Show chamberlain REOPENS RE OPENS CAMPAIGN pays eloquent tribute to the late sir william harcourt Hare ourt makes talk for protection london oct 5 joseph chamberlain opened reopened re Ms fiscal campaign at luton Bedford shire tonight the duke of bedford presided the auditorium in which mr chamberlain spoke bad been specially erected in the outskirts of the town in order to accommodate a large crowd but its seating capacity was taxed to the utmost mr chamberlain began his speech with an eloquent tribute to tho late sir william harcourt Hare ourt and said there was no member of parliament regardless ot party but would sincerely and deeply regret the passing ot that great political leader on tho fiscal proposition mr chamberlain said it was not a party question but affected every vital interest ot the country he dwelt at considerable length on the agricultural situation and painted a gloomy picture of present conditions predicted that there is worse to come and said agriculture had been crippled and land values shrunk by hundreds of millions the capital ot farmers he said had fallen there are now fewer laborers by a million than there was in and people aro underfed while the people of america germany and other foreign countries are prosperous and surpassing great britain in every line of trade and busl ness he said that to deny existing conditions was impossible and to ignore them would bo criminal alluding to mr Balton rs edinburgh speech mr chamberlain said he did not want the protection of fifty years ago but he did want to make foreigners pay toll on shipments to the british market and unless great britain and her colonies worked together there was nothing in sight but tion of the empire mr chamberlain eaid that mr bal fours statement concerning a conference with the colonies marked a distinct advance but mr balbour should not delay he should call the conference at once and see what terms could be mado with colonies mr Chamber lala saw only blemish in mr dal fours proposal that was the premier seemed to think it would bo necessary after the conference had arrived at an agreement to take second consideration ho saw no need of a second plebiscite and foresaw useless and delay before the agreement was submitted to tho respective parliaments they had to wait until every legislator at home and in the colonies were reelected re elected |