A STATESMAN'S SPEECH.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 22 October 1907, Page 3

A STATESMAN'S SPEECH.

LIBERAL POLKA' DEFENDED. MR AStJUITU OnTuRUENT TOPICS. Received Oct. 21, 10.jp p.m. Loudon, October 21. Mr Asquiih, speaking at Ladybank, emphasised the great loss counterbalancing all appau-nt gains from the reconstruction of society on socialistic lines. Liberty would slowly but surely be starved to death.

! He claimed that the Liberal party alom- was capable of combating extreme socialism, becase it was free and unfettered by entangling alliances with interested monopolies and class privileges wh.eu, with the net work of interdependence eover.ng the frame of soc i,t v , niade progress with social reforms seem sometimes well-nigh desperate He ...stifle,, the Lib™] iiuW. ' The (...vemment lus substantially rcduc.-l he cost of the Army and Navv. and ™ "T'd to nuke progress in that" direc-

lie d-scribe,] the 10; ,,u cal duties •.--an .injusniuMe burden „,,„,, a "real industry. ' ° ' ll t|» years ha.f been aceo!! i ;"M 1 i,.u , 'bv ,, tbe *";: e f l ? *<> >"<' more rem'nner. at'ie f.,.|,i f ,t :i l, n ,, rill: ,|, (. "•" of the Cited Kingdom! ''"" tlr,''\h n< ' : ' W '•' rP, " l,t; "? threhara,. "'.lt the (.ovcrnmont was cooueffii.ow.th socialist,, aml declared .ry^ d Hber t yweren,a J l , m ' oc I -' e en } e V- V - Rt f- P takon t0 ™«ovo