2 NOVEMBER 1901, Page 2

On Friday, October 25th, Mr. Chamberlain made at Edin- burgh

in the Waverley Market a speech in his best fighting style. But though he has ample excuse for his hard hitting in the malignity and unfairness with which he has been

assailed, we wish that he had refrained from retaliating on his foes with such vehemence. To begin with, the Pro-Boers are not worthy of so much notice, and next, the case for the defenders of the war is too good to need such strong language. But Mr. Chamberlain is a born fighter, and it is perhaps more than one has a right to ask, to ask him to miss the chance of a stand-up fight. At any rate, there is no hitting below the belt in Mr. Chamberlain's case.