BRITISH POLITICS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 82, 20 November 1911, Page 6

BRITISH POLITICS.

HOME RULE QUESTION. SPEECH BY MR. BIRR ELL. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. United Press Association. (Received 20, 8.35 a.m.) London, November 19. Mr Bind] at Deeds declared that Ireland was not oontrUniting a farthing to the army and navy. Instead there is an annual deficit of £2,000,000. L was hopeless to expect ecomomi.es while they withheld Home Rule. Witaoul imposing undue burdens on the British taxpayer they might cut loose and give Ireland an opportunity of working out her own regeneration. In any ease the British taxpayer must not allow the uuaneial bugbear to frighten nim.

THE FINANCE ACT. A FORM ‘ CONDEMNED. (.Received 20, 8.85 a.in.) Loudon, November 19. Lord Justice Farewell in die course of a judgment in a financial Act case declared that form eight was clearly both a demand and a threat. '1 lie Government appointed an army of officials costing ;tMOO,OOO annually to obtain particulars of property, but if they fad to perform the work lor which the public pays they seem to think the public can ho compelled to incur iron ole and expense to supply their deficiencies,., THE INSURANCE BILL. THE DOMESTIC SERVANTS CLAUSES OBJECTED TO. ‘ (Received 20, B.J5' a.m.) London, November 19. Many newspapers are agitating against tiie domestic servants clauses in the Insurance .bill. They ridicule the;stamp-sticking regulations and declare that servants generally are indignant ancX refuse to contribute, it is therefore tantamount to a tax on householders of 2us yearly for eacli servant. The vlbague being formed to defeat the chaises comprises women of all parties. MR. LAW’S GREAT SPEECH. (Received 20, 8.15 a.m.) London, November 19. Mr Balfour has sent a message congratulating the Leeds Conference on Mr Bonar Law’s groat speech.