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Show BRITAIN'S FUTURE POLICY. Mr. Chamberlain Makes a Bold Speech in Parliament. Mr. Chamberlain has again proved himself the strong man of the cabinet. In a debate which may prove the most momentous of the present parliament, he has, in a frank and bold speech, further developed the policy which will be universally regarded as an entire en-tire i'Cersal of Great Britain's fiscal position, and at the same time he proved that he has managed to carry the government with him against their convictions. The impression loft on the minds of the crowded chamber was that the country is on the eve of a dissolution and that as In 1900, Mr. Chamberlain carried the country with him on the South African war policy, he has now converted his colleagues to the belief that he will be able to carry'it again on the policy of preferential trade within the empire. In addition to asking for a mandate to tax food, he asks for power to engage en-gage in a tariff war with Germany on Canada's account, and to fight the American trusts. It is safe to say that no such sudden revolution has been experienced in the political situation for very many years, nor anything so sensational. |