BRITISH POLITICS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 147, 19 July 1909, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS

ELECTORAL ItEFOKM. A SUPPORTER OF " ONE .MAN. ONE yOXE." By Cable—Press Association.--Copyright London, July Hi. Earl Grey, Governor-General of ada, testified before the Commission if Electoral Reform that under the present system there was no security against the evil of the minority getting the majority of representation. Moreover, it gave excessive power to cranks and faddists.

If .Mr. Asi|iiith, Premier, was really introducing a Bill based upon a single transferable vote, he would 'oe templed to resign the Governor-Generalship of Canada and return to England to support him. Earl Grey added: "Proportional representation is required by the principle of democracy necessitating government oif the ,pcople by the people for the people. The present systeni is government of the people by caucus." As a Democrat lie /believed in one man one vote, and every vote of equal value.

BUDGET LAND CLAUSES. London, July 10. iSir W. Perks, Liberal member for Louth, speaking at Louth, strenuously denounced the hind clauses of the Budget, alleging that they hurt agriculture. REMOVING A SUSPENSION. London, July 16. Mr. Asqmth moved to expunge the suspension on Mr. \Y. Thome, Labor member for West Ham, who called the Earl of Wintcrton "an absolute liar." The Earl of Winlcrtoii had accused him of being unlit to participate in a debate. Hie motion received" general support. TRADE BOARD BILL. Received 18, 5 p.m. London, July 17. The Trade Board Bill was read a third time. Some Unionist amendments, directed against foreign sweated goods, and also to prevent work being sent outside the United Kingdom ill cases where the minimum rate of wages was fixed, were made the ground ol introducing the fiscal question.