BRITISH ELECTIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8042, 1 February 1906, Page 3

BRITISH ELECTIONS.

__—« —. THE MASSES AND THE CLASSES. FINAL STRUGGLE FOR SUPREMACY. THE GRIM LABOUR APPARITION. Hcccived 30, 11.21 p.m. London, January 31. Tiio Labour Representation Committee candidates elected to Parliament will sit in Opposition, whether Liberals or Unionists are in office. Kior Hardie, in an article in the National Review" emphasises the sudden apparition of tUc Labour party, gaunt and grim, knowing neither Liberals nor Conservatives, save aB opponents to be guarded against. He adds, the common people of Britain, for weal or woe, like those of the world generally, liavc entered on a final struggle against the classes for supremacy. INSPECTOR. GENERAL OF SUPPLIES. I THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENTIONS. lieceived 1, 12.15 a.m. London, January 31. The "Daily Telegraph" states that the Treasury lias agreed to appoint an Inspector-General of Supplies in connection with the Army Service Corps. The "Times" says that the Government intends to legislate for the first year on the lines of the reports of the special committees which have been set up under the chairmanships of Sir Francjs Jeuno and Mr Edward Bonar. TH£ LABOR PROGRAMME. COLONIAL CO-OPERATION COURTED.

Received 31, 1'.36 p.m. Lo.vuox, January 31. Mr Kcir-Hardic, the Labor chaiupion, declares that Protection will be discussed on its merit*. The aim of the Laboritcs was to. visit the colonies and arrange with labor u common course of action to strengthen the relations between the Motherland and the colonies, and take the question of Frcctrade versus Protection out hands of party politicians. They would come to an understanding acceptable to the Labor movement. He emphasised that mechanical inventions are rapidly reducing the de mand for labor, and increasing the output of commodities. Loxdox, January 30. The Daily Graphic declares that the Unionists' crushing defeat will result in a Conservative revolt against tariff reform. Without questioning the theoretical accuracy of Mr Chamberlain's position, this policy is one of revolution without the justification of urgent necessity. The " Times " says that if the Eight Hon R. BfHaldane's remarks at Edinburgh with regard to purchasing labor arc to be applied to commodities, then Free Trade is gone. [ln his speech Mr Haldane implied that the State might take action prcfluding a motion that labor commodities should be bought in the cheapest and sold in the dearest market.':

RE-ELECTED. Received 31, 10.18 a.m. London, January 31. ; Ke-clected: Wick, Bignold. , [STATE OF THE PARTIES. ' Received 31,11.3(5 p.m. London, January 31. The present state of tlie parties is: — Liberals 3«JB Unionists 155 Nationalists 83 Labor 51