The Calumet news., 1914-07-03
Piuneer in Great Britain Of
Tariff Reform and Strong
Advocate Of Imperialism
SucCumbs to Long Illness
Bitterest and Most FoTcefuI Op-
ponent Of Gladstone in Lat
ter'S Efforts for Home Rule
for the Irish People

London. July 3.-Joseph Chamber
lain, the pioneer in Great Britain OF
tariff reform. and the great advocate of
Imperialism, died here last night.
The death of Chamberlain, which re-
moves one of the most striking figures
from British politics, came as sur
prise as the condition of his health
was not publicly known to be any
worse than at any time during the past
two or three years. His death occur
red at 1890 o'clock last night at his
London residence. The event cast a
gloom over the London season, which
was at It's height.
Tor thirty eight years, with n brief
interreRnum. he represented Birming-
ham in Parliament In 1906 his career
of stormy activities was ended by a
stroke Of paralysis. The blow fell
when he was i'm the midst of IA strenu-
ous campaign for the establishment of
a protective tariff with preference for
the British colonies, and just after his
constituents had celebrated the thir-
tieth anniversary of his first election.
Since that day the strong fighter had
been an invalid, pathetic -looker
at the political game, pictured always
with his loyal wife. daughter of w.
G. Endicott of Massachusetts,, who was
President Clevelands secretary Of
war beside him. His chief consultations
were the growing political prominence
4 L.
the loyalty of his constituents. Br-
mingham would not dispose her lead
er, although he was no longer able 20
represent her upon the floor of the
House of Commons. In each election
he was returned TO his old seat. and
appeared afterward in the house but
once, where amid respectful silence,
he made his way to the speakers desk
on the arm OF his son and took the
oath Of office. January >. 1913. Mr..
chamberlain wrote to his constituents,
resigning his seat, and saying:
Il cannot hope again to do my work
In Parliament, and | feel that our city
md the constituency need the services
II a Younger man."
Bitter Enemy of Gladstone.
While his greatest claim to fame
was his determined and brilliant ad-
rocacy for years OF a protective policy
FOR Great Britain, the citadel OF free
trade, he will also be remembered as
the bitterest and most forceful oppo-
nent of Gladstone in that statesman's
Efforts for Home Rule for Ireland; as
Dne of the founders OF the Liberal
tnionist party; and as the minister
whose policy i'm South Africa involved
his country in the greatest war it had
but blotted out the two Boer republics
ana made South Africa "all red"
From the day he left University
College, London, to enter his fathers
screw factory at Birmingham. Joseph
Chamberlain devoted his best energies
10 "the principle OF constructive re-
form" 1t was In 1868. just 80 years
after his birth i'm London, that he re-
neived his baptism of public life, as
town councillor of Birmingham, later
He gave his whole time to the cause OF
reform, and what had been
previously one of the worst governed
cities in England, became model for
reformers.
In 1876 he entered Parliament, be-
ins elected without opposition as a
Liberal from Birmingham. In his early
years in the Commons he sat among
the Home Rule Liberals with whose
aspirations he was supposed to sym
pathizc. but "a few years later he en-
disabused his associates i'm
The House of any action they may
nave had Of his belief in separate gov
trnment for Ireland.
Popularity Wide Spread.
In less than four years he was a cab
met minister entering Gladstone's
government in 1880 as president of the
hoard of Trade, and i'm less than
uecade his hold on popular opinion was
utmost as great as Gladstone's.
AFTER the general election of 1885 he
'ecame president OF the Local Gov
erhment Board but by the spring of
iSSo his and Gladstones relations on
'he iatter's Irish policy had become so
S'rained that he broke with the great
premier resigned his place in the cabi-
'e' ana left the Liberal party never to
return to it.
ne Lord Harrington afterwards the
DuNe OF Deyonshire), G.. j. Goschen
',o o'hers high in the Liberal party
VINO saw In their former leaders home
'e proposals and propaganda a men
80 10 the integrity of the empire,
~, ,u'"'eu new party to resist them.
i"eS called themselves Liberal Union