THE HOMELAND.
DR. CHAPPLE’S IMPRKS SIGNS.
Dr. Chappie, the New Zealander, now M.P. for Stirlingshire in the British House of Commons, speaking to a reporter at Auckland, this week, said the possibility of war with Germany was a serious consideration in the minds of many Hume people. He considered much the best way fn ensure the world’s peace would be lor Gieat Britain to pave the way for an offensive and defensive alliance with America. As to compulsory training there was a general disposition at Home to give Mr Haldane's Teiriloiial Scheme a thorough trial. In the meantime the movement in favour of some form of conscription was in abeyance, but those wiib no faith in the present Territorial Scheme were keeping their weapons bright. Trade at Horae, he said, is showing tremendous improvement. The number of unemployed has been considerably reduced, but. there is always a large number of unemployable whose relative proportions must keep on increasing owing to continuous emigration from Britain and the policy of Overseas Dominions to lake nothing but the best. He is ol opinion that the members of the Liberal Party at Horne were more enthusiastic than ever
regarding Home Rule, and the movement bad lately received a fillip by the spread of a similar sentiment in Scotland in favour of some form of representative Government there for purely Scottish affairs. “This movement,” says Dr. Chappie, “ whilst it is based to some extent on national sentiment is most largely due to the fact that it is impossible for Scotland to get her desired reforms throng h the imperial Parliament until she has converted the English and Irish members who are not so far advanced in their ideas of progressive legislation. In addition, there is a difficulty arising from the fact that the Parliamentary machine at Westminster is utterly incapable of dealing with all legislative and administrative material that comes before it. This Scottish movement should help the cause of Home Rule, and it should have a steadying effect upon those who, while nominally seeking Home Rule in purely Irish affairs, will make demands for legislative powers tantamount to separation.” (Questioned regarding the Veto Conference on the powers of the House of Rords, the New Zealander said the conference is simply marking lime, and will continue to do so until after the Coronation, this being understood to be the wish of the King. It is doubtful, however, whether the Irish Party and the Rabour Party, together with ultra Radicals, will not come to the conclusion that the delay is working ituo the hands of the Rords, by inducing the democracy to forget its wrongs. Some allege that the present way is 100 tedious and attenuated, and that a process of reform of the Rords would be opened up if the conference could agree upon giving Home Rule to Ireland as part ol the compromise. But nothing will happen from the conference. The great mass of the people, apart from the Rabour and Socialist Parties, are not. in favour of doing away with the Rords. They desire only that their claws should be clippped. “The British public at heart have inherent affection lor the traditions and glamour of the Rords, and rightly associate it with much of Britain’s greatness and prestige. The real problem is how to retain in the House of Rords all that appeals to the national sentiment ol Britishers, and, at the same time, to remove from it the power to thwart the desire of people to move rapidly along the lines of progress.”
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 892, 15 September 1910, Page 4
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591THE HOMELAND. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 892, 15 September 1910, Page 4
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