BRITISH ELECTIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 270, 12 November 1923, Page 5

BRITISH ELECTIONS.

« PARUAMENT REASSEMBLED. NTENSE EXCITEMENT AT HOME THE GREAT TARXFF ISSUE. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyds-t.i (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, November 11. The "Sunday Express" says Parlialent reassembles in an atmosphere of Teat excitement. It is confidently expected that Mr. tanley Baldwin, Prime Minister, will x Wednesday for the debate on the lovernment's tariff intentions, and will hen declare its readiness to take the verdict of the country. Mr. Lloyd George will meet the leaders and officials of his party on Tuesday to discuss future policy. Importance is attached to a consultation last Friday night at the house of Sir Alfred Mond with the National Liberal lieutenants. Negotiations are known to be afoot, and a Liberal reunion is becoming a practical possibility. Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald, at Leed6, it the interest of the Labour party, said: "I think an election a good thing. Free Trade is not the alternative to Protection. The alternative is a positive constructive policy which the Labour party is going to put forward." Sir Robert Home, speaking at Glasgow, asked how anybody in the present circumstances could say all our old theories necessarily held good to-day Mr. Asquith during the war told the House of Commons that, our eyes must have been opened to the penetrating effects of German trade. Now Mr Asquith's eyes were shut again, and foi the sake of the party cry he had givei up all he ever learnt in the vicissitudes of war, returning to the mumbling o! ancient shibboleths. He (Sir Robert Home) was neither a Free Trader nor i Protectionist. He believed the whole fiscal policy was a matter of business The abnormal circumstances of to-daj compelled them to accept the Govern ments solution.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.) THE EMPIRE'S SUGAR. DEVELOPMENT Or INDUSTRT. (Received 11.30 a.m.i LONDON, November 11. Iv a speech at the Guildltall, Mi Baldwin said that sugar was capable o being increasingly grown within tb Empire. Although the preference givei was substantial, there was no certaint; as regards the future. Therefore h. proposed to stabilise the present valu< of sugar. With preference up to ten yeare and tains give security for the develop meut of the industry.— (Reuter.) GILT-EDGED STOCK. DEPRECIATES £50,000,000. (Received 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, November 11. The "Daily Express" says that Britis gilt-edged stocks have depreciated to th extent of £50,000,000 since Mr. Baldwi decided, to have a general election.— (_ and N.Z- Cable.) THE FARMERS' REVOLT. NO AID FOR AGRICULTURE. .Kecclved 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, November 11. The 'Daily Express"' says that farmer! revolt against Mr. Baldwin's protectioi ist programme is increasing, because i does not include any assistance to agr: culture. The secretary of the Nations i Farmers' Union says the next fortnigh will be vital for agriculture. The farmer are waiting to see if Mr. Baldwin pre poses anynhing to help them. If nol they will sow great parts of their arabl land in grass.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.) THE POLITICAL CRISIS. MR. S. M. BRUCE, INSTIGATOR (Received 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, November 11. Whatever benefits the overseas Do minions may claim to have reeeivei from the Imperial Conference. Mr. Bruc« with tho five points ho initially la.ii down for consideration, may be credit* with having precipitated a first clas political crisis in Britain.— (A. and N.Z. MH. WINSTON CHURCHILL. A FREE TRADE CANDIDATE (Received 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, November 11. Mr. Winston Churchill declines to cot test the Central Glasgow by-eleotioi He announces that he will participate i the general election as a Free Trader. PEACE BEFORE ALL. THE IDEAL OF LABOUR. (Received 11 a.ra.) LONDON, November 11. Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald. speaking a Dewsbury, declared that every industrii country protected and unprotected, r quired its wage-earners to fight throug the trade unions to maintain themselvi against the encroachments of Capital Until the British electors faced tl problem of international relationship we should have no peace, prosperity, < honour. If they did not see to it thi peace was maintained in Europe, ol sons would be called on to fight anothc war. It was intended to keep the pea< of Europe in the forefront of the Laboi programme.— (A. and NJZ. Cable.)