"PARTY SHAH"

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 750, 24 February 1910, Page 7

"PARTY SHAH"

REVOLT OF LIBERALS. DECEIVED CONSTITUENTS. '' PLEDGE" SHOULD HAVE BEEN EXPLAINED BEFORE. Dy Telegrajh—Press Association—Oonyrlcht. !.(SW. Fehriiary. 24, 0,5 ,a.m.); . : London,| February 23. The debate in the House of Commons on the Ad(lros3-in-Iteply was continued by Mr, Win. O'Brien, chiof of the elevou Independent Nationalists. "■ ! Irish Guerrila's Bullet. • • Mr. O'Brien declared that he at . first hoped that • Mr. Redmond (Nationalist Leader) had crossed- the Rubicon and intended to save Ireland;from.the Budget; hutiljefore'Mr., Redmond had finished His speech: yesterday he had sorambled back safe on Ministerial'ground. . ; "Iroland," said Mr. O'Brien, "(ias only got a shadowy post obit for Homo Rule on the death of tho Lords, The Budget is a more serious obstacle to Home Rule than tho Lords' veto." ■ 1 Mr! ; Win6ton : Churchill (who ife' going from .the Board of. Trade to the War Offioo, and who is known as an "advanced" member of the Cabinet), . speaking after a prolonged Cabinet meeting, deprecated using the Budget as a financial lever to fcrce ■:& change. • The loss of the Budget would, ho argucd, bo a torrible vindication of the House of Lords' action. ' ■ , Ministers,. ho informed tho House, had discussed the > policy of refusing to. meet Parliament, and had'concluded that this would be .neither wise nor oourageous. The House must wait patiently for the Government':; proposals.; When they were introduced tho Government would stake its'- whole; existence upon carrying them' uito law. - - - - - Liberal and Labour Protests. : • Mr., Hilaire Bellob: : declared : that the omiEßion 6f "giia. - antee"-' from.. tho King's Speech . made.;the, whole thing 1 a picoe of party' sliam.- ,

, • Mr; Ifeir; Hardie (Labour) asked for ;an explanation of tho proposed increase., in .the' naval expenditure, adding that.'tho Government had evidently yielded to the; olamourvrf ,io yellow , press, ; A refusal to' vote Supply wouid Ijo drastic and revolutionary, .but the Lords. .. themselves had created the revolution. ' Mr. Keir Hardio emphatically protested against the proposed reconstruction of .the House, of. Lords. . The Government, he, decided, had. been, sent back not to, .reconstitute, but to destroy. • . . Mr. U: G.' Hommerdo (Liberal member for Bromfield division of - Denbighshire) de'clared r that -;if.;. Mr.', .Asquith's ; Albert Hall , pledgo iwas .not policy, thoy ■ would, have; to get their. support from others.' • . ;. ' . , Sir J. ,H. Dalziol, and Messrs. J, C; .Wodgwood, V. D. Pirie, B, H.i Pickets-' gill,' and Joseph Martin, all Liberal mombers,echoed Mr.: Redmond's complaints a? tO-the understanding of the AlbertjHall pledgo,',and: alleged' - that: theirconstituents had been deceivod. "Could not Honestly Face His Constltuents." : Sir . Albert Spicer ; (Literal' member, for Hackney Central, v.'lio \?as;chairman qf the, Eriipir^;Chambers',. 'Congress' in Sydiiey; last : yoqr)' tl\'e action, of,the House o£ Lords.Jliadspread the idea among the people of the Domini ions ' overseas that Britain\was decadent, and tliatthey woiilddo better .'in. many cases by dealing with foreign. countries. He had fought the; election ! upon the Hall ..speoph., . and .could not honr estly ..facet his' constituents ; if.' Mr. .Churchill's policy was adopted. y; '

LABOUR ATTITUDE. k. STATEMENT BY MR. BARNES. London, February 21. ,'■ Mr. l Barnes," chairman of the. Labour party, states 'that the Labour' paity desired to see the Budget passed; : and had ■ suggested. that 'the Government. Bhould jprodue'e .. the; Veto'. BiU- before ■ Easter .instead of a resolution. The Labour party had also pressed for an assurance thai Snpply or 'theifecond Budget'would ;folr low the Veto Bill, ■ : PRESSURE FROM SCOTLAND. VETO SHOULD BE TAKEN FIRST ' AND SEPARATELY. (R«c. February 23, 10.40 p.m.) ■ . . . London; February 23..., . 'A meeting of .Scottish Liberal members yesterday, expressed ; a strong feeling in fftYour , of' more .drastic aotion on the. part of'the .Government. ' ' Many,-Radicals .ara in . favour . of. ing' the question ,of the. Lords' veto from that of the Lords'; Constitution, leaving the latter for.; future' consideration. ■: A LIBERAL PAPER JUSTIFIES MR. REDMOND. "GUARANTEES" AND: THE CROWN. THE MIXING OF VETO AND REFORM 1 . MEANS DELAY. ' '■'•■'■■' ——' ' '■■■■■■'. London, FobruaTy 22. Commenting on the speech of Mr, John Redmond, Irish Nationalist r Leader,. in the' debate -in 'the Hou.se' ;of Commons, the "DftilyNews" (Liberal) declares that Mr, Redmond be; blamed' for believing that the guarantees mentioned by Mr. Asquith in his Albert Hall speeoh meant, guarantees from the Crown:., In that belief ho was in company' with pvery journalist, and politician, and every ordinary, citijen. .It was unfortunate that Mr. Asquith did not tak« an earlier opportunity; of . co'rreoting a general misapprehension. Mr. Redmond's support, adds the "News,' , is indispensable to tho Gqyefnpoont; his ailvice is intrinsically- sound. . ■

The "Morning Leader" (Liberal) says; "The Government has weighted its proposals -with provisions for reconstruction of the Hotise of Lords, which have surprised many of its supporters. The soheme may be courageous, but it is neither swift,nor decisive" 1

"The Times" comments Government resolytions will be. sheer waste of time, and will bind no one, Presumably, they are intended as a sop to keep impatient people ; quiet.'' , / WHAT WILL THE NATIONALISTS DO7 •' A PREDICTION OF COMPROMISE. ■ MONEY NEEDED. London, February 22. : Tho 'Tall Mall Gazette" (Unionist) says: "Messrs. .Redmond, Dillon, and T. I'. O'Connor will not ovgrthjow tho Government if it can' possibly be avoided.' Negotiations with the Cabinet havo not 'closed,, and it will'bo very odd if.be-. tffena now and Buster sucli pruotlsod

hands will not have some new plan of campaign." -' ' . ' . A mooting of the Redmondite Nationiil■ists decided, considering the .supreme importance of the veto question, to refrain from complicating the issues by moving an amendment to tho Address and from balloting for private Bills, The Nationalists have issued' a strong j appeal for funds in view of tho possibility, of a: dissolution before Easter. " ■ , UNIONISTS URGED TO EXPEDITE I '. REFORM. ' I LORD ROSEBERT'S CURE FOR j BROKEN SHINS. ' , ' j London,. February 22. In tho House of Lords, in tho debate on the Addres's-in-Reply, lord |lopebery deprecated any delay. .Throughout the election, lie said, the Unionist candidates had broken their shins against the Peers' ~ hereditary character. Tho Government's Veto Bill would reach the . House ol Lords 6ome time before mid-winter. Without waiting, for the leisurely ghgitts» the Lords should place their own scheme of reform before .the country. The red. issue was not the veto, but tho constitution of the Second Chamber, . UNIONIST SCHEME INCUBATING. - , (Rec. February 23, 10.40 p.m.) London, February 23.'. It is understood that' Lord. Curzon, -who was a member of Lord' Rosebery's Committee of Peers, is preparing, a House'of. Lords Reform Bill on behalf of the Unionists. ' - , ' ELECTIONS PENDING. ROOM FOR REJECTED MINISTERS. London, February 22. Sir W. H. Holland and..Sir . Walter j Foster, members . respectivelyfor . the, •West Riding (Rotherham Division) of ! Yorkshire, and Ilkeston of Derbyshire, have offered to reagn their - seats in favour of Mr.. J.- ; A.: Pease" (nom-.. ; inated - Chancellor." of the Duchy of Lan-. caster) and, Colonel Seoly. (Under-Secre-tary for the .Colonies); who wore defeated, at the general election. i Mr, Simmons will contest the re-dection' of Mr. WV Wedgwood Benn, member for. the! London,, constituency, of St. George's. in-the-East, who has been .appointed , a Junior Lord of the Treasury. • |

AMENDMENTS. A:LIBERAL WHO WANTS A STIFFER POLICY TO LORDS. ABSENCE OF CROWN GUARANTEE, REGRETTED. London, February 22. In the Houso'of Commons Mr. Hilairo Belloc (Liberal, member for South' Salford, and orio of thow Libwals who want the veto .first), gave notice of ail amend-' meqt: regretting . that' .the .King's, Speeoh did not:contain,.o.i),v. reference to aguarantee. that the ■ .'io. Bill would ; become law if it passed , tiie House of . Commons. • ANNUAL TARIFFITE PROTEST. : : MR. A. CHAMBERLAIN.' ' ' ■ : ... London, February 22.. .' Mr. Austen . Chamberlain, who: -. was, ; Chancellor of the' Exchequer in the' Balfour Administration) Jims given notice of an official Opposition'amendment to : the Address-in-Roply.;.. It. will bo identical with that 1 moved' by him in "February, 1909;': ' ■■■ ; ' ;v. f_THr. Austen ' Chamberlain, moved, the following amendment' to' the Address in 1909,'but'it was lost'by' 27B to 109 votes'! humbly ' represent.' to your "Majesty that- this • House -views. with anxiety'-,tho. state, of the trade and employment' in' this .country, and the faijute.o? ypurMajesty s 'Ministers to reco™se :tha mature and gravity the situation, 'and regrets ,tha? 1 is. ;no /.montion > in', yoqr;: Majesty 3 gracious speech ■of any proposals for oulargmg, tho market-for. British and Irish produce and increasing the demand for labour ,by a reform of our. fiscal sys-' torn,--which .would promote the growth and stability . of. otjr home tra4e, provide means' for ncgotiatihgi for the: mitigation' or foreign tariffs, and develop our; oversea trade, -tlirdugli/; tho establishment of a system; of mutual preference between the • different portions of the.Epipire."]