CHALLENGE INVITED.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 621, 25 September 1909, Page 5

CHALLENGE INVITED.

IF LORDS REJECT BUDGET. LIBERAL PLAN. APPEAL FOR A TRIPLE 1 ' MANDATE. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.)' - (Rcc September, 24, 10.30 p.m.) , London, September 24. Speaking at Cinderford, Gloucestershire, tho Secretary to the Homo Office, Mr. Gladstone, said: — ■ 1 "I. offer no objection' to tho House of Lords rejecting the Bud- ■ get. ' If tlio challenge, is given, wo . will tako it up at ;onco and will - go to tho country for tho Budget,, Freetrade, and a change in. .tho , .'■ constitution, of. the House of . Lords." . .

A UNIONIST FREE-TRADE BANKER. '.WANTS NEITHER TARDTF NOR' :■'...- BUDGET. , . (Rec.' September 24, 10.30 p.m.) Lonaon, September 24. Lord Avcbury' (Liboral T TJnionist soientist and banker) in l aa intorview declared that Mr.' Balfour's speech was an excellent statement of tho probablo effect' x of- the Budget.: Ho (Lord Avebury)' did not beh'evo that Tariff Reform was., tho .only alternative to tho Budget. .Neither Mr. Balfour nor' Mr. Asquith had .laid''"stress upon tho.necessity .for economy.'.. '■■ ,' ■ ! ; When referring to tho exclusion of Brit-; ish goods from protected countries, Mr. Balfour forgot that Germany was Britaih's best oustomcr except India.. "^ MR. BALPOUR ATBIRMIricHAM. AN. ISSUE' NOT FOR PARLIAMENT, .;•■. ;.,'.. : BUT THE PEOPLE. ~ . ' .;; London, September.'23.; Mr. Balfour, in 1 concluding his anti-Bud-get, address at tho Binglcy Hall,■ Birmingham, said ho did not■'.belioTo tho verdict would : : bo. long delayed, but. the conflict , would'; not bo decided, at Westminster. .■ -''Tho only 'tribunal,". the speaker declared, "which can say iyhether-wo .shall go down-hill, iuider Socialism or up-hill under Tariff Reform,, is'tho : pooplo." : . .Mr: Henry Chaplin (Unionist'. cs-Ministe'r and member for, Wimbledon) moved, and Sir .Geo. Doughty (Unionist member'for Great Grimsby) seconded,.a resolution,condemning the. Budget and favouring fiscal reform. ' The resolution- wos carried; with enthusiasm.;. ■"■.'.'.■ ,'" , : ■ ';';.-'

SOME PRESS '-OPINIONS PRO AND CON. ;./ACCEPTANCE OF 'CHALLENGE; 7 .}. . ." : London, September 23. 7 - 'The : •".Westminster/.' Gazette" arid ' tho ; 'I Star." emphasise Mr. Balfour's silence'in regard-to'; taxes on food. ; ; They also db,claro.Hhat his speech' is lacking in details,of ah alternative policy. '-.'.'-.' ■'-', y. ..:' '~ ;,!Tho;.-.!' Daily' News" says, that Mr.:Cham.befbin's'vbico is heard 'once more: in the determined call to the Lords •; to reject tho Budget.. ." Wo welcome his clear challenge,'" 'saystho. "News!" '■ ■:;.-"V.. '- ' '/"The']Times",'.'; referring to! tho: .speech', says :—" Mr.\ Balfour's; rbmark'.that-neither tho' Lbi-ds-'hor: the 1 Commons caii '/take- righ't or. title to,'decide an issue so'import'antjdc-' ' corves attention,:- This'.throws- a now!light upon', what.the Lords quglrt.to: do. 7By 'pass-i irig, '.tho'.Budget) with } its mass; of noh-Bud-:gbtary matter, tho Lord 3 would bo: only joining tho Commons in'deciding- the nation's future over.; tho - head!''/7 ■ v'..! ■ Tho !'" Standard';'.'. says' Mr. Balfour freely and 'frankly adopted! Mr. Chamberlain's full policy.;. - 7 '■■.;.■■ ''.■'" : 7>' ; '■ 7 -iTho "Morning-Post";-.declares that ,tho speech will .bavo, tho effect;-.of committing tlio Unionist party to tariff reform ;in a- mpro dooisivb' way than .over before;. ■!'. ■ ■ !; -. : Tho'.-- 'VDaily/-Mail" ■;'considers .'that '' the speech : h unquestionably tho,finest,' most deHorminod, keenest, and most; incisive that Mr. Balfour has/yet delivered.".--...-■.-';■'■' :"' '■:'''!-UND TAXEG AND SPORT. ' EXEMPTION/OF BONA FIDE! CLUBS; ' ,;; London,' September' 23. .'■■ .'Mr.; Lloyd-George, Chancellor of-iho ;Ex;'oh'equer, proposes to, exempt',from .tho new "landbiases bona, fide .sporting-and recreation clubs..' ■.'•-. ',\ : 7.7 ' '•<■:'. ■',■'."