Show ASQUITH AS NEXT i BRITISH PRE fIE I Financial Minister of Liberal Party Profits by Illness of Leader MANY NY TRAITS OF MASTER Seems to Have United Varying Forces by Vigorous Re Reform Reform Reform Re- Re form Program c Republican Special Cable London March 1 Despite I.-Despite Despite the re reI reported reported re- re I- I ported Improvement In lii tho health of 4 Sir Henry Campbell Campbell-Bannerman his followers In la the Liberal party have hav little hope that he will again nIn take tako u uthe up the reins of leadership although h hmay he mo may defer his formal resignation till til tillis is Li Ma May Mr Mi- Asquith in tho the meantime 1 Is making the most of or his opportunity to e establish h hi claim chum to the leadership leadership leader leader- 1 ship succeeding Sir Henry Unity has been imparted to the Liberal party by a n. combined attack upon the English church landowners and the liquor traffic and tho the coalition i v with the non conformists advanced S Radicals and trades unions have been V t strengthened Mr Asquith is shoeing sho both driving power and a conciliatory spirit and und still has basin In r reserve serve a budget speech am and the pension scheme as cumulative proof proofS S I that hat ho Is a progressive Radical He Het Hei Helso i t t Iso stands for tho the maintenance of ot a Liberal Iberal alliance with labor and the tho coalition of ot the democratic forces of ot I tho the kingdom The heartiness with which he Is supported by all the Liberal Liberal Lib Lib- eral oral groups in the commons Is a sign S that he is the prime ministers minister's S sary successor The Liberals need nI a n. S I fighter and ho Is the one leader capS capable capable cap cap- S able of or proposing a a. m measure ure which will close public houses and andr r 5 14 drinking places In the course of years rears S Troublesome discussion over armaS armaments armaments arma arma- S ments and retrenchment will bo be avoided avoid avold- ed by an Ingenious amendment and tho the subject will be left as comprised by the estimates with the that construction will bo be largely largel In Increased InS Increased Increased In- In 0 creased in another year ear S S Woman suffrage has also been disposed dis dis- j. j S posed o ot by tho the burial of the tho priority 5 bill after aCler a second read reading ins In committee committee cornS com corn of oC the whole S S The Irish mem members ers threaten to make makeS S a good deal of trouble for lor they suspect sus sus- that Mr Birrell's university and S land bills will not go 50 far when licensing licens licens- S ing and education bills block the wa way There Is also an Increased dissatisfaction c. c tion In the merited class with the unsettling un un- un- un sett settling ns effect oV or policies of ot the stock i exchange ane especially brewery brewers st stocks h In which there Is a tremendous shrink shrink- ago ag In itt V 1 iu aready dready read f f i 1 |