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Show 1 CHAMBERLAIN MAKES l REPLY TO LIBERALS iV - ' LONDON. Feb. 17.-Joseph Chamber- ,n lain, trie former Colonial Secretary, had I a full house when he rose to address the House of Commons yesterday on the fiscal amendment to the address in reply to the speech from the throne proposed by Mr. Asquith (Liberal) yesterday. A dissolution disso-lution of Parliament had .no terrors for , him, he said. He was quite content to Y trust his political fortunes to the work- ingmen. who for thirty years -had placed - tteir confidence in him so generously. In his opinion the sooner a dissolution came the better. He hoped, however, that me Government would not abandon its trust f simply because the opposition wanted pt- fc I fice. '4 , Mr. Chamberlain declared the , opposl- J lion's contentions in regard to a dlssolu- ' , tlon were a fantastic pretense. "The real object of the "foolish and ill Judged , amendment' was to create dissension on the ministerial side. He had never said tree trade ought to be abandoned, but that the policy of free imports ought to ' be reformed, as it stood in the way of freer trade. There was no difference between be-tween the Premier and himself regarding the neer! of reform of the present policy, and their only differences were in regard to holding a colonial conference differ- f onces of method, not of principle." , j . Mr. Chamberlain concluded with ex- I J pressing his belief that a colonial con- is ferenee would be held, and that the col- j cnies would have a great deal to offer, i . He did not pretend that Great Britain ' 1 should make concessions without recl- I procal treatment, and he did not believe J that the British people would reject the IT " "- offers of their kinbmen nor lose a great, f . '-pportunity which if not seised might 1 never recur. |