The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-07
ALARM|ST SPEECHES
DENOUNCED
STATEMENT RELATIVE TO ENG.
LANDS UNpREpAREpNEss
FOR WAR hooreo.

LoHHon. Jan. S--Premlsr ASQuith.
David LLOYD George. chancellor OF the
exchequer, John Burns president of
the local government board. and other
members of the government tonight
denounced A. J. Baifour.s alarmist
references to Gierman.- and replied TO
MS accusations of the unpreparedness
OF the navy. Chancellor Lloyd George
who received an ovation at Peckham, a
district in London. described Mr. Bal
tours speech as the last resort of a
thoroughly desperate man who saw
that his cause was lost Mr. Baifoar
had INDUCED in plucking thu German
eagles tail feathers. and tail twisting
had become a discreditable practice. he
said. even I'm America. He was sorry
to see the leader of a great party and
ex-premier. reduced to the extremity q.
following in the footsteps of the most
fiscredited type of politician in the
United States. Such talk was dan
gerons to the worlds peace and dis
grace to British politics. he said.
Great Britain. the chancellor went
on. In her time had warred with almost
every country. but never with Ger
orally had Germany fight side by side
with her. In the last decade Great
Britain had built nearly double the
number of battleships constructed by
Germany. but. IL the ratio were re-
versed. she would not he afraid. be-
cause Great Britain had the men be-
hind the guns
But" he added. 1--WE viii continue
IN htrtl
many"
budget on trade. Chancellor LLOYD
Heerge took the usual course of pre-
matnrely announcing returns of the
hoard of trade for December. They
showed an increase in exports over
December. 1905. amounting to SET
100000. The biggest previous year
british trade ever saw was 1907. and
the chancellor pointed out. trade FOR.
the last month was better than II
December. 1907. by five million dollars
in exports. and. if they took both ex-
ports and imports. it was better by
x25.000,000 1t looked as though the
coming year would he the biggest for
British trade since the foundation of
the empire. he said.
0enouneeS Liberals.
The opposition leader. Mr.. Balfour.
also devoted part of his speeches to
denouncing the liberal home rule
policy and to pointing out the ad-
vantages of tariff reform. He made
no reference to the storm his last
speech made in Germany
Serious disturbances again marked
many meetings. The Earl of Donough-
more and Lord Cheylesmore in at
tempting to address conservative
meeting at Coventry. found that the
hall had been captured by the radicals
who hooted all the speakers down.
The meeting broke up in disorder.
A similar fate overlook Lord Roths-
child at Wolverton. where n crowd OF
radicals rushed the doors. Lord
Rothschild stood for a long time facing
the deafening cheering. but was Obliged
10 content himself by addressing the
reporters.
interrupted.
Sir William Bull. member nf the
house of commons for Hammersmith.
when speaking before the electors of
that constituency. was rudely heickled
by man in the crowd. He threaten
ed to punch the mans head.
Come on" shouted the man.
Sir William descended and the crowd
formed a ring. 4 standup fight en-
sued until IN. police separated the
combatants.
Sir William. speaking of the affair.
said he was none the worst for the en-
counter. There has been deal of
unfair rowdyism lately" he said. This
may clear the air as Enelishmen like
Ia fight fair and No fouiing.''