BRITISH POLITICS

Evening Star, Issue 19784, 7 February 1928, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS

GOVERNMENT'S FINANCIAL POLICY NO INCOME TAX REDUCTION. (British Official News.) Pr«* Association —By Wireless —Copyright RUGBY, February 4. In a speech at Birmingham last night the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr Winston Churchill) said that obviously there could bo no General Election in 1928. The Franchise Bill must bo passed into Jaw, and now voters must take their place upon the register, and the mere machinery of that process would curry Parliament into the spring or summer of 1929. He gave no encouragement to those who have lately been expressing hopes that the coming Budget will reveal a reduction in the income tax. The best hope for the income tax payer Jay in improvement in the national credit and in the conversion of the immense internal debt to a more favorable rate of interest. He pointed out that the reduction of the local rates that were a harassing burden on production and industry called more urgently for attention, and if he had the necessary money for an advame in this direction he would round off the financial policy of the present Parliament by reducing the income tax by Gd, and giving additional relief to the smaller class ot income tax payers. The Government had already helped the saving and investing public by re-establishing the gold standard. The Government had not onlv helped mercantile and banking interests, but it bad given honest monev to workmen, and had steadily reduced the cost of living.

VOTES FOR YOUNG WOMEN

SUFFRAGETTES’ RE U NlO N

RUGBY, February 4

On the eve of the introduction into Parliament of proposals which are expected to give votes to all women _at the ago of twenty-one, an interesting reunion took place yesterday of suffragettes who fought for the women’s vote sonic fifteen years ago. Actually the anniversary was being celebrated of the first vote being given to “some” women ten years ago. Most of the women who took a militant part in the suffrage campaign attended the reunion, and each table was presided over by a woman who had gone to prison for the cause. Notable figuios present included Miss Sylvia Pankhurst, Mrs Pethick Lawrence, and Mrs if. Martyn.