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MR CHAMBERLAIN DEAD

END OF A GREAT CAREER

STORY OF HiS LIFE

By Telesrrasli—Press(Rec. July. 4, 1.5 a.m.)'

tondoni. July 3Tlic Right Hon. Joseph Ohamfeerlaia Is dead; aged fS.

Tlie <lisappearause.of.t.lje fibefal-Unimi-ist pai-tj- aj it sfipaKitf? organisation in 1012, a step wltioh had his cordial assent, may bo taken as the final close of Jlr.. Chamberla.in:|a publia career, He had six years Hsatp ceased to talfS an «ictiye part in a.nd settee hi* WW* plete JA. hfalth iff J9OJJ ha.d lived almost th'et lifij.oi: <i wfilltte.

"It is lime,*' sa«L'Victor Hugo, with that colossal vanity' that >y-as char-actor-, islic of him—"jt is tio.nfl. tlia't 1 ceased to fill tho world.'' ..Sir. CliOUiheflaii) Slight bave echoed the sa.yin* with not less truth. He had filled the world with the rumour of his -iiti.nie ftfid stjafcW it >HBi the thunder of his tread. H!.e had Jtt#3e parties and broike.ri '£is'hi&.B?.cl ; policies, and wrecked th'eiii:, crashed his vray alike to peaco aiftl tra'j,. beon, the idol of ■the democracy .ftrjtl. the list'rcftige p£ the aristocracy. Judged ■% jtis QC.Me'veiuantS; no man of his politjc;a.|' ; eni'ine.hce,hsd heen so vast a failurp;.juilgcd : by the disintegrating effects,'■.of h.isvcaref;f nrt mail has (lone so much,- , .'He v ;hh» fe,fi thfe gr.c'it disturber oi.tho,!)Vsderii wij'rM. Hs he.S given it' battle^rijfe. aid. opiates or anodynes, \ft ; th hiftt the IxSito.meter bus always., stcoij At "stormy." Long ago, 'Lord. SotfeliiSry hit oft' hte part in polities in .one of. life ha'pliy s-imilfts.. "Tlie Cabinet,''* lie saifc,.'.'is;ti'k« *n oid Dutch ; iveathci*<lockl it i$ gpin'e. to bo fine' Lord ,Hfti#hgJo:;i. ivn.il when Mr. Joseph fihSsioi-bg'Rli'flV. is sefl-it you mny look .out, .'fot-. iscjhallsf' J Worabtimes ho has lieenvgn'' this snlo", Efihielimes on that,, hfiit lie JiaS lieflii on, the gallop, sa'hre in "haiifl, «f odds, .reckless of: ,cd.n«e : ((iiencesj .fei'rt OtilJ' on nctory. ''felte ho SMSfedsV ivrote Mr. Arthur Ghaniljeriain, vft, ircpiy M » suggestion that- fi'is, ljrpt'her hjtd .notiaken up Tariff "EefornV* ■ ,s«io)js)iv—''ilafee ito mistake. never ride's biit %a -conquer or to fa 11;."., 'It. .was & tins trihiile and a. just one.. ,H : i;:''''had heyqr askedi.fO.t-, qu'artor and he Ijacl never jiivCri 'jty. ,'.'My : ternis are uncoiiditidiial 6Uti , e.nte" iil th'iit or his life. , ; ' '...'.

It was the bagea^. : :6f,Mrv okfti»l'*.'f : career that his!, totigli.*}: ,hri# %teiibis.rt with tbo masterful 'splra bf S'ladstonn, You cannot -ftis)..'6n<sa:«s...'fid .(life camp. And Joseph: ChasiMTaMw "■ 'WS$ Caesar or nothlii|i.' •ItS'S dtfsy ftfl* 1 to 6!ie Hint 110 ■ terms wsis yost-Msi betiy'ecai. tjvp such men—tlifr oue.EbASriried J*y tin?principles of a Rr&dMfatfifjcWi ric'ii, >-it : h theculturo of tho. of iS.vßT'e'jico 'fo'| the past, living '%s iii. thp. pm, Taskmaster's eyi"'; the.'other Kar'il., material, ttho' : liAd Tearh.e.4 : t!).o lessens pi life on the shdem.as'kf'S 'briifilt aiid in thft counting feiwi'hess at Milk Street, iff tiiaflltiv "of. Jpftdoii. ftlio; had (riven his fonnk : ro.ariltopd to bitildifti; up the fanioiiS: :wre'w;li.usi ! i)<?s.«. Hi Birmingham, and. Mi' set*«l. his: iiffipreatiMship to the art;.. «f- -KolVferjr-hwint ■ift.iCnvj'ying out thoso rsp.le'ndilf;.schehies :t]i4}:. &Wu<j Birmingham fee -a- icoiietatton fhe innni.cipal model -bf It'h* . .fr.o.rM, Disraeli, watching a.divaiic'e kp take the bath',':':;raiil : d.. : 'v.)6'w "the . advent ' ot ' Gitiv.'eri.. : tiha.ft*eHai"n K tha terribl4 ;.:,Republicafr ' Wayor flf Birmingham, 'with'::*'de'tHsh v iii.(!ti:iE. .and Ay.itfr out alarm, for lie"/'too;- ■jia'd'tpenfta great adventurer—be,. tobV-'lijid soiv'n wild BaiTi' cal bats in th'e'd«j;:?:.'of: Ms.y9.utli., "M feast," he said wiShV his: Siirdbjiio shtife— "at least he wears 1 : bjs ,'HTsA sf gentleman." ■'Ahd'i iij, thi't eyeglass and the orchid saw the. portMa tf a later foV.blati.orti Born in Camter&eW in M >y.ii:s ediicated at a private"'school i;ji :Biri.ftirig-' ham, and afte'rwrnrds'. W Biiwc'is.ity ©1lege School, Lbfidbii'f.thbh enter® folds 1 and became.-ultimately- ot> eo.ntroU ler of that great .if;»nsya'rft biisiiie?s, ,fr«!hi which ho was-abie-itio''retire :l^fSjrie.fe lvftS forty. At foftj?';&6;*riftfcd; Parttevcn* for Birminghaiiii'; with 4 ,ij!!cat itfitnifipai: and Radical r%itatibn' Behsft<J him, \vhieh., he improved tijjo'n liy : beconting 'President of the Boatd of .Tradg' In. TSfr. 'Glqdsfeji.o's second Administration (tiM), M& ■After'' wards President. :o£'.'thc: .Lacal." tibv«rr)ment BoArd. : Ili* of Gfedr stonianism in. ibgGVfis ■«lfceu'aee:m;en.t in the cause of flie/Snion,. and: hi.s late' j-fld brilliant servife■'t''b : -".ih>:'Emwre as .Colonial Secretary : 'ittpa.'tfii'ibuijt Ad.miiiis.tration are the .landmarks of tlie. .pblifical history of the'Wst'ic'oittttj'- So faifj*vory period of .bis.;liffe lias 'b'Stfln moiro rttive; than its pr«ie.ce:ssbrv Bis tcpftdMiori of free imports hiasl.confeirrea bis jopfio.iier.U in tho diabolic. t'b'eo.ryi.of Ms 'genesis,. ■<&s*■ cer, and miss.iDai ,: "OS'ly the: .fro-Bqev's painted him sp''Bla:ckl fbaijfiie' Cbbden jtes ■ havo m«rely lia'd: fb : :.'frQ.p'y 'the pjlfaire; !Hb gavo a loyal 'siippbr't to Jte BfllfeT Ss long as the ttriißni.s'ts'iSerp. i» b-fflcft. snd be held the tfariy/ in 1900 until Jff-v : B»lteiir 'kmi ft. re-ehtry into it through ..tftfe'-Cite .efLbnilon,

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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2193, 4 July 1914, Page 5

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762

MR CHAMBERLAIN DEAD Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2193, 4 July 1914, Page 5

MR CHAMBERLAIN DEAD Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2193, 4 July 1914, Page 5

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