POLITICS IN BRITAIN.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 646, 25 October 1909, Page 7

POLITICS IN BRITAIN.

unionist split! . ; TARIFF. REFORMERSV. I'EEte-FOODERS. LORD R. CECIL OPPOSED. : (By Telegraph—Press Association.—Copyright.). i . (Rec. Octobor 24, 5.5 p.m'.) I ' ,* i London,; Octobor 23; .! Unionists and Conservatives' in East Maryl'elionp, the : constituency.-represented by. Lord 'Robert Cecil (Frec-Footler and Retaliatiomst), havo adopted Mr. Ricliard Jebb as Tariff He-' form candidate; at the general elections. »■ ■ This resolution .was'atriTed .at despito tho' n decision'of the exoc'ufive .tlja.t Lwd i- Robert Cecil should not lip ■ opposed, and de- ?. spito a; letter, from. Sfr. Joseph Chamberlain il eugsosting that ho , should'not be opposed. 8 [This development indicates that tho militant tariff reformers, known .sometimes' as "Con--0 federals'/ have their owii ideas as to i party >t dujcijjuiie. It- was' cabled. on September 10V'The Opposition leaders have reacted'-an agreement whereby Lord Robert Cecil,' M.P'. for East n Marylebpnej. 'Mr. G. J". S. Bowles, Sf.P. for t. Norwood; the Hon! F. W: Lambtbn, M.P. for y Durham South-east; Mr.- Abel. H..Smith,' M.P. !}, for Hertford, all Conservatives' and all Free"i w ill not- be ; opposed by- Unionists. 0 Unionist associations in the constituencies will it now bo approached witli a view of .obviating ,5 tariff refoiTn. oppMitioh to 1 the'sKting Free-food ? Unionists." Sipco then t l Jie; cablegrams liavo * announced that Mr. Smith will not stand .at '» the general election, and now comes word that J KoJjert Cecil also will'be .opposed.) The " intention to act iridfe'pendiritVy of thi party >>: leaders was definitely avowed in/a recent arti- ? 'gf }y"A Confederate". in', an\ English paper. Tho' "Confederates'," he 'states', "will'. "remove S tho official Heads', of the j>arty-alike frdriv tho' 1 neMssity and the' suspicion"- in- securing tlio > representation of . tariff ;reform view's ,in the' Commons, "and with less responsibility; perhaps,'but with riot Jess effectj- take up the worlc; of safeguarding tariff reform interests' in constituencies which their JVec'-tr'ciite nieinbe'rs presume to regard as. pocket boroughs."] .': . DEVELOPMENT BILL. ri PARLIAMENTARY CONTROL OF THE EX' PENDITURE. London, October 22. The House of Lords has passed' the . Development Bill (providing friiids for' various develop. 1 mental purposes) through co'mmitt'ee;. f. Amendment were made with tho .tiejC of sc. : curing Parliamentary' control of the bureau- > cracy, arid deleting the all-embracing' phijase il.lowing money to bo spent for any "econoiiic des, vclopmeiit." , . V ,