MR. CHAMBERLAIN AND THE LATE GOVERNMENT.
[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—If " Ludovicus " can persist in saying "that Mr. Chamberlain was in no way guilty of auy misrepresentation" of the late Government at Cardiff, after the absolute contradic- tion of his statement which was immediately telegraphed by Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Campbell-Bannerman, I am sure we need not waste words over this point of the dispute. At any rate, I will content myself with agreeing with the very natural expressions in your note to my former letter, the great force of which I readily admit, without, however, at all believing with the language of your article of July 31st, that the accusation against Mr. Chamberlain of openly and coarsely abusing and vilifying his former colleague and leader is the most wanton and malicious absurdity.
But allow me to remind " Ludovicus " that even he does not cite Mr. Campbell-Bannerman as saying what Mr. Chamberlain attributed to him. Mr. Bannerman may have " stuck to his point," but then his point was not Mr. Chamberlain's,—namely, that Mr. Gladstone had associated himself with the American outrage-party by receiving from them suggestions on his Irish policy.
If " Ludovicus " can show that Mr. Campbell-Bannerman has ever said that this was " a very reasonable thing to do," I shall be glad to know when.—I am, Sir, Ac.,
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