BRITISH POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1962, 22 December 1906, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

DEMISE OF EDUCATION BILL. PREMIER’S VEHEMENT SPEECH PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Raosived 10.17 p m., Deo. 21. Loudon, Dec. 21, The House of Lotus passed the School Childrens Meals Bill aftor exempting Scotland from its operations. lo tha House of Commons Sir H. Oampbell-BuonermJD, addressing a crowded and excited House in au vehemooi speech, onoonuoed tue demise of the Education Bill. He accused Me Balfour of being chiefly responsible for the failure of (be settlement. He ridiculed the House of Lords’ mock heroics respecting the House of Commons’ unconstitutional procedure. He deolared that it was impossible to yield to tho House of Lordß without perpetuating and extending the very system tho Bill was designed to remove. The Government’s aim was to secure a natonal,not denominational system of education, as distinguished from sectarian Christianity. He warned the House of Lords the resources of thß constitution had not been exhausted. A way must and would be found to give c-ffjoi to the people’s will. (Tremendous ehoeis.) Mr Birrell denounced Mr Balfour as a wrecker of the Bill. He deolared that the oountry would never tolerate denomina tional education for long. Mr Wyndhum deolared that Mr Balfour had not aoted independently, but was the leader of a party. Proroguation takes plaoe to,day.