THINGS SAID.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 670, 22 November 1909, Page 4

THINGS SAID.

Qonoral Smuts (Colonial Secretary of tho IVansvoal) oil nativo equality.—Mr. Balfour'a speech on, the fubjept in. tho House of Commons ..impressed''mo vory much.:' When", Mr. BalfoUr asked whothdr tho .principles of equality .which were urged had • been admitted all over tho world thero wore cries of "No." Then why forco the principle of equality, down the throat of South Africa? Xeavo the;matter'to South: Africa to bolvo. That means that the South ■; Africans are most determined to; make their country.n whito man's country. \Ve are not hostile to* the coloured inhabitants and tho natives. We wish them well, and will do bur duty in the highest sensp of tho word, but our first ideal is to build up a great white race. -.:. Sir E. Perks, Liberal M.P.—The Liberal party are marching forward with drums beating and flags flying, singing tho "Marseillaiso," but I beliovo that , they aro marching to , political disaster. '.I-recall that'day'in 1886 when Mr. Gladstone suddenly appealed to the country on Home ltule.- The party Whips and tho election wirepullers told him that all was in' order. But: the Liberal -prophets woro wrong in 1886; They may be.as wrong in 1910. ■. \ : ." ■. Lord \, Hugh Cecil ,(Frce-trado; .Unionist), on , tho peril of/Socialism.—Tho .concurrent! action'. ;bf:b'oth the,great-parties does forco the.voter at a'general election, (save in rare-cases) to choose between a Tariff Reformer and a supporterof :the-Government's Socialist-policy. I cannot'.doubt what in the circumstances the" choice should bo. I hopo , that: all Unionist Free-traders and moderato Liberals will concentrate to support tho House of Lords in winning the first pitched battle in , tho' campaign, against Collectivism. ?. . ; ;'-'>■ ■-: ■''"■■ :...Mr. ; H.'W:'. Wilson.—At - tho ; present- time 700,000 to 800,000 electrical horse-power is. om.ploycd'iin' the' textile manufactories 'ofV tho world, and it .is increasing at tho rato o} 1 .70,000 to 80,000' horse-power per/annum..-':' ./■•-.-• : : .Mr. ; .i Henry - :Broadhurst.—l; ; onco: ' unwisojy attonded a meeting at Bristol where .'the nudiorico wore nearly; all dukes and duchesses. While X was having refreshment/afterwards, a duke approached ;me ; and; 6aid: "Broadhurst, 'I am dyingfor a drink of beer; lend me'-tup-pence." ; I:did bo; and ,the duko never paid '■.me:ba'cki ■■'•'..'■'"v'':' , .*.-,'.'.-': .'Vj'''-.'•• ; - -;•" : '-.-■■ ■-• ■'••'

= ' Mr.;:.' Oscar * ; . Schmitu,' in ■ the •■■- "Tag."'A.traveller from Germany to! England leaves tho land;of manifold imperfections, and enters the: country of one-sided. perfections.- .Nevertheless, for many inhabitants of the Continent nothing is more melancholy tHan lifo iii 'England.'; Those' who haye,.looked , into. ,British business lifo :and British pleasures, :who : have travelled on English railways, and who havo ilived-in English hotels,'will often be surprised .by, the leaden air. which; hangs over the whole '■jjptiatry.-".'"." ■■;':■<''■' '■-■■ i f : ';- ■ -.;';.'.:;..::- : ■■"...':..,■; '.-•'Sir Courtenny Hbert (Clerk of the: House of ;Common,s)'.—The ; Government of India can. stand' criticism'. "If its record is \ surveyed as a:whole;'by;a;competent and impartial critic, , : hb will [come to tho conclusion that, it is the . most gigantic and in. many respects the ■ most successful-.experiment in the,"art;.of'govern-' went -that the' world hasVever'.Efen.-;:. ;; ■'-. •:. : -Judge Rentoulr-A number of:men>were-stay-ing ,late at their'club when a waiter announced that a: lady was-inquiring for her husband, who 'had' : promised to be homo early, -and - all tho men rose and said: "Will you l ,excuse-* mo for,a : minute,': Mr. Chairman P" ; '.' : ;:'v ; '.V;. - ; .