POLITICS IN BRITAIN.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 958, 27 October 1910, Page 5

POLITICS IN BRITAIN.

.THE HOME RULE MOVEMENTS. .1

COLONEL SEELY ON'COLONIAL SENTIMENT.

By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright. (Rec. October 27, 1.5 a.m.)

London, October 26. Colonel Seoly, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, in a speech at Ilkeston, said that if the Unionists' object was to cement the Empire, they had better drop tariff reform, ami support self-government for Ireland. Colonel Secly added that for every one man in the great oversea Dominions who cared deeply for tariffreform, there were a thousand caring deeply for the cause of self-government in Ireland.

THE DISTRESSFUL COUNTRY. (Sec October 26, 9.15 p.m.) London, October 26. A book, published by Mr. W. O'Brien, the revolutionist, on "The Olive Branch in Ireland," states that Mr. Wyndham's Land Purchase Act of 1903 was largely wrecked by the aversion of many Irish Parliamentarians to the peace and contentment, which the Act brought tothousands of. tenant purchasers.

HOME BULB FOR-SCOTLAND. (Eec October 26, 9.15 p.m.) London, October 26. Three thousand people at Glasgow, in;rfuding' twelve memrbers of the Souse !of Commcns, have inaugurated a'Nastional Committee to secure -devolution, ,and the local control of Scottish :affaire. • :'. THe'kJSBQBNE JCTOGMENSV (Bee. October 26,,^J5,pjn^ . , Lindon, October «26. Captain Cecil Norton, Assistaafc-PosV-master-General, speateng ; at.;' Newington, said tha Osborne judgment was under.the serious consideration of tho Cabinet.