BRITISH POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1596, 28 October 1905, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

LORD ROSEBERY’S SPEECH, By telegraph, Press Aes’n, Copyright. London, Oot. 26. Lord Rosebery, speaking at Stourbridge, said he would place the’question, of education in the forefront of the issue at the next election. He called for a frank, clear declaration from the Liberal leaders regarding the future of Ireland. Liberal leaders must declare that Home Rule is outside the possibilities in the next Parlia* ment or make it a supreme question of the elections. Any middle polioy of placing Home Rule in the position of a relinquary and only exhibiting it occasionally like saints’ relios would not earn sympathy or suooess in Britain. •’ Emphasising the need of efficiency of administration and the need of a strong majority to restore real power and authority in the House of Commons, Lord Rosebery urged that it be a first duty of Liberals to overhaul very thoroughly national expenditure. He believed that when the oolonies meditated our enormous expenditure they would think once, twice or thrice before they would ask us to play fiscal tricks or tax the food of people on whioh so heavy an encumbrance' rested. They might find in 1906 a decrepid Government or a Govern* ment bo new that it would have insufficiently mastered the questions for disoussiou, but whenever the oolooies oame to us in conference—and .the date rested with the wishes of the colonies—they would be assured of a hearty weloome aod • unrestrained hearing. He conoluded by uttering notes of warning regarding foreign relations. He wbb glad for the sake of oontinuity of polioy that the Opposition leaders supported the. agreement with France.