"WILY WINSTON."

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 698, 24 December 1909, Page 5

"WILY WINSTON."

AND 'THE WINDY-HEADED WELSHMAN.' LORD TENNYSON'S GIBE. A TARIFF REFORMER AND AGAINST LAND TAXES. ; (ily 'Tolecraph—Press Aeaociiulon— Copyright., .(Reo. December 23, 9.55 p.m.)

■ ■' London, December 23. Lord Tonnyson (formorly Governor-General of : Australia), .speakiiig at Ryde,' . said that Britain was passing through the gravest crisis sinco . the Napoleonic Wars. The Radicals wore tampering • with, and trying to iv i cck, tho Constitution by abolishing .the voto of the House of Lords, which was. tho only, bar to bad and mail legislation.

When he wont to Australia,-ho was a Free--trader, but ho camo back a boliever in tariff reforul, coupled with preferential duties, becauso ho. had gained a clearer view' of tho needs of -the 'Empire. Australians had learned tie -lesson '.that it. is , folly to .confiscate land by high taxation, and they were now settling working', men' on land. bought by valuation undor arbitration. This was fairer than tho method proposed .by . the Radical Socialist Budget. -. > The motto of the present Government, added Lord' Tonnyson, . seemed to be war between the classes, combinod ..with - a ..policy of extravagance and revolution, headed by Wily Winston wd the Windy-headed .Welshman. , . ' [With regard to Lord Tennyson's remarks as tb Australians' attitude to .-.tho. land question, tho: New Sonth Wales: Government has rofnscd to propose ;ai tax,-' preferring compulsory resumption of estates by .valuation linder' arbitration;, and -■ a v Bill to strengthen the latter system ■ recently passed the New South Wales Assembly, but. was obstructed in the' Legislative Council, . In Victoria, howI over, the< Government has 'pushed its progressivo -land tax through the Assembly, and the South Australian Peaks: Ministry introduced 4 similar tax.]

"SETTLE THE LORDS' 7ETO."

London, December 22. The Chancellor of the Excheqnor, Mr. LloydGeorgo, speaking at Cardiff, declared: "The first thing is to settle the: Lords' veto, and. all other things shall be added: unto you." , .. Mr. Herbert. Samuel (Chancellor of tho Duchy of Lancaster) is addressing a meeting at Colnc Valley, Yorkshire, in opposition to Mrw. Victor Grayson, the Socialist member W. that constituency. . ' • ;

MR. ASQUITH'S ASSURANCE ON: HOME RULE.

.HELPED TO OPEN AMERICAN PTOSES.

London, December 22. Mr. T. P. O'Connor, M.P. , for tke Scotland division ,of who has been on a'visit to Anienca i.for. the- purpose' of raising funds for the Nationalist;Partyi: has returned to England. His • trip resulted in subscriptions amounting to £10,000.

Mr. O'Connor states that Mr. Asqnith's endiJTfeemcnt of Home Rule'helped to loosen tho purso-strings cf. the people of the : United States;