MR. CHURCHILL

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 406, 15 January 1909, Page 7

MR. CHURCHILL

INVADES THE CHAMBBRLMNaAIR. fftEfe friADI OH BREAD TAki? CHALLENGE TO THE HOUSE OF iOEiDS. ; (by.TßLjjßftirit— Ms's (fee. January li, Ldriatihj Jfanttary if. The President of thdßoard of Trade, Mr. Winstoit Ghurchill, delivered a notable policy speech at Birmingham. ..'..'•■ The, Minister s'dicl lifJ fegrfetteil that the great libine of 'iniistaht 'Sa'liifiUi&a h'atl Mien into , the ■ grip oi a, li'arrb'wwminded set of' Liberal Unionist politicians who Triero.without a single geneWuS' p'riiibiplS: Tie Government did not 'deny tliiit recent by-election's inYttlred a sehSiblie >6a6lion bf fueling 6f a chafactejf unfavourable'^^o. 46vernnient, but such elections were insUfficMt to deflect the Government's palMy oiie hiair's-breadth. The Gluvernment wollld 'only, difssblve Pdfliai ment at the time Mt was deSmed by t'liM , to be most advantageoiVs |p the.general interest of thb progressive causey. ' ; He Huiculea the air of solemii, BuMbng with ; which L'b'rd Lihsdo"*h'e, liefer df the UniMists in tlie House of Lordi, habitually invested the prßcefedifrgs of •-, that Chamber. • Effeillve.aha/fdfrrgaiiWtlg'.-Jefdra, 6f the Hbus'B of L'ords'miist feb thfe iss'lie of.the ''iteik generai election. Wh'ateVfir. the result,. no Liberal Government at.any futlifetihio; would assume office without, securing guarantee's thai reforms c&uH'bb 6arri|'d.out. 'After ciaiinihg that th'o Gorafnmeut' hacl doriS mii'rU le'gisVaA .tivelyj and were abletodomuch-niprei; lir. Churchill challenged the Htnisd'of Lords to force a .dissolution .hy rejecting thS.heSt. Budget, if it whs really' their tfesire t6 secUre a Bpeedy appeal to the-country. '. ■.-.■■••. ■ . "Personally;" concluded the Minister) "I wouH be quite Contest to See the iiattlS fought as speedily as poSsibie th& plain simple issue of ..aristocratic rule against representative government, /between reversion to'(Protection and maintenance of Free Trade; beWeen a tax ;on.bread and a tax on—Well; ■ de'ver mind-what." ■ - ■■:'■ '•" ,• • • , The con'ciuclihg statement was greeted with .:laughter'.'■' ' ' :. ■"■■■■:' ; ' -. "