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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 818, 1 March 1910, Page 3

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9 /■' * y 9 Saturd ; a ? , ays the JT majority of v- tollowers -e already .- \V The ' rnentary corVwH ,iiat the pre- \ - ~ijr view o f the Cabinet W recognises that . country is opposed t<~- a s. chamber and consider ’at the abolition of the veto •••igh. deemed in effect a prop jta single chamber. The Gc ...nt and the Cabinet believe that submission to such a proposa’ me would be courting defeat a, general election. Commenting upon this the’ Times states that the Government is seeking to hide the virtual i abolition of the House of Lords by 'wrapping it in the guise of reform, but the attempt to make advocates of reform swallow the veto will move difficult. The Nation (Dublin) and the Daily News (London) favour sending the House of Lords question to a referendum. The Redmondites meet on Monday to decide whether they will support Mr Dalziefs amendment that inasmuch as ihe electorate had given no mandate for the reform or the House of Lords, the House declines to grant facilities for discussion of a resolution having this object in view. It is understood that Mr Balfour is prepased to give Mr Asquith some support for dealing with urgent finance. The Spectator says it is most offensive that the second Minister in the British Cabinet should speak ot the German people’s food as Mr I loyd-George did 011 Thursday. There is nothing the poor men of all countries resent more than having their food ridiculed. In the House ot Commons an amendment to the Address-iu-Reply motion advocating a duty ou hops in the interests of the Kentish growers, was rejected by 285 to 228. The Address-in-Reply was then passed without further discussion. Sir Charles Dilke (Liberal) presided at a meeting of thirty Radical M’s.P. It was resolved that though Mr Pease’s (exGovernmeut Whip) speech implied reform of the House of Lords anything beyond the limitation of the veto would find no large amount of support among the Liberals. Mr Asquith informed a deputa>u representing fifty of the North v England M’s.P., that he att; '.he- 1 great weight to their opiui< u because the North saved the situation at the general electionHe would lay their views before the Cabinet. The deputation informed Mr Asquith of the general interpretation placed ou his Albert Hall speech re guarantees. The Star (Liberal) in a stinging leader, advocates that any Minister insisting on mixing the veto question with that of the House of Lords should be ejected from the Cabinet. It suggests that the veto should be taken first. The Irish League ot Great Britain has declared that it will not opport candidates unless prio. to any legislation guarantees are sought enabling the Veto Bill to become law in 1910. Mr John Dillon, one of the Nationalists leaders, had nearly an hour’s interview with LloydGeorge, Chancellor of the Exchequer. This is intrepreted to mean t>iat they are endeavouring to negotiate some means ol avoiding defeat of the Government. Newspapers emphasise the tact that the Lancashire and Yorkshire ka'-’Lals, and the Scottish Liberals g J ’ - meetings passed resolutions Sr • nee in the Government, extreme Radical group o leadership of Sir Charles ..add not adopt a similar

> newspapers rejoice over gures of the tariff reform vote red with those of the vote ... L ue last Parliament. Asquith breakfasted with Kdward, and a Cabinet 'g which lasted three hours, fodowed. There are many urs that the Premier informed Ka ward of the impossibility o. . reding with the coustructl the second chamber and lecesi ity for concentrating his Parliamentary force upon the r ’<; -eto.