IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 143646, 14 November 1911, Page 3

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

HOME RULE. THE NEW BILL. By-Electric-Telegraph. —Copyright. LONDON, Nor. 13. Mr. Ruhciman, speaking at Darlington, said the Home Rule Bill wonlcl provide. for the unimpaired supremacy of the Imperial Parliament, the retention of control of the army, navy, foreign .treaties, and the creation of tariffs by an Irish Parliament would he made impossible, likewise the re-establishment of Catholic or Anglican churches.

COURT OFFICIAL RESIGNS. (Received Nov. 14, 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, Nov, 13. Lord Tweedmouth has resigned his position as Lord-in-Waiting, as he does not sympathise with the Liberal policy. A BY-ELECTION, (Received Nov. 14, 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 13. Speaking on behalf of Mr. Robinson, Labour candidate for tho Oldham byelection, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald stated that many Liberals were supporting Mr.'Banbury’s Bill against the Trades Dispute Act, but tho Labourites would fight to prevent its repeal. WHISKY TO THE RESCUE. (Received Nov. 14, 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 13. Mr. James Buchanan, distiller, has given the Tariff Reform League £IO,OOO in consequence of Mr, Bonar Law’s election. TRAINING THE INEFFICIENT. (Received Nov. 14, 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 13. Mr. Buxton will propose that the Insurance Bill be amended to allow the unemployment fund to pay the cost of workmen attending technical classes if their unskilfulness jeopardises their chances of employment. REDISTRIBUTION PROMISED. (Received Nov. 14, 10.35 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 13. Mr. Asquith announced that a redistribution scheme as a logical corollary would follow the proposed extension of the franchise. NEW CONSERVATIVE LEADER. (Received Nov. 14, 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 13. Mt. Long proposed and Mr. Austen Chamberlain seconded the nomination of Mr. Bonar Law to the leadership of the Opposition, and he was elected by acclamation.

[The following is a character-sketch of the new leader: —Mr. Bonar Law is the greatest of advocates of Britain for the British. He is nota brilliant speaker, but he digs out the hard facts; ho is the incarnation of British heroism, the average man, not pithy and clear, not magnetic, but very much to the fore in his party’s regard. It was when his party was thrust from the Treasury benches that Bonar Law’s strong qualities became evident to Britons, From the time he took his place on the front Opposition benches he has been steadily building a name for himself as a big fighter, a stalwart, with a business equipment such as few statesmen have, prepared to battle always, under any circumstances, with the nimble wits of the other side. He is not a phrasemaker, he succeeds by simple directness. He was one of the first converts to tariff reform. When he has convinced himself that a certain course is necessary, he works without any personal ostentation, but with grim ruthlessncss until his object is achieved. He stands at the table of the House of Commons, a tall, spare figure, with a suggestion <rf Scottish gauntness. He has no gestures, consults no notes, but the steady stream. of facte and arguments pours out effective against his cleverest opponents, and yet to be understood by the merest novice in politics.]