THE BRITISH PREMIERSHIP

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue LIII, 7 April 1908, Page 5

THE BRITISH PREMIERSHIP

SIR HENtfY CAMPBELL-BANNER-MAN EESIGN& SUCCEEDED BY MR ASQUITH. DESIGNATION DUE TO CONTINUED ILLNESS. irUKS!* ASSOCIATION.. N LONDON, April 6. A Court circular ar.iiounoes» that SirHenry rampbcll-Banneainan, at the urgent mominefcdittieii of 'his medical , ddvfrcre, >La»< resignfed - the position ol Premier. • ~>>~ii - ' ' • .iEing. Edward' recedvt-d the com-Baumcatiohw-itii mteh leQvet and' ac- . oupted the resignation, v Reuteor's Biarritz correepondent reporta that the acceptance was accompanied by oppressions of esteem and j be^ ; ,wjushea &£'^ .. summoned; the lit.. HonV^^j^iijCfliiujilu Chancellor of. the Ezohenjuer, to the Premiership. Thttis^»jsn«bj(#i9^w4 mord "S"* tkon ivrpnso in tlie London clubs. - <«• AppnU'iatoiy and- sympathetic com- . meoita appear vi ; all th ; i rieWspajiers. Jhe< Daily Mail'eanxthaaibe« Mr Aaquith's medeiratienj and; erpecte further purging of th© Liberal pr> gramme).' X PRESS COMMENTS. The Chronicle says that Mr Asquith haa immecse 'abiJity and aa unswerving dcvc'ticm to prinoipleL It remains to be seeia if he has the art cf managing men. The papetf adds that owinglargely to S& Eenry ,Cainp,bell-Bannea'-xaan's lUnees the* Government for some little tune lately seeir.s to have lost a grip over the eovatay. Mr Asquith might be nb)&, by the infusion of new blood hi the Cabinets to invigorate tho Party fad -win back the nation's confidence. Tho' Morning Pcet refers to the change: in. friendly terms. T^e^ui^,fiwcc*fit» Rt Hcm.UoydGesrgQ.!as .'^X^nceUor of the Exchequer. iheCPaily News after eulogising Mr ABqtdtli'js ibyaity to the, Party and to h» great" efforts in. the cause of free. 1 Jra'dey'piiys fife has spmcjtimw, failed to aWaikem't^t ardpnt eAtha^iasin "with- ' cut which refenn is imposs'blei "He fights Irt the cold, dry light of intel--itchYal reaaon, but tlie brußquenyM of-hisut^iraiiceQ wmttinies offended." 'His summons to tlio. Premnrslup for the momeoit tranfce-nded the interest shown.^heu politics wtre in the melting pot, and future parties and causes ( \Tb>re, more unoertain now than ever. , f llie' Timee heartily congratulates Mr Asquith's promotion, and says that he lias discharged the duties of Pro- , micTthip Uris fceseioY. -witli ieiE>irka>jVe '■% eii«rgy and icnspiivous ability, undsr unusual ditHcultit?.