IMPERIAL POLITICS

Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13206, 9 February 1907, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS

A LABOUR MEMBER'S PROPOSALS. United Press Association —Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright-. LONDON, Februaiy 7. :Mr Keir Hardie, speaking at Llewydcoed, said, that the Labour Party/ proposed to authorise London and other large municipalities to undertake the business of buying -and se'ling coal, which would-reduce the price by one-half, raise colliers' wages 50 per cent., a,nd leave a, handsome profit towards old age pensions. He believed that a general. election would' Jje inevitable in 1908. Since lie had had' personal experience of income tax,. lie admitted that the middle class were entitled to relief,. He advocated a graduated tax, . and 'placing additional burdens on the rich. THE SCOTTISH PARTY. LONDON, February 8. Mr D. I'irie, member-for Aberdeen, presided at a meeting of Scottish Radical members of the/House of: Commons ,which was held at Edinburgh. It was arranged to mest. again after delivery of the King's Spesch to elect officials. ■ This is the first! meeting of : the: v Scottish Parliamentary Party in Scotland ■on the eve of a session since the union with Ergland..