewhat desuitory and I'M
interesting debate was dragging on.
there was a rush of opposition members
from the Hobbies shouting with JOY
over the Liberal victory i'm Brighton.
where Gerald LOder was seeking re
election on his recent appointment as
junior lord of the treasury. the Liberal
candidate being +. Nilli-TS. NlIIef~
is in" was the cry, which was received
with great cheering Premier BaIfOur.
who was just then entering the house.
was greeted with shouts of Resign"
Resign
Colonial Secretary LyttletOn, who had
been speaking when the interruption
came. after the demonstration had been
qUieted continued saying: Since 1902
the production of cotton inside the
British empire had trebled. The gov
eminent. he added, had not relaxed its
efforts looking TO further increase. He
trusted that Lancashire would assist
the work more literally in the future.
The resolution was adopted uuani-
nously- Mr. BalfOur quilted the house
almost immediately
Sneers for BaIfour.
ON a motion to adjourn an extraor-
binary scene occurred. Mr.. Lloyd
George. advanced Liberal. said ne had
intended TO question the premier ON the
fate that has befallen a member of the
administration at Brighton. He COM
9fained that on receiving notice that
the question would be raised the pre-
mier had deliberately left the house.
The premier's discourtesy TO the house
no said, was becoming absolutely often
SiVe.
Several members spoke supporting
Mr.. LIOyd-GeOrEe and declaring that
the government ought to resign.
Winston Churchill said IL looked like
tho beginning of the end. and that il
was retributiOn for its shams and shut
1es and for the manner in which the
premier had treated parliament.
Sir Alexander ACland-HOOd repre-
seHtinE the government on the treasury
bench. having declined to accede to the
request to adjourn till Monday i'm or
der to enable the government to con-
slider its position the house adjourned
amid loud opposition laughter.