ENGLISH POLITICS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4761, 29 September 1893, Page 3

ENGLISH POLITICS.

Mr Gladstone on the Situation. A Warning to the Lords. [Special to Pbkss Association.] LONDON, Sept. 28. In his Edinburgh address, Mr Gladstone eaid that people now knew all they cared to learn about Home Enle, and trusted to the House of Commons to settle the details. The Irish question was the great barrier to proceeding with legislation on other Subjects, and the House of Lords would be responsible for its continuance in the face of the passing of the Bill by the Commons, the most important advance that had been achievedin the history of the question. The odious new-fangled doctrine was now being urged that Ibe Lords had a right to force a dissolution. Such an admission would, be high treason, for a great nation had the title to be self governing. The Lords were apparently unaware that tbey were raising the question of their own independent and irresponsible existence. In the event of dissolution Home Rule would not be the only question submitted to the determination of tbe people, and unless the Lords learned wisdom they would be likely to bitterlj lament that they had raised the issue. He was unable at present to submit s cut-and-dried solution of the position but next session the Bill would berevived, and Government would fine means to enforce the will of th< majority, without illegality o: violence. '