BRITISH POLITICS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVII, Issue 143, 19 June 1913, Page 8

BRITISH POLITICS.

TRADITIONS OF THE WELSH

PEOPLE

"RELIGION BEFORE POLITTCS."

rprcEss Association.]. (Received Jim® 19, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 18

Mr Asquith a'rgiied that it was unthinkable that the Bill should prevent the church of Wales, after Disestablishment, from co-operating with the Chtirch of England for all church purposes. The weightiest portion of the speech was that in which he emphasised the garnered memories and traditions of the Welsh people. At'the suggestion stage Mr Bonar Law "contended that Nonconformists who were putting politics before religion liked the Bill, but those putt'm<r religion before politics hated it. He denied that Wales alone was entitled to settle a question which was interesting the whole of Britain. It was clearly the Opposition's duty when in office to reverse what the Government wa,s doing. Mr E. Beauchamp voted with the minority.