Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-09
RT. HO N. JOSEPH
CHAMBERLAIN DEAD

at any time in the past two or three
years.
Mrs. Chamberlain, who was the
daughter of the late w. c. Endicot OF
Massachusetts,, secretary of war in
President Clevelands cabinet, never
left her husbands side since he was
taken with paralysis seven years ago.
She and her stepson, Austen Cham
berlain. were with Mr.. Chamberlain
when death occurred
Mr.. Chambcrlains last public APP
pearance was at a garden party on the
grounds of his Birmingham home on
May 6, last, when, with his wife and
son, he received several hundred con-
ttituents. Mr.. Chamberlain was wheel
ed out on the lawn and appeared very
emaciated and feeble when he lifted
his hat to friends and neiRhbors in
acknowledgment of their salutes
The Right Honorable Joseph Chamber
lain was the pioneer in Great Britain of
tariff reform, and the great advocate of
Imperialism For thirty-eght years. with
brief intereEnum, he represented
Birmingham in Parliament. In 1906 his
career of stormy activities was ended by
a stroke OF paralysis The blow fell
when he was in the midst of a strenuous
ramnairr for tho establishment Of ,
protective tariff with preference for the
British colonies, and Just after his con-
stituents had celebrated the thirtieth
anniversary of his first election.
Since that day the stfong fighter had
been an invalid a pathetic on-looker at
the political game. pictured always with
his loval vifo y dauqb+or ~ w r.
Endicott of Massachusetts who was
President Cleveland's SECRETARY If u,r
beside him His chief consola tioo ,roro
,he growing political prominence of his
son. Austen Chamberlain. and the LOYALTY
n his constituents. birmingham yyould
not disnose her leader. although he was
no longer able 10 represent her ,,ron the
floor of the House of Commons In each |
election he was returned m his old seat |
and anpeared afterward in the house but |
,nce. where amid resnectfu, silence. he
made his ,yav 70 tho sneakers dcsl< on |
the arm of his son and took the oath Of |
office January 3 1913 Mr. Chamberlain |
wrote to his constituents. resirninr his
seat, and saving:
cp1,r DpOr1,C,rrO>.1er
cannot nope again 70 90 my work
N far!lafh'ht ana reel tha' our CITY
ana the constituency need the services OF
younger man
Nhlle MS greatest cIa'n 10 lahe was
MS oeterii'ineu ana pri'liaft auFocdcE LOT
years OF protective poNcy Tor ureat
BRITAIN the cl'adel OF Tree trade' ne VIII
also De remembered as the olterest ana
most lorceiuI opponent OF 1lans'one IN
that statesman enorts Tor nome rue Tor
riheraI.I.nionist marty. and as the minis. /
ter whose policy in South Africa involved
his country in the greatest war it had ex-
perenced since the Crimean conflict, but
blotted out the two Boer republics AMI
made South Africa AL red"
From the day he left University Col
lege London, TO enter his fathers screw
factory at Birmingham, Joseph Chamber
lain devoted his best energies to "the
principle of constructive reform" 1t
was in 1865, Just 32 years after his birth
IN LONDON that ne received his baptism
OF puplc me- as town councillor OF Bir-
n'ihEhaH' Iator serving as mayor for
successive terms. ne gave MS Whoie time
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later he emnhaticallv disabusod his as-
sociates in the House of any notion thev
may have had of his belief in seperato
government for Ireland
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