LABOUR AND LORDS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 739, 11 February 1910, Page 5

LABOUR AND LORDS.

ENDING PREFERRED TO BENDING. KEIR HARDIE'S COMPLAINT, AGAINST LIBERALS AND lEISH. : By Toleirraph—Press Aisociation-Oopyrleht. (Eec. February 10, 11.10 .p.m.) . • ■ .' London,Februarylo. The German Social Democratic party has telegraphed fraternal greetings to the Newport Labour Conference, and congratulations on . its successes.. at. the polls, despite the naval- "scare."; 'Mr. Keir .-. Hardie, in delivering ..the chairman's' address, said 'lie did not pretend to be satisfied, with' the: 1 result of the election. Ho complained'that' the Irish National League in Britain .had ordered the Irish vote in three-cornered contests to.be.given, to the Liberals.'; It was unlikely that' Home Rule would be secured while the heads of . the . Irish organisation bludgeoned down Labour candidates/- ,' The Labour party must maintain complete freedom of action in the House of Commons and in the constituencies. Tho treatment meted out to .Labour candidates during the election was not the'kind''to predispose Labour towards undue friendly ■ relationship with the, Liberals., : Mr.' Keir Hardio added that the talk about weakening the veto of the House if Lords was toying with the democracy. He demanded the' abolition of the, Second • Chamber. "■ ■ ■' -. ; .'. ~.-•:. BUDGET FIRST., STATEMENT BY A LIBERAL WHIP: ;•■,'; VETO TO FOLLOW. ; ' ' :■■,''.■,'■.-■;."' '."■'■■' London, Fobrnary. 9. .Captain Cecil wj Norton,-Junior Lord of the Treasury, and Liberal . Whip, ispeaking at West Islington, said:— '.'•

. .-"In ,a fortnight - the. Budget'-■;.trOi be passed,, and we'shall be attacking' the Lords' veto.'" ■ ■"".',;■ ' *■'.-:

~.\ "The Liberals have, to face'. the ; ■ task of curtailing corrupt practices at'elections land putting an. end to intimidation." .'.

[The WMp's statement is important, as seeming' to "decide that the Budget, and not the veto of the House of Lords, will be:'taken first iri'order in the.'riew Parliament. 'According to' a cablegram, in 'yesterday's assue, ■. the Chancellor of,the Exchequer, Mr. Lloyd-George, ..wan-inter-, view, said that the Government must deal: with the question of the House of Lords .first.i';v"; 'v '.'Y' : ";;-:/ : ■■'■■■.■.

i The Government finances are • being maintained by: short-term -Treasury : bills, which are now outstanding to the extent of thirty-five millions. ' ;

• 'Income' tax •to .the . value \; of twentyseven millions,has 'to be, collected before the end 1 of/March. ■■ ■'-: ■?■;?; '•';'>> '< ''v, ;; '■■-■:>.

the rift in the nationalist Lute. who is. the. maker of; quarrels ? V:'.;- : London,.February 9. ; Mr. T.M.'Healy,' Independent Natidna-. list member for North'.Louth, in a.letter to. Mr.- J; E. Redmond,; the' Nationalist leader, asks why -.he had. riot. been, invited 1 to, a .meeting of.;the Irish Parliamentary party, -, and .on, what'-principle Mr.' Red-' mond. i'membersi Mr. .Healy accuses ;Mr:'Redmond.: of. reckless: and, criminal /disruption of the ; party. ; : ' : : i \ '■] A LETTER FROM LORD ONSLOW; ; ■;.,'.:'"', ';" '•.'":'■"'' ■[' .::".. London, February 9. J :The .Earl of Orislowj formerly Governor of: New. Zealand, and afterwards President of the, Board.of Agriculture of..the Balfour Ministry,"in a, letter "Daily Mail," refers to' the".Rosebery'Committee as .showing' that' there-is a consensus of 'opinion 'in .favour of'admitting into; tho House,.of Lords"'a'purrent of fresh, air; £-Twenty, but',of'rtwentyrorie'membors of the;committee, .Lord, Onslow.'-, says; sup-' ported; Lord .Rosobervfs:proposal for:.the representation of large,urban committees and cities,''and. there were other instances to show, -that an influential"-' body,, of Peers was 1 willing :; to i reform ; the Upper House arid to' make it the strongest arid most efficient. Chamber' possible' under existing circumstances. 1 ':: i.V ■'.'.