Show i THE nE QUESTION j The British premier p has hag ba evidently succeeded In smoothing smooth In over for tor the time being beIne the difficulties threatening j Pie rho cabinet on account of or Mr Cham harp C b tariff policy Mr tr Half our In his hi speech on the subject In n the Com Corn Cornmon mon stated that It tumid 1 be rashness to with the great areat system which had been In operation for tor so FO trany irany Iran without a n careful examine examina examination tion at I t tho name Fame time ho thought It necessary to take cognizance of ot new conditions o and now novt problems lie He pro professed to believe In lit freo tree trade but his Hind lie he gala was open to suggestion alterations In a system named to suit conditions of ot fifty yearn r rHO HO DW Tills This is JI a n graceful retreat from frem the position rot of the Colonial secretary It tt Is II Isa I Ia a n t recognition of ot th the fact that British people Is not yet et prepared for tOI a n protective tariff and that tb the question must be thoroughly before It can an again nin bt be 1 brought up un In Is I The premier hat hee correct correctly iret ly Iy interpreted the th handwriting on the and saved aved the situation n Mr dr boldly declared that thru thata n a revolution In the fiscal l of at Great Britain ln wan wu e A ought to be bo cna t tl which should die In favor faor tn or of the British cole coto i nits ales iii and all 1111 countries which h taxed products Only thus thu thulie lie Jle Bald could U tt umbe I of the era Im bo be firmly hc ht together I opt her Only thus could the Im rh Action be lie eon con converted vered Into a II solid BuIld and nd enduring Im hn Imperial penal p fact There was reason to believe hit hat Mr SIr Chamberlain spoke for Ui the Jut but the government was wal not n t commit committed lO ted and the It reat from that list position posit ion could therefore ther fore be mads with honor nut But the issue Is not d deed ul It hat hu ha b been n brought b before the In a fI peculiarly dramatic mime manno und will un be Ln It kept In tn view for tor a lon Ion lonI long longtime I time among other political aI l ws And nd free fLee traders trad of ut hIO corner ro win will con COlt continue to t point to Great GlUt n nl ci a proof of at the th soundness of their theory theor J |