New-York tribune., 1910-12-02
PREMIER ASQUTH
ATTACKS BALFOUR
SAYS Opposition Leaders Turn
About on Lords and TarIf1
Is Almost Indecent.
REFERENDUM A FAILURE
Winston Churchill, Who VIII An
swer MIR. Balfour, TO Receive
Verbatim Reports of Speech
bv Motor Car Relays.

london. Dec There is q POSSIBILITY
~ an unlcoked-for result in the attempt
Of 4 J Balfour, the Opposition leader
70 remove tariff reform from the lnnn1e-
eiate field Of politics
The question looms larger than ever
:. IN the cammpaign tonight so much SO
s-ns- Mr.. BaIfour himself. in speech al
Reading. was fain 10 explain that his
rsr-r he'd not altered its views on this
subject and that tariff reform was still
= chief plank IN the party's constructive
policy. but. he explained, the Jnionists
needed 10 obtain the formal and explicit
consent OF the people thereto. The policy
OF referendum, he said, was consistent
with the true idea cf popular govern
rnent
The fact is that Ut. Balfour's pro
-ounceuent on November 90. that ne
vas willing 70 submit tariff reform 10 a
referendum. has rather sUndered than
knit MS party and supplied the Liberals
with another effective argument against
tariff reforu7-nanlely. that AIr Balfour
has. been compelled 10 sidetrack it
TIE interest in the speeches tonight
rerr-ed II Premier Asqutths reply 10
cred al 2 great meeting al Wolyerhamp-
Ton The Premier said.
We are living n times Of rapid move
rnert when i IS relief 70 wake any
r--orning and not ind some fresh part Of
the constitution reconstructed.
Asquit1 Scores Balfour.
He described 1Ir Balfour's turn
2 bout face on the questions Of the re-
form Of the House Of Lords and tariff
reform as Unique-almost indecent He
said that he could not imagine q greater
ca-cature q the referendum than in
putting q few abstract questions TO the
people without concrete embodiment OF
their proposals # any one but sane
and responsible statesman had cOntem-
plated such & scheme he would be called
4 mailman.
After : study Of the working Of the
referendum IN foreign countries, the
Premier continued. he had arrived at
The conclusion that II had proved a most
unsatisfactory and disappointing meth
cd Of ascertaining public opinion.
Winston Spencer Churchill. the Home
Secretary. displays untiring energy. He
addressed several meetings at Dundee
tonight. and VIII deliver two speeches
at Cheshire tomorrow. From there he
viii 90 by special train 70 Grimsby,
where he VIII speak at midnight. reply
Ing 70 d speech which Alr. Balfour viii
make earlier n the evening, and in order
70 ascertain the nature Of Mr.. Balfour :
address special relays Of motor cars VIII
convey q. verbatim report Of this 70 the
Home Secretary az Sheffield enabling
him 70 study the address on the train
sfter his speech al Grimsby Mr..
Churchill will return TO Manchester,
where he will speak on Saturday after
noon. He viii go from there 10 Chester
for another Liberal demonstration on
SATURDAY. uight-a heavy twenty-Tour
hours programme. The Home 0ecre-
rarv viii have a special guard Of detec-
lives against slIf-agist attentions
Speaki at Manchester. Andrew
Bonar Law. J-nionist Member for Dull
,-ich Division OF CamberwelL refused 70
eat his words On tariff reform addlng
that il The Unionists obtained an ade-
-cl1,ste roaio-itv AT the polls they would
h hound 10 enact q tariff reform Tnea-
sure
a Vigorous Campaign.
The weather for The campaign scarce
II could be worse Outdoor meetings
planned a. many places necessarily have
been abandoned The house-to-house
ranvassing, however, continues and
there is no Iet-up II the usual indoor
demonstrations.
Among those Incapacita1ed by the
weather are Lewis Ifarcourr Secretary
or state fo- the Colonies and Reginald
NTcKe7na- First Lord OF the Admiralty.
The women. as usual in England. are
-sking = prominent part IN the can
vzssing
The leaders on both sides are conduct
f-E z lively Czu-aigD FTedeTich L
smith. 2 barris1er and writer on inter
national Law. Unionist Member for the
Walton Division Of Liverpool IS running
2 good second 70 the Home Secretary,
winston Churchill. while Chancellor
1Io~d- George. John Burns and other ef-
<zor1ve speakers from both sides are
keeping busy.
Lord Lansdowne Is showing great en-
e-gy n supper Of his proposals Tor me
reform q the House Of Lords To-day
he addressed Z large meeting al Ports
mouth. in the Interests Of Lord Beres-
fr~5 7-hose seat fc- Portsmouth Is serl-
a--sl- threatened by the Liberals Sir
FL-a-a Grey has arranged 10 reply 10
Lg-d Lansdowne-