Show KING ONTO HIS JQB Effort to Trap His Majesty Into an Opinion Meets With a Caustic Caus-tic Rebuke London Oct fJjhc Duko of Devon shin until recently Lord President of the Council In a published letter while acknowledging ac-knowledging Dial t the llmmco question may require a ruronsldurallon of the Lib eralUnionist atlltud1 toward the Government Govern-ment advises the LiberalUnionists at prefjout to remain loyal III I I the Government Govern-ment especially as precautions against homo rule proposals In Parliament arc still necessary An attempt to draw an expression of opinionfrom King Edward on the llnnnce controversy by letter asking for the truth of a fitnUmcnt published to the effect that tho King was a free trader I and had said that hu would regard with groat dislike dis-like any proposal for taxing food has elicited a iMirt reply from Ducklnguum palace saying The private secretary Is I commanded to say that the King never oxpreased any opinion on political matters except on tho advice ot his responsible Ministers and therefore the statement must bo Inaccurate Inac-curate |