14 NOVEMBER 1903, Page 2

One point of great practical importance in the speech has

not received in the Press the attention it deserves. This was the pointed question addressed by Lord Balfour to the Prime Minister. Is he, or is he not, in favour of Mr. Chamberlain's average duty of 10 per cent. on all manufactured articles ? This is a question which we cannot doubt Mr. Balfour will have answered in his Bristol speech, which is being made while these pages are printing. Till, however, the answer is made it will be necessary to postpone comment. We have dealt at length with the Glasgow speech in our leading columns, but may say here that it was a most notable contribution to the fiscal controversy. It does not fare well with Cabinets that find it necessary to drive out such men as Lord Balfour of Burleigh.