IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIII, Issue 31, 6 February 1907, Page 7

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

SPEECH BY MR CHURCHILL. ATTACK ON THE HOUSE OF LORDS. fPHESS ASIOCIATION.I LONDON, sth February. Mr. Winston Churchill, Under-Secro-tary for the Colonies, delivered a political speech yesterday at Manchester (where it was stated a few weeks ago preparations were being made by the Unionists for a general election). Mr. Churchill attacked the House of Lords, characterising the members of that branch of tho Legislature as agents of ono party and champions, of landed interests. The Minister declared that before appealing to the country the House of Commons must pass a couple of good Radical Budgets.' The power of the purse . was the first of the great weapons by which the House of Commons was able to make its will effective over the whole area of government and legislation. (Received February 6, 8.41 a.m.) LONDON, sth February. In the course of his attack on the House of Lords, Mr. Churchill said the Peers might bo created and possibly temporary Peers, not to mention resources of legislation!. He added that ho would not givo women the same franchise as men. MR BALFOUR'S LEADERSHIP. (Received February 6, 8.40 a.m.) LONDON, sth February. Mr. Austin Chamberlain, speaking at Stirehley, paid a warm tribute to the Unionist loyalty to Mr. Balfour's leadership. He rejoiced that Mr. Balfour had restated convictions founded on a keen observation of the course of national trade and a Btudy of Imperial problems. - A SUGGESTION TO TARIFF .REFORMERS. (Received February 6, 8.50 a.m.) LONDON, sth February. The Morning Post says : — If it is necessary to make sacrifices to secure party unity tho tariff reformers might exclude the duty on corn from the first instalment on a scientific tariff, giving the colonies limited preference by means of low duties on produce and meat. A MEMBER'S RESIGNATION. LONDON, sth February. Mr. Robert Wallace, K.C., Liberal M.P. for Perth since 1895, has resigned his seat, having accepted appointment as Chairman of the County of London Sessions. Sir Robert Pullar is the Liberal candidate for Perth, and the Unionist party has decided, in recognition, of Sir Robert's personal worth as a citizen, not to oppose his election. ■THE NATIONALIST PARTY. LONDON, sth February^ At a meeting of the Nationalist party at Dublin yesterday, Mr. John Redmond, was re-elected chairman of the Irish party in the House of Commons. A resolution was ' passed excluding from the party. Mr. John O'Donnell, M.P. for South Mayo, editor and proprietor of the Connaught Champion, and some time secretary of the United Irish League (of which ho 'was first organiser). It was decided not to re-admit Mr. D. D. Sheehan, M.P. for Mid-Cork, for which seat ho was recently reelected without opposition ' after resigning because of his explusion from the party. , Messrs E- Crean, M.P. for Southeast Cork., and J. Gilhooly, M.P. for West Cork, dissented from these decisions