THE BUDGET BATTLE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 232, 5 November 1909, Page 2

THE BUDGET BATTLE.

LAND VKifeSi/S 1-lWl) XA.MiS. fly Gallic.—l Vesa AsjuL-.^tiua.—Cupj ugiu Loudon, November 11. During the debute on ilr. Chamberlain's motion, ilr. 11. Cox, Liberal member for I'reston, intimated that much m lie disliked land taxes lie intended to vote for the liudget. ilr. I*. Snowden, Labor member for Blackburn, vigorously s'uppurted the Budget, bec-ause*jt began to surlily in a small way the principles held by socialists. He urged the Opposition not to talk nonsense about tariff reform t.o ihe working class, whose intelligence it underrated. ilr. €. E. 11. Hobhousc, Liberal member for Bristol East, defending the Bill, declared that while the total capital sunt abroad was greater than in any preceding period, the percentage did not exceed that of twenty years ago. Mr. H. Belloc, Liberal member tor Sal ford South, supported the Budget and free trade on the grounds that :e was convinced the country was unable to stand the complete " topsy-turvoy-doiu" that would follow the imposition ; of duty on foreign manufactures. He [ would prefer the country 10 undertake a , dangerous war with a great rival than [ such an experiment.

THE ATTITUDE 01? THE PEERS. London, November 3. The Daily News reports that 300 peers have told Lord Lansdowne that they will vote against the Budget. j ASSISTANCE FROM THE SPOOKS. London, November 3. Mr. Stead denies thai, the interview with Hie late Mr. (Gladstone was "a Radical trick." and defends its inconsistencies. He says lie had authority to stale that Bca'const'ield was equally ready to respond to inquiries, and that Beaconslield bad already expressed advice through the "Spool; Julia" that the Lords should pass the Budget. Several critics have expressed much sympathy for Mr. Stead.

A STORMV DEBATE. Received November 4, 11.15 p.m. London. November 4. 11l the House of Commons, Mr. A. L're, Lord Advocate for Scotland, resumed tlw Budget debate. He made an impassioned reply to Mr. HalfourV strictures. as cabled on October 27tli. HP c'aimed that lie simply doubted the adequacy of the tariff reform system in the matter ol providing old age pensions. Mr. Balfour, amid stormv interruptions, maintained his ground, and "- clared that Mr. l're went further than lie (the speaker) claimed, inasmuch as lie predicted the result of the inadequacy would bo the non-fulfilment of natioual obligations. Mr. Asquith regretted .Mr. JJ-ilfo.ir's non-withdrawal of his charges' after Mr. I're's convincing speech. Mr. .1, Bertram (1..) announced that he would vote against the Budget owing I to the land taxes.

Mr. Whitehead (L.) declared he could not support the Budget owing to the licensing clauses.

Speaking at a meeting of the Conservative Union on the 2">th October, if Balfour referred to the doubt expressed by the Lord Advocate for Scotland, Mr. Alex, l're, as to whether the Unionists, if returned to power, would continue to pay old-age pensions. Mr. Balfour denounced Mr. Ure's remark as being frigid and calculated.