THE VETO CAMPAIGN

Evening Star, Issue 14526, 30 November 1910, Page 6

THE VETO CAMPAIGN

THE CHANCELLOR DENOUNCED. lord gurzontT challenge. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, November 29. (Received November 50, at 8.43 ajn.) Speaking at Hull, Lord Curzon challenged a comparison of his and Mr Lloyd George’s life-work. He would sooner cut off h's hand than poison tho minds of bis countiymen or preach civil war. The spectacle of the Liberal party protesting against a referendum was, be said, enough to make the angels weep. FOREIGN VIEWS OF MR GEORGE. PARIS, November 29. (Received November 50, at 9.35 a.xn.) The ‘ Debats ’ says that Mr George men heretofore bad prided themselves on their'courtesy to their adversaries, but Mr George goes in search of personalities, and infuriates his opponents with gibes, sarcasm, and insolent persiflage. The ‘ Debats ’ says that English stalesmight, by Ids merits, elevate the commonalty, but ho coarsely and brutally sinks to their level. VIENNA, November 29. The ‘ Reiehspost ’ denominates Mr Lloyd George a hot-blooded English Mirabeau (the most famous French statesman of the pre-revolutionary period). The ‘ Allgemeine /citung’ declares it is repellent to boar an English Minister openly praise revolution. IRISH HOME RULE. THE UNIONIST CAMPAIGN. LONDON, November 29. The Unionist, campaign in Ulster was opened at Belfast and Londonderry by Mr W. H. Long and Sir E. Carson. Other speeches of a liery nature were delivered at crowded demonstrations. ULSTER WILL FIGHT. MEN TO BE ENROLLED. ARMS TO BE BOUGHT. LONDON, November 29. (Reicivrd November 30, at 8.5 a.m.) At Belfast Micro was a Unionist demonstration to which 20,000 persons were unable to gain admission. Lord Londonderry, who presided, declared that tho Government would be responsible for any bloodshed in the event of Home Rule being established. The Ulster Council have, resolved to establish a fund, to enrol regiments, and to purchase arms. £IO,OOO has already been promised. .MORE AMERICAN DOLLARS. NEW YORK, November 29. (Received November 30, at 8.5 a.m.) The United Iriso League of America have opened .subscription lists for funds to assist the Irish Home Rulers. A SECOND CHAMBER. “AN ABSOLUTE FARCE.” LONDON, November 29. (Received November 30, at 8.40 a.m.) ‘The Times’ says; A Second Chamber having no authority except what it derived fmm a majority in the Commons would bo an absolute farce. Any conceivable Second Chamber having an independent constitutional basis of its own is better than a Chamber liable to be altered and realtered at the. uncontrolled caprice of a majority in the Chamber it is meant to check. A LORD’S PROTEST. LONDON, November 29. (Received November 30, at 8.43 a.m.) In a letter to ‘The Times’ Lord Burghclcro protests against a Bill enacting the supremacy of one House by a bare majority without appeal. LORD LANSDOWNE’S REFORMED HOUSE. LONDON, November 29. (Received November 30, at 8.5 a.m.) Speaking at Dudley. Sir ltd ward Grey said that tho Lords’ reforms would probably result in a House consisting of 120 Liberals and 290 Conservatives. Moreover, the Crown’s prerogative to create peers would be gone for ever. A HEREDITARY GARRISON. LONDON, November 29. (Received November 00, at 9 a.m.) The, ‘Manchester Guardian' (G.) contends that the Lords’ resolutions would give the Conservatives a permanent majority in the reformed House. I hey would result in a garrison of representative hereditary peers. THE COMMONERS AND CROWN. MUST WORK. TOGETHER. LONDON. November 29. In the course of a letter to ‘ r J ho Times’ Lord Lindlcy says that (hough the Veto Bill will not abolish the House of Lords if it is passed, the House of Commons. with the consent of the Grown, will be able to abolish (he. House, of Lords whether it is reformed or not. A DEVICE OF THE ENEMY. LONDON. November 29. Speaking at Bristol, Mr Bin-ell declared that Hie Lords had scuttled their own ship. An effective and important Second Chamber was required, hut land Lansdowlie’s reforms were a device of the enemy. LORD MILNER INTERRUPTED. MR CHURCHILL'S STATESMANSHIP. LONDON, November 29. Lord ARliicr addressed a noisy meeting at Bow, the supporters of Mr Lansbury (the Socialist candidate) interrupting. land Milner said he regretted the immense inequalities of the- wealthy and the unwealthy, and tho groat distance separating the richest from the poorest, but there, was no reason for indugling in a general scramble. He did not want the whole, country to resemble Ton-y-pandy—tho scone of Air Churchill's efforts at constructive statesmanship. The purpose of the wanton abuse of the wealthy classes was to obtain cheap popularity and to catch ibo votes of the unthinking. (Received November 50, at 8.5 a.m.) The Bow Liberals’ Association have decided not to support Mr Lansbury. MR CHURCHILL'S VERBAL SKETCHES. LONDON, November 29. Speaking at Lambeth, Mr Churchill (the Homo Secretary) said that the Tory parly were less than leaderless. Mr Balfour was an amiable, dilletanto philosopher, who was content to brood serenely and sedately over the perversity of tho world, which he no longer attempted to influence. Air Austen Chamberlain was a wooden efligy doll, who had learnt to speak the same patter as “ old Joe.” Mr F. E. Smith was shacked at Mr Lloyd George, but whereas Ah' George was invariably witty. ATr Smith was invariably vulgar. Tho Tories were seeking to construct an Upper House of superior persons—a House of Curzous and

Milners; a House of Swells, removed from' the ordinary methods of control. [The only man in the Houso_ of Commons Mr Balfour is said to dislike is Mr Churchill. Mr George and Mr Balfour personally respect each other, and rarely criticise one another publicly. Mr Churchill and Mr F. E. Smith are great friends, addressing each other by their Christian names, and spending, with their wives, their holidays together. Hence the doubts among Radicals of Mr Churchill’s bona tides.] MR CHAMBERLAIN’S LETTER. LONDON, November 29. In his election address to the West Birmingham electors Mr Chamberlain says that without a strong Navy an increase in internal prosperity is futile. He favors Land Reform in the direction of securing the production of food. It would be unfortunate if the Imperial Conference passed without an agreement establishing reciprocal trade with the colonies. A slight preference would secure at least equal concessions as regards British manufactures. LORD CROMER AND TARIFF REFORM. LONDON, November 29. In a letter to the Unionist Freetraders Lord Cromer says that there are differences of opinion amongst the Tariff Reformers as to whether it is possible to take a referendum on an elaborate tariff, but the larger issues, such as the taxation of food, are necessarily within the scope of Lord Lansdowne’s resolutions. Matters of great gravity should bo submitted to the electors, who are advised to support the Unionists. QUITE SO. LONDON, November 29. Addressing his constituents at Liverpool, Mr F. E. Smith was asked whether lie would submit Tariff Relorm to a referendum. He replied that Tariff Reform would not be carried unless Lie party had an overwhelming majority. [Prior to the General Election of January last Mr Smith predicted that a 1 ariff Reform Budget would be brought down within six weeks.] MR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN DISAPPOINTED. LONDON, November 29. Lord Linlithgow presided at Mr Austen Chamberlain’s meeting at Edinburgh, at which 6,000 people were present. Mr Chamberlain said that the attitude of Scotland‘towards Tariff Reform was disappointing. He had reckoned on the innate conservatism of the Scottish people, but no Tory had clung so closely to oldaccustomed ways as the Scottish Radicals. FREE CHURCHES’ MANIFESTO. LONDON, November 29. The National Council of the Free Churches have published a manifesto in which they declare that the Lords have repeatedly frustrated education reform, Welsh disestablishment, and temperance and social reforms, ’1 he Council express the solemn opinion that a way must bo found for the people to become the dominant factor in tho Constitution. TRADES UNION MANIFESTO. LONDON, November 29. Tho Trades Union Congress have issued a manifesto in which they demand the abolition of the Veto. They appeal to the trade unionists where Labor candidates are not standing for an electorate to support the candidates who are pledged to tho resolutions passed by the Trades Congress, including the reversal of tho Osborne judgment, free education up to (ho universities, a Right to Work Bill, legislation on the lines of the minority report of the Poor Law Commission, the payment of members, elections on one day, adult suffrage, redistribution of seats, and a general eight-hour day. ELECTION ITEMS. LABOR AnTTsOCIALISAI. LONDON, November 29. The Labor candidates are strong Socialists. There will be a three-cornered contest at Battersea (Mr Burns's constituency), where the Social Democrats have adopted Mr Charles Shaw as their candidate. The Laborites at Perth are dissatisfied with the altitude of the Unionist Liberal candidates with reference to the Osborne judgment, and have adopted as their can* diduto Mr Tom Kennedy, who twice contested North Aberdeen as a Unionist. COST OF REFERENDUM. LONDON, November 29. Mr George's statement that live referendum will cost two millions is much traversed. One estimate is that, proportionate! v to Switzerland, the cost will not exceed £16,000. N>> oilier estimate exceeds £250,000. A POPULAR REPRESENTATIVE. LONDON, November 29. (Received November 30. at 8.5 a.m.) ■ The Council of the Northumberland Miners* Association. by 45 votes to 50, agreed to pay Mr Thomas Burt’s parliamentary salary of £550. which sum he had sacrificed by not signing the Labor party's pledge last January. [The Labor parly, since the. Osborne judgment, have abandoned their demand for the signing of this pledge.]