BRITISH POLITICS.

Colonist, Volume LXII, Issue 15243, 3 December 1919, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

SPEECH BY MR ASQUITH

CRITICISM OF THE GOVERN-

MENT.

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(Received Dec. 3, 0.15 a.m.) London, Nov. 28. Mr Asquith, speaking at Birmingham, criticised the Coalition Government for allowing the Sinn Fein to become the dominant factor in Irish national life. He said that the Anti-dumping Bill was unpopular. Even Tariff Reformers regarded it as pernicious. Mr Asquith described the British as the arch-dumpers of the world, and added that if we penalised dumpers we would suffer most. He condemned premium bonds, which would be a failure. Mr Christopher Lowiher, a member of the House of Commons, has resigned, as he disagrees) with the Government continually pandering to Labour and also because of the appalling waste.