LLOYD GEORGE'S LATEST

Manawatu Times, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 12800, 25 May 1914, Page 5

LLOYD GEORGE'S LATEST

INTERFERES IN BY-ELECTION

By Electric Telegraph.—Press Association —Copyright, Received 5.5 p.m. LONDON, May 23. Mr Lloyd George addressing (5.000 people at Ipswich said the present election was critical in the country's history. Hence his breaking the rule against Cabinet Ministers meddling in by-elections. He described Mr Bonar Law-and Mrs Pankhurst as anarchist leaders defying all authority* each in their own way. The question before the country was not Home Rule and Welsh Disestablishment but representative government which the Tories are endeavouring by deliberate conspiracy to destroy. If Mr Masterman was returned the verdict would resound through the ages and it would be a great blow for freedom. The Tories are fighting for an oligarchy through anarchy. The question was were the liberties of the people to be destroyed by aristocratic lawlessness? England has the richest soil under the sun yet with forty million pounds rent the producers are living in pover y jhhl wretchedness but the Liberals would put that right in a year or two. Referring to old age pensions he asked who was paying them? (A Voice; '• The supertax.'•') Mr Lloyd George: i; Yes. and why should not a man with too much contribute something towards those with too little?" The rich complained of the supertax but those with £25.000 income per annum have £21.000 income left after the supertax. This would keep 137 old people 1 rom misery and humiliation and the supertax on £IOO,OOO per annum would keep (500 out of the workhouse. Similarly the death duties would maintain no.dUO. For four years his Budgets had been luck-sharing Budgets. In.-

surance was a great repairing institution and a good investment. Ipswich

was netting £21,000 in pensions, £•',)- 000 yearly from insurance and from the Budget £14,000. He hoped Ipswich would send a message of hope to Ireland and the whole democracy of Britain —"Blessed is the nation that considereth the poor.

IPSWICH BY-ELECTK >N. "WON BY MR GANZOXL Received Midnight. LONDON, May 2J. The Ipswich by-election resulted:— Ganzoni (Unionist) .. «. Masterman (Liberal) .. .. 5*71 Seurr (Socialist) •• ••