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"THE REIGN OF DEMOCRACY." MR JOHN BURNS AT ! 13 ATTERSE A. Received January 12, 7.41 a.m. 1 LONDON, January 11. Mr John Burns, President of tho Local Government Board, speaking at Battersea, declared that the reign of democracy had only just commenced. Tho Government, he said, intended to deal with pauperism. While a single able-bodied man or woman was iu a work-house it was a reflection on the State and the individual. MR B \LFOUR SPEAKS. THE NEED FOR PREFERENCE. Received January 13, 12.11 a.m. LONDON. January 12. The Right Hon. A. J. Balfour, speaking at Manchester, said: "If we remain passive the system of colonial protection will steadily grow, and we ought to further any arrangement to diminish the evil results of that (soaditioq of things, It would be more easy to arrange a elisor commercial connection between tbe Motherland and the colonies now than if in our blindness we deferred action an indefinite number of years. ANOTHER "C.-B." SPEECH. THE COOLIE QUESTION. "THAT VILLAINOUS SYSTEM." Received January 13, 12.11 a.m. LONDON, January 12. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, speaking at Liverpool, quoted with approval President Roosevelt's refusal to allow Hawaii to become United States territory if it developed servile Chinese labour. Immigrants must be fit to assume the duties of full American citizenship. Sir Henry continued that if the representatives in the Legislature desired Chinese in South Africa bis Ministry would not desire to meddle; but Chinese labour under conditions bearing the taint of servitude could not be tolerated in the King's dominions. The Salfour Government must bear tbe responsibility of that villainous system, and it was too bad to denounce the present Government even if they had blundered in trying to got rid of the evil. THE PREMIER'S OPPONENT. HAS TO RETIRE. Received January 13, 12 .11 a.m. LONDON, January 12. Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman's opponent has been prostrated with influenza, and under medical orders he has withdrawn from the contest, CHANCELLOR OF THE' EXCHEQUER. SPEAKS AT PERTH. THE TREASURY AND THE TARIFF. Received January 13, 12.31 a.m. LONDON, January 12. The Right , Hon. H. Asquith, Chancellor of tho Exchequer, speaking at Perth, said that owing to the Tory extravagance there would be no remission of taxation until the expenditure had been reduced, and a more adequate provision had been made fur the redemption of the national debt. The colonies must understand that the Government could not raise the cost of British food, diminish the remuneration of labour, and lower the standard of living. Ho expected that the colonies would reply that they [could not admit the produce of the most formidable manufacturing nation in the world on level terms with their own industries.
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