'WHOLESOME CRISIS.'

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 742, 15 February 1910, Page 5

'WHOLESOME CRISIS.'

BUDGET OR VETO? ANOTHER ELECTION MOOTED BY LIBERAL WHIP. NATIONALISTS LACK SINEWS OF WAR. By Telerraph—Press Association—Copyright , (Rec. February 14, 9.25 p.m.) London, February 14. Political; discussion continues on the recent attack made by Mr. John Redmond, Leader of . the Irish Nationalists, on the reported, decision of the Government .to deai with the Budget; before dealing with the House of Lords' veto in the new Hoiise of .Commons. Mr. Redmond;6tated that 1 the policy, of passing the Budget and 1 , adjourning the question of the veto was one which Ireland could ! not and would not approve, and declared that' if Mr., Asquith paltered with, his pledge the Liberals would be sent to the -wilderness for twenty years. The Dublin correspondent of "The Times" says 'it is generally 'believed;,that Mr. Asquith will offer formal pledges which,, at. any rate■ 'on. paper, -will be Buificiently substantial to save ,Mr. Redmond's face. ; - . ; The: Nationalists shrink from the prospect of another election, -inasmuch-,.as they, lack funds. It is .understood that the bulk the' <810,000 collected by Mr. T. P. ,O'Connor, on his pre-election trip to America . was during; the' recent elections. ' ... ■ ' .-' , Mr. Redmond (adds ' the - correspondent), will possibly; bo to 'vote for-the' Budget if the threatened burdens of overtaxation, of Ireland; are eliminated,;as is advocated by Unionist equally ; with some Nationalist. newspapers. BALANCED PARTIES. BUDGET; jiIIGHT BE REJECTED. .: (Reo. February 14, 9.25 p.m.) i London, February 14. . Mr.; J. M. 'F. Fuller,' Liberal Whip,' speaking, at ,Trowbridge,' said:; - . ■ "During the last-three days dlf- , Acuities have arisen, making it • quite possible that the House of Commons will reject the Budget. The two great parties in tho State -were never so equally balanced • : as they arc now. "I do not know what attitude: tho Nationalists will assume. The Liberals must rotain their organisation with a view to the possibility of another election before many months." WILL MR. REDMOND BE PLACATED? VETO MAY COME FIRST. GUAJUNTEES TO THE IRISH. - .' ; , (Rec. Fobruary 14, 10 p.m.) London, February 14. Tho,"Daily News" '(Liberal) .says:—' .*Mr. .Redmond's, attitude has -undoubtedly forced: what may , bo described; as a wholesomo; crisis. - The' position is some degrees graver than is. imagined. .There is some: reason.,for.-believing- that Mr. Asquith (? Mr. Redmond) will.be handed, as a matter of course, any guarantees that may bo requested. A single phrase in the King's 'Speech, or a hint '.'from ' Mr. ;Asquith in the. debate on the Address-in-Reply...will suffice to. make 'the -guarantees .known." ■- • - Tho ■ "Chronicle"- -J (Liberal) '.'states: — '"It-; is ./now probable .that ; the: attack on ;the .veto will be the first subject taken-in the House of .Commons after 'the, Address-in-Reply,;even though ; this may .involve the risk of losing ' tlie' 1 Budget." ;';. ; .The '"Chroniclij" is .no certainty ■that, the. giving of the ; Budget, priority would save it from tho wolves." "EMPIRE JACK. 1 ' , J•' .Norton-Griffiths",Vthe v newlyeleered _.Unionist.' SI.P for,.-:. Wedhesbury. (formerly a.Liberal seat),.'has figured in-' the.; cablegrams ...lately as / author, .of a scheme for colonial representation in the House, of Lords; Mr. .Norton-Griffiths, is known as ,'.TJmpiro Jack," and the 'follow--PH-j. m .-."Daily- Mail" throws some light on the ■' manner of man' that.' he is A.t nearly every .. general ;' election 'at least one; candidate arises who disdains orainary , methods .of , appealing ,to ' the .'constituency, l and. invents his own': ways. At Wednesbury Mr.;. J. Norton-Griffiths, is- conducting i a tiriique , and interestingcampaign. is one. of those great' working class- towns which .have sprung;.up all .aiound Birmingham,' and whioh will .in, time be joined;to it.. It; is a ,town of iron- workers arid..colliers, Mr. Griffiths, is ■ a well-kndwn : -engineer, who has been closely associated ■ with Sir-John Jackson,; and- who has undertaken; some big .enterprises in. South America and . in ivarious parts 'of. tho Empire.' Ho has' a Liberal majority of over nine hundred to' pull down, but that., does not trouble him. :;He 6imply .goes among/the people' as. one of them, urging them ; 'man.>to' l man, and winning them, by .his. persontiity. '.. V/A:;;-;' ~He has convinced that : he is a] first-class' sportsman as well as a politician. They no longer call'him "Mister." "He is i "Jack,"- "Empire Jack"' to ■the poorest' labourer. ;; H there/ is anything doing around Wednesbury. just: now that calls for nerve arid daring, you Will generally :, find "Empire.; Jack" with a hand in it . The women," who' always'like a: man;who isi" a man, are his most .en.thusiastio followers," and ho not ovor.offended when tiey.'fall on him and kiss him in the open ntreet. in their zeal. He his a balloon.yin which .lie goes aloft and scatters his'bills over-'the borough. His opponents eiy; that, all:this "isn't;fair." They like, an opponent, who plays in :the : regular' way.; /. Evidentlv.. .this overseas Briton Ts not going, tb be beaten. ; :r . ". ...