British Political Crisis

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1492, 27 November 1905, Page 3

British Political Crisis

'•,; Meeting of the Cabinet by the Prime Minister 1 . >■ ~ -Pksi iswoiition—Oopyright, * ' 'London November 25 ihbb ft Cabinet meeting lasting two And l|9l£ lionre, Mr Balfour stated that .no ecision had been reaohed, but it is undertpod fh'at thav'a will ha'no eleotion this far. i , * . ThtSiandmdiealam it is qnite 1 nnuo to repcedobt Messrs Balfour and qamberlam as rivals, osoh seeking tho iscomfiture of the other, ns'nothmg has appened euept that the Timts und , >ailij TekfjHtph have created <s press onus. , r The Morning Post says that Mr Chamberlain is the real leader of,tbe Unionists, . and thai the next logical step is for Mr I Bilfuut to resign the leadership of the - Toe Ttmts says that thoro will be no announcement for a few days, P| -Well-informed politioal oircles consider > tbat IMflalfour will resign, since,'ho is unable to bold office with advantage to.the eonmry or ortdin to himself. Whatever)one knows is about to bo done ought' to bo done with all convenient speed.' 1 The Irish Untoniib press i8 H alarraed at the Government's early retirement, and declares it, would be pusillammons and treaoherous to ( resign, thus 'placing the administration daring a onticul winter in the hands of the Bedmondß and their allies. Thi7j«ma»'i Journal urges tho Libe rals not to hesitate to accept oifioe, aod declares tbat every vote givoa to Sir H. Campbell Bannerman's followers means a vote for Home Boje. The \ Daily Mad says Mr B jlfour would probably have resigned if the Liberal newspapers had not clamorously urged tho lead.ii 8 not office unjil after the general election. Now the Government wou'd mark ttuio until«oonvemtent soason occurred for holding the oleefczone, which wculd not happen until aftort'he Christmas .bolid ijs, but before Parliament met. , The Dissolution' Takes Place Early Next Year LohDox 1 , Nov. 2,1 Tho Daily Etpresb announces that ilio Cabinet hw resjlvedto disaolvo early vx> yeai without meeting Parliament. |