BRITISH POLITICS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 83, 21 November 1911, Page 6

BRITISH POLITICS.

HOME RULE QUESTION. SPEECH BY MR. BIRRELL. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. United Press Association. (Received 20, 8.35 a.m.) London, November 19. Mr Birrell at Leeds declared that Ireland was not conti iotuing a farthing to .the army and navy. Instead micro is an annual deficit of £2,000,9bU. ft was Hopeless to expect ecomomics while they withheld Ptome Rule. Witnout imposing undue burdens on tlie British taxpayer they might cut loose and give Ireland an opportunity of working out her own regeneration, in any case the British taxpayer must not allow the financial bugbear to frighten him.

THE FINANCE ACT. A FORM CONDEMNED. (Received 20, 8.35 a.m.) London, November 19. Lord Justice Farewell in tne course of a judgment in a Financial Act case declared that form eight was clearly both a demand and a threat. The Government appointed an army of olficials costing £400,000 annually to obtain particulars of property, but if they fail to perform the work for which the public pays they seem to think the public can be compelled' to incur trouble and expense to supply their deficiencies.

THE INSURANCE BILL. THE DOMESTIC SERVANTS CLAUSES OBJECTED TO. I (Received 20, 8.15 a.m.) London, November 19. Many newspapers are agitating against the domestic servants clauses in the Insurance Bill. They ridicule the stamp-sticking regulations and declare that servants generally are indignant anti refuse to contribute. It is therefore tantamount to -a tax on householders of 26s yearly for each servant. The league being formed to defeat the clauses comprises women of all parties. MR. LAW’S GREAT SPEECH. (Received 20, B.do a.m.) London, November 19. Mr Balfour has sent a message congratulating the Leeds Conference on Mr Bonar Law’s great speech.