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Show CHAMBERLAIN IS HOWLED DOWN British Protectionist Is Denied a Henri ng at Derby Meeting. LONDON, Jan. . The political campaign la now warming up. Already a number of !l-'.r.Wly i-i itlnir-i hao bfin reported and Innlrhl ii'h.n TB..l. Pl.nn.k..rlln nllnmmn.1 to adilrs-, a EnXMS-rnMtlng at Derby In support sup-port of tho I'nlonlsl candlUati-, he was howled down from thfl beginning and wn. unablo to necuro a hearlns:. Sir Henry Hellroae, a prominent ritlzen of Dorhy, appealed to the uudli-n.-- to fctVB Mr hambi-rlaln an op-portanlty op-portanlty to outline Mk views. Causes Renewed Uproar. Mr. chamberlain, who was evidently en- raged, again aroxe and jiald he was mistaken In appealing to the intelligence of the people of Derby. Thl ;iu.-,-d rrin-we.1 uptnar, and though Mr. Chamberlain fought hard, he was unable to overcome the, opposition and, his voice falling, he retlrvd amid continued up-rcar. up-rcar. Criticises Predecessoi Richard Burdon Haldane, Secretary for War. spaklng at a freo trade meeting In Iondon this evening, sail It va. the Intention of the Liberal government to maintain an adequate, army, but It would be necessary before real rrform comnenced to clear away much trash and Utter left by his predecessors. He pai-i his tribute to his Immediate predecessor, H. O. Amold-Porster. but said that the former secretary hod nut been glen a free hand by the fninnist government. Tries to Evolve Scheme. Secretary Haldane said It was true that the proper standard of comparison of the military mili-tary needs of Greet Britain ws the German army plus the German nu y with the British army plus tin- British nny. It was the Intention In-tention to htlng the Brttlah army to an adequate ade-quate position, and on this basis the ar-Ulltry ar-Ulltry must be kept up to Its present stand -erd The volunteers, he said, must be given every encouragement, but In every case needles need-les exenditures must be avoided. He said that the Premier Sir Henry 'ampbell-ban-nerman. had Iven him entire freedom of action, and he was r.ow working to evolve a practical fch.-mo which did not Include conscription. con-scription. Give Transvaal Democracy. Winston Spencer Churchill. speaking at Manch.slr trnlght. raid the the first act of the Liberal government, should It be returned to power, would he to notify the Colonial government that no conference could consider a preferential scheme based on the protective taxation of foodstuffs, and trmt as soon, aa possible the (7m .Tnin-nt would give the Transaa! a representative democratic administration. ad-ministration. Balfour Faces Stoim. Gerald Balfour, president of the Board of Trade In the Balfour Cabinet, addressing a meeting In th Jewish quarter of Leeds, which he represents In Parliament, faced a storm of opposition and was roughly questioned regarding re-garding the Aliens act. After two stormy hours a proposition to give him a vote of confidenco was negatived b a largo majority. |