THE BUDGET FIGHT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 662, 12 November 1909, Page 7

THE BUDGET FIGHT.

PEERS' PROBABLE COURSE. SIR R, PERKS INTENDS TO RETIRE. - : .- f ." -.'AGAINST SOCIALISM, IBj Teleeratjh.rl'roti-'Aiitaeiatloii.-bopTrieta't.l...' ■V ■'.' (KoctNovethbcrll, 11 p.in.)' : ;.:<^;r : ' '■■■• ' : '/" . ;"\-:.; : .-. London, November 4i« ■■■, Sir, Robert Perks (a prominent Nonconformist Liberal and big contractor,, who. ■has ad-; versoly criticised tho land :taxes..'.and■qther. features, of the .Budget) "did. not.'voto: in -".'tho"; recent division':in: tho House 0f,.. Commons..on, the third reading of the Finatico : ; Bill.:v;So. now intimates. that ho will not seek re-elec-tion, and denounces the disastrous experiments' in Socialism foreshadowed in tho. speeches of tho Chancellor. of the Exchequer, Mr.. LlbydGeorge, and tho President of the Board of Trade, , Mr. Churchill. :■'■.-. '..■; : ' ''"' >"'"' ■y \ The, Counoil of tho Liberal Association: ofSouth Lincolnshire (which seat Sir .; Robert Porks has represented in the Liberal interest since 1892) has urged him to reconsider- his docision, and has condemned,the attauke. made on him .by the "Daily News. , ': ',',■■■;!■..,.'. LORDS AND VOX POPULI. . / ."■'■■. AN AMENDMENT TO REFER TO THE : , ■ "". ■.;-;■ ■ PEOPLE. ■:_■ . . x .;-:.-,'.\ . . Londotii November. 10..; The "Daily; Telegraph" states that when the Finance'Bill comes before the House of Lords, Lord Lftlisdowne, Unionist Leader, is expected to .move an amendment, which.will propose to refer the Budget to the judgment of the electorates. There is■ an overwhelming majority of XJnioniet Peers in favour. of the ■ amendment. ■ ■ '•;.■',■ .■.:■■' ■. •'.. : .■'... ..■■; : '.- ; v ■ Forty Peers, the "Telegraph" slates, have signed a memorial announcing their intention to abstain from voting on the subject. 0 ■''; LORD R. CECIL'S RETALIATION. :; INTEE-IMPERIAI, PREFERENCE, BUT. ~'.■■•. NOT FOOD TAXJiS;:.. .:'-.. v. , V : ' . .'." London, November 10. . Lord Eobert Cecil, 'Freo-Fooder, member for Marylebone, who has aocepted an : invitation to contest Blackburn at the- next election, in ah addiess at-Blackburn' said he favoured retalia- : tion for hostile tariffs, and agreed with giving trade preference to the colonies. Hd was, however, strongly opposed.to t taiea : on food.'.-""'"'.'