New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-22

that nc
= o,r.,ituents Of West Birminshsm
= all not again be = candidate
..,.ment II is no new or sud
.,,n,ion. % cannot hope again
=, work in Parliament lie
-, thirty seven wears their rep
- - During the last seven he
-, representative only in name.
able al the beginning Of each
-s,t 10 appear and take the
.sbts scat That was all. West
cham was. IN a sense. disfrsn-
The vacant seat was alled by
n spectre. But the memory
:, inspiration. When Charles
- had been struck that coward
~ Preston Brooks, Of South
..s,a and vas Ions disabled. Mas
n..,,s kept his seat vacant. Il
"a SAID sumner that the empty
=, hss an eloauence Of It's own:
rad IN Mr.. Chamberlain's case
I. -mnins ran deeper There was
!. ,,ssibls successor.
-. ,here are times when a single
nay 30 important. The composite
,,,v Of the Government goes TO
:. on certain questions. More
:. once 10 has reached the vanish
.n,. and it sinks AT times from
"a strength OF 100 10 twenty
.s-,v. on issues which might in
-, the existence OF the Ministry.
.,rrlonists have. IN fact. majority
,,v,n,y over the Liberals. The fig
,r,: Liberals 264 Unionists 2ei.
:, government is therefore absolute
..,.ndent on the Irish Nationalist
a. and the Lsbour vote CS9l. The
..,,,,, Of 1914 will witness strug-
-, which each side may need every
:, II can muster. and so sentiment
Ids 10 figures
" Chamberlain disappearance
80 public lie dates from 1906. Ile
I'D then. though il was hoped not
..,r.r by what the insurance policies
= sssct % God. He had a seizure
rroke which spscitated him, LETT
= almost speeches.. and drove him
- public Nfe once for all. II was
,.ri,v the effect or which il IS still
ssur 10 measure. but his friends
"a enemies agree that il profoundly
-.ssssd the course OF events during
-. seven wears The Cnionist party
=. sncs been leaderless Mr.. Balfolr
,s.s rot lead 10 and Mr. Bonar Law
eH not Imperialism. IT is true, has
a,r,d and Is greater force m
frrtnd and throughout the Empire
n,- vss then. That is the best
,s.,s Of al 20 the man who taught
s ssntrymen Of those days 70 think
AZ 70 actNimperially. He laid The
,sraaons 50 solidly that the building
eas edifce goes steadily on. even IN
Z. ibsnce Of The architect. His work
ssrs likely 10 endure as that OF Bis
ARK endures The energy OF each
s.ssmsn was ,restive. II j. not 10 be
al G either tina. ne builded better
er H. knew. bat Of each that he built
rene other ~ his time could have
rf y did build
b. must rank therefore. among the
rsi consiructive statesmen OF Eu-
~ and his ever widening domestic
y.riss need not now be put in COM
arson with what he did TO consoli-
u, The relations between England
~ her possessions abroad. II was. 1
rgposs as Colonial Minister, from
" 10 1919. that Mr.. Chamberlain did
e great organizing work OF his life.
her Il was that he had the means Of
srrg an Official sanction 10 his I'm
l-Ahsm. Much Of the history II
n's years has still 10 be sought for
Z ihs srchiyes 81 the Colonial Office.
lHhklorisn is welcome 10 them. The
Instance Of the policy he then i'm
l'sssso ak. upon the Government and
I" Overseas Dominions is known. AIR.
Ae~'tlt once said that he never en-
t'Aso upon new JOlicy till he had
s'ttsd himself that behind it was a
s's' body Of public opinion. But MI.
'aafne.flsin had 10 create the public
'h0n which was 10 support him.
''sr'ahsm a. IL exists to-day il OF
MAKING. He could not have been
Fsst Colonial Minister he was Un-
y 'e'efe he ecame Colonial Minis
nsd prepared the way.
700 the chief teachers OF the Eng
people. Mr. Bright and Lord Bea-
'0so' had almost persuaded England
'hs colonies were an encum brance.
- ssson had TO be unlearned. The
VIC mad 70 be cleared before the
VIZ could be sown. First 10 clear.
pant and water. was the task
asmberlsin set himself on The
mere has been in ur time no
-" nor In any time has any task
'hs IN broader way or with
Nj "mpleie success. In the great
themselves MIR. Cham berlain's
~hos first. He is their greatest
~' In England he has done
-" services OF many kinds: OF
:, me Growing glory is his impe-
Ia hr Chamberlain the finest
1 knc~ OF political evolution.
-" you look al him as politician
'sfsmsn, that is equally true
s'h as socislistic Radical the