MR. BONAR LAW.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1289, 18 November 1911, Page 5

MR. BONAR LAW.

—f FIRST SPEECH SINCE APPOINTED LEADER. DECLARATION OF POLICY. WH.L RESIST WELSH DISESTABLISH. WENT. By TclefrraDh-Prcas AeßooiaUon-OopyriEM (Rec November 17, 10.25 p.m.) London, November 17, Ifr. Bonar Law (Leader of tho Opposition), in a Fpocch at Leeds, declared that tho Unionists would strenuously resist Welsh Disestablishment, which had nothing to support it except prejudice and bigotry. The Insurance 13111 was passing tho Houso of Commons mechanically. Tho vital interests of tho whole coitinivnity wero being sacrificed to clear tho road for Homo Rule. Tho necessity for retaining tho Nationalists' support was tbo eolo causes of tho failure of lost year's conference. The Nationalists neither knew nor cared about British political questions, therefore it was intolerable that they should dominate British politics. This view was onoo hold by Jlr. 11. H. Asqußh (the Prime Minister). The Government's reformed Second Chamber would probably arrivo after Homo Rule I was passed.

The recent industrial unrest was the ripened fruit of seed sown during the Budget campaign, when tho poor vrero led to expect the golden age. Tho promotion of social reform without tariff reform would only increase the number of poor and creato unemployment.