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Article: Wilfrid Ward: A religious fabius maximus
- Article from:
- The Catholic Historical Review
- Article date:
- January 1, 2002
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CopyrightCopyright Catholic University of America Press Jan 2002. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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From 1903 to 1906 British politics was in tumult over tariff reform, and the Unionist government of Prime Minister Arthur Balfour was hanging by a thread. At one end of the party, Joseph Chamberlain was vigorously pushing for Empire-wide protection, and at the other end, others, equally vigorously, were defending the principle of free trade, with Balfour in between trying to keep his party from disintegrating. It was a thankless task, and one that, in the long run, Balfour ultimately failed to accomplish. His efforts at compromise only alienated all sides, and he earned the contempt of being considered a poor leader, a trimmer, and a dilettante. In the midst of this political battle an ...
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