IMPERIAL POLITICS

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14337, 1 November 1910, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS

WOMEN'S FP.ANUUSE. Press Association —Bv Tel.—Copyright. LONDON. Oct. :i\: Mr Birrel!, Secret;.!;, for Ireland, Ml reply to a deputation of the Irish Aolucu's Suffrage League at Dublin, iroii..scd to do his utmost to procure a red discussion of -Mr Shacklcton's !'i;il next year. TARIFF RrIKORM. Earl Derby has been elected president of the new Cotton Trade Tar if Reform Association of Lancashire, which includes Sir \Y. H. Heuldsworrh, Messrs YY. Marriage. E. Chegg, W. P. Dixon, C. Middietnn, P'att-Higgins. j Albert Simpson, Juim Whiciakcr, Aid oilier manufacturers. HOME RULE I "OP. SCOTLAND. The seofiish National Cominitiee is appealing m a mauiii-sro to Heo'ohm.en all ever the world for funds .- > carry devolution, whereby Scot fish ;i rfairs .shall be settled in Scotland.

i IMPORTANCE OF THE NAVY. i e CAPTAIN MAHAN'S WARNING. Received O.eXi p.m., Oct. 31st. LONLON. Oct. 31. Captain Alahan. in in article in the "Daily Mad,'' oay., that an exam.m.t:on of the internal..mai situatim shows thai the balance of the l'r:;ce . Alliance euimau-hes ike Tr.p'.e Er.teiue ' on laud. The real oif-set to the military power of the Triple. Alliance is the , iiuau -iai is sources of the Fivncil and \ the British navy. Granted a continuance | of the present ia'.es e. capture the moo- 1 care immuu'ty from the iticiuinee oi j ■ war for seaborne eommeree, under tl.s> ! d lusive d. linitioii of privaio priijie'cy. j -o.e deterrent from war. New, owing | to he ad .orinn of iooadnough is. G.. r - \ many has - nieivd inio a druggie <:'\ preponderance, and when nuie-Drca.l- ---; noughts shall be n nfer-scdlv olisoi:'e> | I with very iitt'.e start against iier. :!-e| only salvation from war is Brtain's , readiness for war. IMPERIAL FKHEP.ATION. IS IN THE AIR. Received 10.00 p.m.. Oct. 31st. LONDON. Oct. 31. " Pacifiou.s,"' wriiiug !o th.-> "Times" (lellniiig •• Ke,!er:;l Home R: ; :..." <;„:,.; ilmi ii;e f,.-!,-ra!isr, eon:, mohue an lmpe.i:d Parliam. ..;. coiwi>t : ug oi Lords and Commons, io eonsider Iniper::,'. f.re'gn pel-y. Ci:>t.,:us. d,.f, nee. cui.1 stitiitional elmnges, n] -o certain pow.-i-s ] oi co-ordiuar.on, revision, aa'l ve'.o :n regard io Ac's cf national Parha-wo'-!,l lie iiiogical if if. were geing i.» muddle the ancien: (•.uisiiiuiion. It ought 'o !,,-. in-:■.;,•.! upon that tle-r> should be two Parliaments, one for lha pile', wherei;: it would le. praciiea.bl" j to secure representation of it,,, t > v ..-r-! seas Domini ins Tr.c Kritish how-cr. ! are slow moving, and prefer two steps: to one. Son:,- federal:.-,:.: desire two i national Parliaments, one for Britan. i j >to:-ation of ihe 1 leprareby. and iwo j I Lowland, provinces. Ireland and Wales! t-> be Provinces undivided. Mod-rate j on.'nam favuttrs four national Pariia- 1 ments. I