BRITISH POLITICS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 March 1911, Page 6

BRITISH POLITICS.

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RUMOURS DENIED

LONDON, March, 23.—The Master of Elibank denies the “Times” state T mont that the House of Commons intend to adjourn for a month, and also that the Liberals have made any eftforts to find a compromise in regard to the Veto. ; THE MINISTER OF WAR . . , . LONDON, March ,23.-—There are reiterated rumours that the Right Horn Mr. Haldane (Secretary for War) goeS to the House of Lords. I UNIONISTS AND THE REFEREN-. DUM. LONDON, March, 23.—Lord Seljbourne, at Edinburgh, explained the working of the referendum, and -referfred to it as having had a. satisfactory rejsult in Australia. It was idle to toy that it was inapplicable to the difficult ties arisng in Great Britain. Its " n-. 10 object was to make sure that a majority and not a minority in temporary possession, approved of changes; The Liberals, he asserted, dreaded the referendum, but it was the only cure for log-rolling and glaring inequalities of representation. There was room for reasonable compromise over a problem when the referendum had been applied He concluded by urging a national settlement of tho constitutional struggle.