BRITISH POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1712, 31 March 1906, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

By telegraph, Press A*s’n, Copyrigh London, March 29.

The debate showed that maay L’berals were pledged to restore t-ale uoioas to the position they were in preceding the Taff Vale decision.

Mr Carson E. Cecil critioised the proposed exemption of one class from the law cf ageooy as unfair and illogical. The Bill was read a first time amid oheers.

The Times states that Mr Walton’s compromise was devised to prevent a serious Bplit in the Cabinet by the introduction in a tentative shape of a measure figuring prominently in the speech from the Throne It aroused much crit’ciem. Probably tho labor demands would be conceded in tho House of Commons, but the House of Lords may feel justified in deolioing to piss a more drastic Bill than yesterday’s bearing the Premier’s imprimatur.

The Daily News says the Government made their first mistake, not an irremediable one, but no Government should put itself in the position of stroDgly urging one alternative of legislation, and then finding themselves compelled to aeeept the other.

The Daily Chronicle states that it is possible that Mr Walton may devise an acceptable compromise to prevent trades unions escaping all liability in extreme and exceedingly rare cases, against which it is sought, in the interests of abstract justice, lo guard. The Labor party resolved that they are profoundly dissatisfied with Mr Walton’s proposals, and recommend trade union and labor members to persevere with their own Bill,

The Standard says the Laborites have no relish for suoh superfine subtleties as Mr Waltonls wire entanglements. They intend to extort absolute immunity. They had played the game with cards on the table. Many Liberals were pledged at the elections on the very points which were excluded from the Bill. Tho day of reckoning had arrived. Replying to a correspondent Sir H. C. Bannerman explained that when speaking of twelve million people on the verge of hunger, ho relied oa Mr Cha.les Booth’s figures for London and Mr Rountree’s respecting New York, supposing they applied to the whole country. Sir H. Campbell Bannerman, the Premier, proposed that the House of Commons meet at a quarter to three, and not tako tiny opposed business after 11.15 p too.; then automatica'ly adj >urn at a quarter to 12.