IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 37, 19 June 1913, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

WELSH DISESTABLISHMENT. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [Unites Press Association.] London, June 18. The Welsh Disestablishment Bill was read a second time by 357 to 258. (Received 10.30 a.m.)

Mr Asquith argued that it was unthinkable that the Bill would prevent the Church of Wales after disestablishment co-opergting with the Church in England in all church purposes. The weightiest portion of the speech was that wherein lie emphasised the garnered memories and traditions of the Welsh people. Another notable speech was Mr Gladstone’s, who deplored the church’s refusal of tho invitation to compromise, adding that it was not the Government who shut the door, and stating that the Liberal churchmen were unable to propose amendments at the suggestion stage. Mr Bonar Law contended that Nonconformists in putting politics before religion liked the Bill, while those putting religion before politics hated it. He denied that Wales alone was entitled to settle the question which was interesting the whole of Britain. It was clearly the Opposition’s duty when in office to reverse what the Government was doing.

Beauchamp voted with the minoi’ity