BRITISH POLITICS

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 2775, 25 July 1907, Page 6

BRITISH POLITICS

Electric Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright. Loudon, July 22f. In reply to the representations of the deputation of bishops to tin; Government, Mr Lloyd-Goerge, President of the Board of Trade, stated that government by favoured families bad ended, and government by the people had really begun. Already .the Bannerman Administration was dealing with the feudal system, land tithes, and the oppression of priestcraft; next year it was intended to free the schools and the lam?. If the House of Lords barred the way, said Mr LLoyd-George, they would be settled also. The Lords could play at being legislators as long as they pleased. The speaker described Mr Balfour as an ideal leader of the highest type of graceful incompetence in statesmanship. The deputation referred to consisted of the Archbishop of Canterbury and several bishops, who urged the withdrawal of certain regulations dealing with training colleges and secondary schools, on the ground that the new rules will destroy the present religious character .of those establishments. Air McKenna. Minister for Education, replied that he was determined students should not be rejected on the ground of their religious belief. Sir H. Campbell-Ban-nerman said that because the Government's grea't' attempt at conciliation had failed last year that was no reason why the Government should abandon its principles.