ELECTION CAMPAIGN
HOME RULE. LORD CAWDORON A GERMAN FLEET 'IN BELFAST. ADVOCACY OF -TARIJT REFORM. x (By ToleEra.ph.i-Prcas Anoclatlon.-OopjrlKht.) London, Decombor 20. Earl Cawdor (formerly Unionist First Lord, of tho Admiralty), Bpcakiug at Leeds, said if Irish Homo Rule were granted, only war flonld prevent the German fleet occupying Belfast. Tho peoplo of England were' not blind enough to allow Belfast to become a German dockyard and the base for a German fleet. Mr. Mulliner, ho added, was a man of a high standing, and his statements as to having supplied tho Admiralty in May 1900 with details of > the acceleration of tho German which the Admiralty disregarded—dotnnnded explanation from the Government. Referring to" tariff reform, tho Earl said if Britain did not take the chance she would see the colonies entering into, preferential arrangements with tho United States, Germany, and other countries. SUBSTANTIAL GRATITUDE. (Bee. December 21, 8.53 p.m.) 1 London, December 21. Mr. J; Caird, a Duudeo juto manufacturer, has given tho Budget League .£IO,OOO in token" of -his gratitude for tho recent speeches of Mr. Churchill, President of tho Board of Trado.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 696, 22 December 1909, Page 7
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185ELECTION CAMPAIGN Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 696, 22 December 1909, Page 7
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