IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2211, 8 June 1908, Page 3

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

THE KING’S VISIT TO RUSSIA. KEIR HARD IE CREATES A SCENE. United Press Association—Copyright LONDON, June 5. In the Houso of Commons, after Mr Balfour’s speech on Mr O’Grady’s amendment, Mr Keir Hardie made a scone, referring to the atrocities of the Russian Government toward the downtrodden people. After some excitement he was compelled to withdraw the word atrocities.

The Daily News says : “The Russian Court and peoplo are in deadly conflict, and our sympathies as a nation are unanimously with the people, yet it is with the Court and the Court alone we are about to officially fraternise. King Edward must take a stand, however unintentionally, on the ski*' of the leaders of We 'lenlore the visit, but dread most of all the. closer links with the iuding class, political,' social 1 , and financial, which tho visit, will help to forge. , i unes ueclares tnat the whole of Liberal Russia is delighted with the visit and that they would take the policy of the Labor members as an affront. Russia’s progress,in the last three years has been very remarkable ,nud the Duma hid become a real cower. . _ A majority of newspapers, including the Daily Chronicle, warmly eulogise Sir Edward Grey’s speech as calculated to create an excellent effect at Home and abroad. The Chronicle says that constitutionalism in Russia is gaining ground, and a good understanding between Britain and Russia assuredly cannot imp ale its progress, and at is essential to the peace' of tho world.