BRITISH POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1923, 5 November 1906, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

A LIVELY SCENE. PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT London, Nov. 2. In the House of Commons Mr John Redmond described Mr Baioher’s speech as an effort to revive a disgraoefal passion by the repetition of absurd calumnies. li was intended to prejudice the demand for reform?. Mr Balfour admitted that Mr Butoher’s Bpeeoh was oouohed in strong language, though it represented accurately what had ocourred in the past. This statement was greeted with National crieß of 11 No,” and “ Pigott and Sheridan 1” the namaß of two informers, f

Mr Balfour, resuming, added that hi was glad that an enormous improvemen had bten made since, but he urge! caution.

Mr J. L. Walton, Attorney-Genera emphasised the fact that agrarian com bioations were not entitled to the priv leges of the Bill. Messrs Asquith (Chancellor of tbe Ex ohequer) and Haldane also explainid thei obang* of views regarding the right 1 immunity of trades union funds by sayic that tbe question was one of expedient;, and method rather than of prinoiple. Mr Wa>ton frankly deolared that h bowed to the maj irity. Mr W. H. Long has been unanimously eleotod chairman of the Irish Unionists i: the Hodss of Commons.

MR BALFOUR’S OHARGE.

PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT Received 6,2 p-m., Nov. 4. London, Nov. 3. Mr Asquith, in a speech at Manchester said that Government woold not permit the'House of Lords to infringe the principles of tbe Education Bill. Mr Balfout, speaking at the 1900 Olub dinner, said the municipal elections hat supprised both parties. It indicated that the oountry was realising the pretence! whereby the Government bad climbed to effiae. Ha ridiculed Sir H. Campbell. Bnanerman’s weak leadership, and declared that he was always willing to pur chase votes by surrendering tbe leadership temporarily to the Irish, Welsh, or Labor sections. This was a real publio danger.