The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-07-07
JOS. CHAMBERLAIN, SPEC.
TACULAR POLITICAL FIG
URE, sUCcUMBS
UNEXPECTED END
His London Home Was Scene OF
Death With American Wife
I With Him

London, July 3.-Joseph Chamber
iM9; one or the most striking figures
in British politics in the past genera
tion, died at his London home late
last. night. His death came as a sur-
| prise. He had been suffering with
paralysis, yet the condition of his
health was; not known to be an worse
| than 1t had been for the past three
years.
MRS. Chamberlain, who never loft
here husbands side since he was
! stricken with paralysis seven. years
ago. and his son, Austen Chamberlain,
were with him when death came The
event cast gloom over the London
| season. which was at it's height
Mr. sChamberlain's last public ap-
,peaEance was ct garden party. on
1.-THE; grounds of>his Birmingham home
| on May s. last. when, with his wife
| md son. he received several hundred
constituents. He was wheeled out. on
theylawn in 9 chair and appeared very
i feeble when he lifted his hat to friends
and neighbors In acknowledgement
Iof their salutes.
The cause of Mr.. Chamberlain's
death was officially announced today
| as heart failure. Although he had
been gradually sinking since Tuesday,
! members nf the family had preferred
that his condition should not become
publicly known.
Chamberlain's Record
! The Right Honorable Joseph Cham
beriain was the pioneer in Great
Britain OF Tariff Reform. and tn.
great advocate Of Imperialism. For
thirty7eight years, with brief iuter-
| reghum, he represented Birmingham
Ia Parliament. In 1906 his caFeer of
Stnrmy activities was ended by -
htiGke OF paralysis, The, blow. fell
when he was In the midst OF a stren~
nous campaign for the establishment
OF q protective tariff with preference
fora the British colonies, and just >af-
ter his constituents had celebrated the
thtEtieth anniversary. Of his first cleo
ton. = -.
Since that day the strong fighter
NJ ways with his loyal wife, daughter
had been an, invalid, a. pathetic, on
locker at the political game, pictured
ofsW. G. Endtcotte; Of Massachusetts.
who was President Cleveland's Sec
retary of war, beside him. His chief
I'consolations were the growing politi-
cal prominence of his son. Austen
Chamberlain. and the loyalty of his
constituents. Birmingham would not
deposed her leader. although he was
no longer able to represent her up
on the floor of tine House OF Com
mons, In each election. he was re-
turned to his old seat, and appeared
afterward In the house but once,
his way to the speakers desk on the
where amid respectful silence. he made
arm of his son and took the oath OF
Office. january s. 1913. Mr.. Chamber
ilatn wrote to his constituents, resign
ing his seat, and seying:.
II cannot hope again to do my work
gin, Parliament, and J. feel that our city
land the constitue ncy need the SER
vices OF q yotngel. man." ~.
!. i For Hit,h Tariff.
I While his grea.es clafiE t6t fame
Was his determined and brilliant adj
/ vocacy TOR years III 8 protective poll
tcE. for Great Britain. the citadel OF
Free Trade. he !Jill also be rsmem-
hered as the bitterest and most force
: fhla ppponent Ut Gladstone In that
,statesman's Efforts for Home Rule for,
I Ireland as one Of the founders III the
S Liberal Un,ontst, party; and ls the
I Minister " hose policy In South Africa
thFolved his country in the greatest
i XsF A. lladS experienced asifice the
. .CElmaan conflict. hr:. ! 5;ossso;;:. cut. the
two Boerexals ssaand rlade South
Africa .all red =. -. &. {. tx
81 From the, dayshs ieft University Col. !.
7lage. London, to enter his fathers
snTew factory at E Birmingham,
J6seph Chamberlain devoted his best
enargfes TO s. the principle OF con-
HtRuctive reform IT was In Z 1859.
stlist :22s ysHrss her the birth In Lon.
doa that he recsiyed his baptism of
public life, S sS. s;. town 4 Councillor n
fcE sM,iNcsssatye y 1 i Terms: He Saxs shfE]
Nf0le time To- aaSe or niuhicts
pa reform and What had been pres
ylnsisly Il ont, OF ths worst goysrBsd
5ftttss tn England hecar1es q model
f3f Mtih htoipal rel 3 3; &,
IA n B7B he entered IA AfliameEf, be-
sllG elected will hgut ,ppp poatt Hon 40 sn]
La9srak from Rit1nthe CHAIN, ID shtS]
early yssfB tR the ctnfnch chs ne sat
Ahibn tss Home Rule liberals with
whose hshsrat Hons he was: stppcsed toi
fhpnthixe; hut q ON. years. later he|
starhatically disabusad ! tiaS assoc ociates
stss the Iinuseso or ahy mot ti6ns they may
lsaHk hs spf bis belief 81 Ia separate
Roternf1Aht Tor ireland 1, &
b Id l6Se than four years ne fsass sx
htinEt fnfnlstar, entering ilkds sfona,s
Hnvarninst1ts ifi@ 1890. Aa presfd2nf snf
4he lizard bf Trade, and Id leSs SthnR
decade his h1fd ufi pof3 liar opinion
lV9g plnibat as Rfeak as "a lid tones