A NEEDED WEAPON.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 783, 5 April 1910, Page 5

A NEEDED WEAPON.

IRISH POLICY.

THE RISK THAT MR. REDMOND FEARS.

BUDGET COMPROMISE POSSIBLE,

By Toleirrapb-Press Aesooiatlon-Oopyrteht (Eec. April 4, 11.15 p.m.) London, April 4. In a speech at Tipperary, Mr. John Redmond, Leader of tho Irish Nationalists, said that tho Liberals as a whole woro straight upon the question of the Lords, but it was useless to pretend that there was not an influential section of the Government who. were half-hearted and inclined to be timid. ' It was acting on disastrous counsels to present no explicit declaration that Mr. Asquith would ask for guarantees. The situation-would be eased.if the Nationalists were assured that the Government would decline to continue in office in the event of guarantees being refused.

If the Nationalists passed the Budget and. the veto resolutions were rejected, the Nationalists would bo left without a weapon to force Mr. Asquith to abide by his Albert Hall declaration. If the third reading of the Budget was reserved until a crisis was precipitated, the Nationalists would then discuss what concession would make the Budget tolerable. Mr. Redmond added that the Chancellor of the -Exchequer, Mr. Lloyd-George, had satisfied him weeks ago that amicable arrangements were, possible with regard to tho spirits and license duties and land tax revaluation. , LABOUR AND LIBERALISM. : TO AVOID. CONFLICTS IN WALES. London, April 3. Owing to the prospect of other Liberal and Labour conflicts, the Master of Elibank, Chief Liberal Whip, has invited Liberal M.P.'s representing mining constituencies in South Wales.to confer with him with the object of devising a working scheme. Strength, he says, lies in unity, which the present settlement scheme aims to destroy.

Tie now National Democratic league is arranging a campaign against, the Lords. The campaign will be.chiefly in London and the south of England. Many meetings are to be held in the parks on Sundays. .