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Show BALFOUR MAKES A STIRRING APPEAL Holds Fiscal Policy Should Be Adapted to Changing Conditions. LONDON, Jan ! -Arthur J Balfnor. the former Premier, b suerl hie ce. lion ;..J-tlreaa ;..J-tlreaa tonight. In t he - nvs that the country coun-try knows the members of the present Government chiefly as critics, and that their criticism haa been sometimes singn-Uriv singn-Uriv unscrupulous .uni perversa, b in ihv . :i.'- ..f I'hlntse luhor and other mat-tera mat-tera After referring to the adherence of the new Ministry to homo rule for Ireland Ire-land and to the illsentabllhmont of the ehitrrh In Vnon, the ntUlroRs jtnya: Fiscal Policy Immutable. "One thine; the Liberals regard ha Immutable, Im-mutable, however the onrllttnti of International Inter-national trade may have changed, la tho flscnl policy of the countr I take the more eztenalve view, end hold that the time h'-ia arrived to adnpt Knglund'.s ils- eai policy to the changing conditions ol t changing world. Should you return the Unionist party to powei it i to the reform re-form of the fiscal ayptem that Its intention inten-tion ought firt be directed " No Confidence in Grey. With this brief reference! to fiscal reform re-form Mr. Balfour faults the subject. He then proceeds to express his want of con-fld( con-fld( nee In Sir ESdward Orey as Foreign secretary because: whatever his capacity to rllrert the Foreign olllce, there must I" two conditions in his favor first n strong armv find navy, without vrhloh In times of stress diplomacy mtiKt degen.-r.ite either into bluff or to appeals to mercy, and, aecoml, the support of a united Cabinet Mr Hnlfnur ns It Is doubtful If tiiecc conditions can be fulfilled, and continues. Gulf Is Immeasurable. "In Imperial matters tho gulf which divides 8lr Robert Wllilam Perks (the Liberal member for Fast Idndslev. Lincolnshire) Lin-colnshire) from John Redmond (leader of the Irish National 1st party) is Immcasur- hl No formula can conceal It and no compromise can hrldKe it." The former Premier concludes with an appeal for support on the personal ground of hit; twenty yt-ata of faithful ervlce. Chamberlain Lunges In. Joseph Chamberlain has lunged Into the campaign with all his old-time ardor. In th fao of considerable opioltliin he delivered tw.i vigorous speeches at Hlrmlngham today and if scheduled to peak In a number of tho larger towns during the coming week. Advances His Viowa. Mr. Balfour contents himself with a ulster fight :md is oonflnlng himself to hs own constituency of Fist Manchester His attitude on tin- fiscal problem a Indicated by his election address. Is of a non-committal charnrter, in strong contrast con-trast with that of Mr Chamberlain, who doc not hesitate to advance his views at every opportunity. Stnb at Home Rule. In the course of ids two speechon at Birmingham Mr Chamberlain asserted that he would ' tomorrow put a duty on luxuries and foreign manufactures." but that he would not tax raw materials. With reference to Home Rule ho told hi8 constituents that, were It adopted. ' you win hnv in Ireland a sort of Jumping off place for every enemy of the country who dtslres to take the Jump." Mr i 'i.iniU-rlnlti further sriul that ho did not regard John Redmond as dangerous, danger-ous, adding. So ,,ng ns the Inlonlst government Is In power we can afford to allow him to bluster a.s much as ho likes." Expect No Great Changes. According to well-informed gossip in Dublin, no great changes aro expected In the Irish representation In Parliament. Rumor says that sir Anthony Patrick McDonnell, the permanent Under Secretary Secre-tary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, is busy at Dublin castlo shaping schemes for the administration of Ireland, but It Is said that the cabinet has alreadv decided de-cided that no Irish bills will be presented In Parliament during 19M |