BRITISH POLITICS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8733, 6 February 1907, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

Tribute tu Balfour.

Press Association —Copyright.

London, February 5

Mr Austen Chamberlain, speaking at Stirchloy, paid a warm tribute to the Unionist loyalty to Mr Balfour’s leadeiship and rejoiced that Mr Balfour had restated his convictions which wero founded on keen observation of tho course of national trade and the study of Imperial problems. [This speech is rather amusing, as only the other day Mr A. Chamberlain eaid : “ While they wero loyal to Mr Balfour the tariff reformers Vv’tLO not prepared to allow the question of iai’ijX reform to bo treated as a mere pious opinion.” Hr Balfour’s answer, as reported on Monday, v/as characteristic. “ Ho was not aware,” he raid, “of any need for issuing monthly bulletins defining his liseai views. These were unchanged, but be was increasingly convinced that Britain had suffered greatly 'through celf-jmposed trammel''.”]

Mr Winston Churchill at Manchester, attacking tho Lords, said that Peers might be created, possibly temporary Peers, nob to mention other resources of legislation. He would not give women the same franchise as men.

Tariff Changes

Tbo Morning Post says if it is necessary to make sacri'ices to secure party unity the tariff reformers might exclude the duty on corn from tbo first instalment of a scientific tariff, giving the colonies limited

preference by means of low duties on produce ami moat.