The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-15
GREAT BRITAIN
KILLS PROTECTION
Continued from First page.>

tCOntlnueQ from 1dRe.l
and protection, aas Illustrated by Mr..
Balfour's halfway house"
The Standard in an editorial, thinks
that the fear of American reprlsals on
It's staple industry in the event of
adoption OF tho fiscal reform largely
influenced the action OF the Manchester
voters.
The Daily Telegraph says:
1.-THE combined forces of radicalsn,.
Separation, socialism and secularism
wrought a black day for the Unionists.''
The paper admits that the main cause
Is that the country will not sanction
any modification OF the free trade sys-
tenn"
Liberal Organs Jubilant.
The Liberal organs naturally are jubl-
liant The Daily Chronicle says:
ut is a result without parallel in the
history of English electioneering, and
will fill every free trader with deep
thanRfIness."
The Daily Newa heralds Winston
Churchill as the rising hope of the Lib
eral party, "a man whose career has now
become one of the most interesting III
the empire
Mr. Balfour, though evidently deeply
disappointed at the loss of his seat in
Manchester, displayed great calmness OF
demeanor on Saturday night, when he
delivered an admirably dispasEonate and
impressive. speech. Z Already the, former
premier has had several safe seats offered
him, but as yet lie has reached no de-
csion.
Joseph Chamberlain has thus far de-
clined to comment on the result of Satur-
days pollings.
Pollings for To-day.
Polngs are fixed for to-day In twenty
h9ndon distrcss and pro
v era e0rouGs mns L %. h d,sIfie.s
Unionists and four liberals To-day's re-
suits, therefore, will afford good test OF
whether london is to follow the lead OF
The most Interesting contest will be at
Greenwich, where there will be a three-
Mr.. Chamberlain nj insisted I on putting up ,N a
candidate against Lord Hugh Creii. the
leader Of the Conservative free-traders.
contrasting the Hoxton and Haggerston
divisions or Shoreditch.
Among tho provincial contests To-Day
four. former president of the board OF
trade, Is almost certain to be defeated, he
having. been badly hectored during the
Another former Cabinet officer, Walter
Hume Long twho. was pesident OF the
LEGAL government board ana lhter Cnlel
secretary for Ireland in the Balfour Cab
ineU, will rungthe gauntlet to-day III the
effort to retain his seat for Bristol.
Among to-days candidates also viii be
four members of the present Cabinet,
Augustine Birrell, president of the Board
of Education; Herbert John Gladstone,
secretary for home affairs: Sir Henry
Hartley Howell. chancellor Of the Duchy
of Lancaster, and James Bryce, Chief
secretary for Ireland. "a
Home Rule for Ireland.
The great success which the labor party
is experiencing is likely to have q mark.
cd influence IN tho future relations OF
the Liberal and irish parties. Tho. pres
ent prospect Is that Sir Henry Camp
bell Bannerman may obtain q majority
large enough to make him independeni
| of the Nationalsts.Y I'm that case, should
there be a large labor party IN the new
Parliament, the possibility Of an alliance
between tho Natlonalists and tsye Labor
ties would become an interesting prob
| lem.
James Iler Hardie, ono of the, most
| prominent or tho labor leaders, already
has given overtures for such an alliance
while 1t is known that John BIsns. the
/ president of the local government BOARD
Is strong advoC<te ofsshone ft.e iol
| ireland.