THE BUDGET CAMPAIGN

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 245, 22 November 1909, Page 2

THE BUDGET CAMPAIGN

STIM C LATIXG SOCIALISM. A TAX ON FOOD. By Cable.—l'resa Association.—Copyrigm London, November 1!>. Mr. Ilaldane, Secretary of State for War, speaking at the Eighty Club, said the only thing which would stimulate .Socialism into danger in Great lirituin iwas a tax on food. Hut there was a third issue; since the constitution bj-1 came what it was, no step bo violent or i revolutionary had been taken as nega- | !!i viii}; the Budget. The question was ' whether the second chamber could be tolerated in a form in which there was virtually only a single chamber when the Unionist i'arty was' in power? THE LAND CLAUSES.

London, November 19. A large non-political meeting of auctioneers anil estate agents at the Cannon Street Hotel unanimously protested aguiunt the Budget's land clauses.

LUGUBRIOUS LOUD HERESFORD. London, November 1 1 . Lord Charles Boresford, speaking -it Portsmouth, declared that the Iliidst-'t would increase unemployment and tint the issue before the country was TariT Reform, with a strong navy versus Socialism.

ABOLISHING THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

Received 21, 5.5 p.m. l/indon, November 20. The Parliamentary Committee of tho Trade Union Congress urges the Government, in the event of dissolution, to give tho country the long-desired opportunity of recording its judgment on the desirability of abolishing the hereditary Legislative Chamber.

TARIFF REFORM AND RAW COTTON' Received 21, 3,5 p.m. London, No,vembfr 20. Mr. Balfour, in a letter to a correspondent, says a tax on raw cotton was never contemplated. Such a tax would evidently violate the fundamental principles of fiscal reform.

LIBERALS AXD SOCIALISTS. ARRANGING A VIVENDI. Received 21, 5.3 p.m. London, November 20. The Standard reports that negotiations are proceeding tar a vivendi between the Liberals and Socialists at the cleotion. THE WEST LEEDS SEAT. Received 21, 5.5 p.m. London, November 20. The Liberals of West Leeds are inviting Mr. T. E. Harvey, Warden of | Toynbec Hall, to contest the constituency.

THE IIOCSE AND PLANNING BILL. Received 21, 5.5 p.m. Loudon, November 20. . The House of Lords agreed to the points enumerated by Mr. John Burns (President of the Local (jovernincnt Board), as vital to the Housing and Town Planning Hill.

THE FREE TRADE CAI'iSE, London, November 11). The Free Trade League of Manchester has issued a manifesto detailing (he circumstances of the cotton industry and demanding the maintenance of' Free Trade. SIGNING THE LABOR TICKET. London, November 1!). The executive committee of the, Miners' Federation has decided that the Rt. Hon. T. Hurt, Labor member for Morpeth, and Mr. C. Fenwiek, Labor member for Wansbeek, cannot be c\cmpted from signing the Labor ticket.

Received 21, 5.5 p.m. London. November 20. The Northumberland miners are heartily supporting Messrs Burt and 1' enwiek. HOME RULE. STRIKING FOR LIBERTY. ■»r ■, , London, November 10. Mr. John Redmond has cabled to Mr T. iP. O'Connor, who is on a financial mission to America in the interests of the Irish Party, that no such opportunity had been offered Ireland to strike tor liberty since Grattan moved th e declaration of independence. If Iris], N a . tionalists abroad and at home could net unitedly in this supreme hour a glorious victory would be assured. The Times' Dublin correspondent reports that Mr. Redmond's Home Ruk> declaration was extracted by the criticisms of i„s own followers" concerning his attitude on the Budget and by a He „ C .TV °!, the S ' nn ™» P"t* He adds: "it u the Nationalists' only chance of regaining popularity."