Show G EAT CAMPAIGN r IN GREAT DEAT BRITAIN Fought ought on an Issue That That Has Not Not Be Been m Raised in Three Years lr 11 1 t rr THE LORDS AND COMMONS on for rOl Lindt ion or of or of orThe The L London Jan ecI o or of the It has been fought on an Issue that hM has not been raised for years ea and It has been fought with an intensity unparalleled In Great Britain in the present t genet atlon The conflict that will open the tho ballot boxes tomorrow for the first general election since sinco 1906 Is a death struggle between the two great groat political plU s sin in the Liberals and the ou on 1 Solo Yoto to protect the vole Is s the thc cx addres ed to the thc to b by the Liberal organ and jr then how the conflict pre ts I to the Liberals On lh the J opposing side Is ranged every In support of the g j classes It contends t THE GREAT ISSUE Ample proof that the struggle Is con In the thc demand of the house 3 of commons for a of the tho powers of oC till the peers nay may be found In ht Inthe the fact that thal nil all to make house home rule and the dan danger el of oC the this or of till the union Il a factor In the t e eI I have proved unavailable Thu rho British elector as far as at present I may ma IK be Judged declines greatly to concern with home I ulo tulo m and lid Ili alleged dangers am The two outstanding features of the r 1 campaign have been the tI determination of the Liberals to concentrate the tho at I 1 6 of the people on the struggle In the the tho peers peer to control the public nurse pUlS J an l the quick realization b by the Con 1 that the rejection of the s J budget had been a mistake h Eel effort was wa then made b by the opposition to 10 change the issue and till thin tillIs r Is seen In the Introduction of new Js is of a weak nav navy and the dangar r rI I f German Lerman Invasion 1 y under the influence of oC Joseph Chamberlain Chamberlain tariff reform was vas pushed l hanl ai al the tho Unionists leading plan on this question the party Palt presents a 11 at t divided front Austen Chamberlain and ami unofficial influences In the tha they y jl t ty going boldly out for 01 the taxation oC food while Mr Balfour declined to himself beyond the vague dge that tariff reform should not the tho effect of enhancing the co coat t of living to the working clasSes Mr Ir Balfour ht has left his position open tto to s strong Iong attack front from his opponents j i because he has hall not given gie the slightest i ot of the details of his intended that Lh t Ito committed him himself J self I to th the assurance that no duty du duI I would be e placed on raw cotton a Time The campaign has been notable ber beI be I r I jond all previous election struggles m 1 E In the use ot of plc 1 lure posters nd similar devices cs Tariff t reformers opened shops to display sam I pies of o foreign Imports dumped Into I England PRINCIPALS I CAMPAIGN CA t x k With regard to Ute the principals In the thea a David Dald Lloyd e 11 of the thc exchequer with his breezy bt lc or of oratory orator easily was fIrst as ans an s iI electioneer being follo followed cd closely b by Jl Spencer Churchill president I of the tte board o of trade and John Jol Burns B Ba president or of the local government a 0 bohr The 1110 opposition had less effect h speakers and the peers who for Cor forS t il e first time brol broke e the tradition not S participate In an election struggle struggler ther hindered than advanced their 1 r cause ause by b their tactless manner In n deal dealing ing with n audiences n iT f Neither r side neglected an any possible 1 detail of to Insure victory 0 The fhe Liberals tried hard to avoid what 1 to them was as one of oC the greatest dand dan dancers d gers cers namely triangular contests due aue duea a to So the Intrusion of Laborites but bul 1 despite their efforts effort there still are arc 60 i j I Seats where there Is a possibility of oC a aI I Liberal returning a r 1 Unionist member through this cause The Unionist free Iee traders appear to tobe 1 be decided to support the tariff reform reformers I ers Lord LOIcl Hugh Cecil one of their leaders announced hi his decision for fOI this course because of the Injection Into the to election of many Issues other othel than thant thanS t S fiscal ones onesIn S In an election speech at Islington to tonight 00 night John Burns predicted that the tho 1 6 next election would arise In ht the United I II N I States as a 11 result of class cluss antagonism 1 it iI due to 10 the protectionist system The house of commons consists of j i members and taking Into consideration t tion the three candidates candidate returned un an uni any i y opposed today by the Unionists there b remain seats t be in III the gem gems ell s eral cral elections or Of these I England n land will willU U 9 return 46 30 Scotland 72 and andI Ireland When parliament was dissolved last Monday the tho composition or of the he I house wai w as as follows I HON r OF HOUSE Labor 53 Nationalists Sl 81 1 Unionists 4 fI Ministerial majority There were ero two Irish vacancies at the i time of l Three to nothing In f favor or of tho Unionists Is that tho tally tally ut at the tho end or of 3 first day ot of the elections election fa for I mom mem ers ors or of the third parliament of oC King Icing s reign t Josoph Josephs Chamberlain for ham West time the high priest or of reform w Was as the tho first man entitled b by hi his voting to appear with the letters M 1 P 1 after his name nume though be e cause of failing health ho mil may never be able to take his sent In time the house The other othol two successful ones were John Walter hills for Durham City and Edmonds Hon Waiter altel for fOl Bur Bury St Idle first real test of strength will trill cOme tomorrow when a do dozen en London constituencies and such Industrial centers as Manchester Birmingham Bolton and Wolverhampton will vote ote The Unionist actually the they win will gain H 14 seats In Lancashire but the Liberals scout cout the Idea of at their opponents being able to snake make an any In I roads to mho tho square which has stood always s solid for free trade |