BRITISH PARTIES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 650, 29 October 1909, Page 7

BRITISH PARTIES.

LIQUOR'S COMPLAINT. BUDGET COVERS A LICENSING BILL: "TBADIS" WAS WARNED. (By Telesrapb.—l'reaa AsuodlaUon -Caoyrltht I London, October 27. V An,animated debate took place in tho House of Commons on a proposal.to omit Clause 43 (?) of'..tho Finance Bill, on the ground that it was an attempt to carry.: a Licensing Bill'in the guise -of a finance measure. It was claimed that many of tho smaller licensed houses Would bo taxed out of oxistenco. .' " Tho Prime Minister, Mr. Asquith, denied that there .was any vindictiveness shown in tho'Government measure, :thougU- the "trado" had been wamed of tho result if tho Licensing Bill' (thrown'out last year, by the llouso of I.ords) was rejected. Mr. H. Samuel,. Chancellor of tho Duchy of Lancaster, said the GoVornmont had dealt with hotels and ' restaurants in 1a ■; coficiliatory manner. ■'■'■■■■ ■ [Clause 43 :deals with death , duties.. No dotibt; ono of the liqUor' license clauses of' the l'inanco Bill, 29 to 39 inclusive, is 'meant.] , UNIONIST BID/FOR LABOUR VOTE. . PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION. - EXPENSES OF "WORKER CANDIDATES.- . London, October 27. The "Standard". has successfully opened a public sabsiriptioh fer • defraying the election expenses of Unionist working, men candidates.'

[The above cablegram may be read in conjunction with a recent' London message, wliich stated:—'"The..Anti-Socialistic Union of Great Britain:is appealing to the public to subscribe a millioh shillings in order extend tho work Of obtaining fair ' representation ' 'of working men in Parliament. Tho fact- is that the Unionist party, is-prepared to hold out.baits .for, tho non-Socialist workers, and a proposal for' direct . Unionist labour . representation in Parliament was long, ago " adopted by tho Liberal-Unionist Council.' An attempt has been tadde' in Various centres' to establisn Unionist Labour parties, "to combat the influence Of the Radical Labour party, to oppose Socialism, and to foster the policy of the Unionist party ,■ including tariff reform and Imperial' unify."]'

•' RELIEF FOR WORKCESS. ' DISTRESS IN BUDGET-AFFECTED TRADES. i :.-. ■ :, London, October 27. - ■ -..Twenty thousand unemployed have registered their' nanies'' in London. ,They belong chiefly to the building, cigar-making, and brewing trades. . - ■: i -Work has been- found for two hundred:.; Tho .Oovorniiient; ivill .vote. .£200,000 for relief,, under the Unemployed Workmen-Act) 1005..

iTHE: COMPLAINT OF :THE BUILDERS. ; With the winter, at hand, a recrudescence of unemployment ; ::in - Britain,was,, inevitable. According to the cablegram, it-is. most marked in thfee trades on. which the l Budget has imposed; extra -taxes. .The slackness- in buildirig Will;,,be; attributed .by ; tho - ,to , the Government's land taxes. ALondon ;.cable-, ''gram dated October 10 stated : /,'fFif.ty builders have-signed,;a memorial they, havo' not-purchased land .since the .-J3udget-was introduced.. Tho memorial "declares' that they- .do ;.not intend; t6 purchase any! Uhtil 1 they iaro "assured that security of-. contract: will he. respected- by.the Goverhrfent,.-;- It also - calls- attention, jo /the, 'jreitat Unprecedented Unemployment,, which,'in the. opinion .' of tho. memorialists.. is : duo"to the lhnd clauses/of the.finance.Rill.",:-v-Tobaccb.-ftnd ibrewing are also , among, i.thfl trades 0n.,-which; the • :Budget : imposes,.; esti'a taxes. .'Figures., published-' a- '-'iew,- daj-B - i'ago' showed, that tho British public, having to pay mare for its whisky, is driukiDg much leas.

. CONFLICT WITH THE LORDS. COMMONS TO REJECT' AMENDMENTS TO IRISH LAND BILL. ■.- j .-(Rcc. | Octobor 28,' 0.25 p.m.) i;. '•: ''. • London, October 28. , -The Primei Minister,:. 1 Mr. t Asquittv-lias • an* Mlinced'his .intention'.to hiove the rejection,' en■ -blocy 'of . the ;anl6ti(lßients: made by the House of Lords- in . the .Government's. -Irish - Land Purchase Bill. -.- ;■ • • .-■•>

" PEERS' AMENDMENTS.- ;■ Cabled a'uvitio 'as to what, aiteratiousr ili'e. House of Lords made in. tbo Government's Irish-Land . Purchase Bill has been' vague, i It ,if as ..cabled- on October 8 that they- deleted the' pftwers'.fot Compulsory purchase ot land outside congested areas,, and also, deleted seme. of the clauses ~ dealing with - the -constitution of the sjai-plective .;Congested. 'Districts . Board.;'' It was .cabled tin-October 13 that "the principle compulsory as .applied, within. congested, areas) was accepted by tho Lords by 106 votes to 31. and that tho lords "made considerable' 'amendments with a-Vieir. to.; protecting ■ the landlords' from • injustice;" Prior :tb this.the ioader. of tho Irish NationalistsV'.Alr.. Joh'u;Kedmond,. in an appeal to the United.States for funds, had -declared;, "The Lords 'ate: engaged in destroying tho Land Bill." •. !' > IVila"; a debate ii tho Lords on'Ootober's, Lord Crewe, Government Leader,. stated that • many: jrif,; the Lords' amendments to the . financial oMhe 'Irish Land Purchase Bill might be. regardcd .by the "CoMmons'as a breach of i .privilege.'. Ho. was willing to discuss these, but it would be unfortunate if they were, sent down to the House.. "• • ■■ ! . ■;

i • The Marquis of-,Latisdowne,- Unionist Lender, declared -!that discission was dhsirable, because many. Suggestionsi WOrB not debated .in t'-e House of Commons owing to the use ,of the guilldtihe; Whether the proposers would thiliK itdesirable to' press- them: to division; ftas another matter. • . . ... ;'. .. . '■Lotd Milnei" did not admit that. th 6 Lords werp.: precluded from' amending' Bills, because ■tho amendment . might' in : some 'indirect.'Arny affect the exchequer. If th<! doctrine of "priviwere' pushed to that extent, ho said,; the Lords' wftuld bo prevented' from discussing maiiy matters which thoy had been in the habit of discussing. ' . ' . v.-. • v ..