British Politics.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 777, 21 March 1905, Page 3

British Politics.

<■ SPEECH BY LORD ROSEBEUY. (Received March 20, Oilttp.iri.) LONDON, March 10. Lord Rosebery, shaking at Vsher, denied the possibility of appealing to the constituencies o:i the'"Home Rule" (fucstion at the next general election. Nobody was able to alter the issue ol" that election. If Ireland's cause must. us Mr Redmond thought, be identified as a deal with the Government, all 'he would say was : "God help Ireland !" because there would be no response from the predominating partner. An independent Parliament in Dublin was an imEmphasising- the heavy task awaiting the Liberal Governititat'in trying to secure efficiency. Wo said fee beliqved the country would adhere ultimately to his suggestion. Lord Kitchener was a great practical adniinisl rati vc general, and ihe should bu summoned to reform the War Ofnco. had tried philosophers u*>ugh, and was> weary of amateur civilians. The Liberal Government's first duty was to attend to colonial matters and appoint a commission— judicial and fairminded—to institute an Independent inquiry into the state of things in South Africa; secondly, to frankly inform the Colonial Conference that the'' Government has no mandate to deal with the question of taxation oF-fpodior raw material.