THE CRISIS IN BRITAIN

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 259, 8 December 1909, Page 2

THE CRISIS IN BRITAIN

IEREDITARY MONARCH V AND HEREDITARY I'JSbRS. A DIFFERENTIATION. ' THE LORDS SUOCEED-A BLACK. By PICTURE. .'EEC'H UV WINSTON CHURCHILL, au ttfi !y Cable.—Press Association.—Gopyrigat en Received December 7, 9.45 p.m. pu London, December 7. Mr. Winston Churchill (President of th le"Board of Trade), speaking at South-1 co ort, thought it but right early in the I ght to ditterentiate between a heredi-1 tl ary monarchy and hereditary peers.|iw .'he soveroigii reigned but did not J ;overn. His powers were exercised on I C he advice of Ministers, 'flic monarch tl wd no interests divergcut from the I jcople's. I Mr. Churchill laid stress on the Transmal and Orangia being given a great institution by letters patent under the Drown without submitting them to the Lords. Had they been so submitted they would have been mutilated nad mauled under the influence of such an evil counsellor as Lord Milner. The whole movement would be against the Lords and the greedy intrusion of their legislation. He asked: "Why : should (X>o titled persons govern us, and their children govern ours for evert If the unreformed partisan House of Lords . is continued, then the reign of two great parties will be closed forever and" parties be grouped on violent lines, When brute force and class hatred, instead ot forbearance and public spirit, will become the characteristics of British political life." MAKING FINANCIAL CHAOS IMPOSSIBLE. Received December 7, f1.45 p.m. London, December 7. Colonel Seely (Under Secretary for the Colonies), speaking at Liverpool, said if the Liberals were returned to power they would make financial chaos impossible in the future by establishing the constitution firmly and in writing. THE NEW DUTIES. AVOIDING PAYMENT. London, December G. The Daily Newg has asserted that despite the official arrangement, tobacco and spirits are being cleared without payment of the increased duty. Though tea merchants, generally, arc abiding i the association's 'leci*ion some arc '.rrangine for a wholesale clearanfe of duty-free tea. The Treasury hag given notice that it is prepared to accept cither the old ir the new death duties on the understandinj that the rate is rectified aft*r the election.. ; ', NO CHAOS IN CLEARANCES. ; London, December 8. \ The chairman of the Board of Cus- [ t.nm« denies that there is any chaos , in the bulk of clearances owing to the , higher rates imposed by the Budget, I and adds that the tea trade has decided to continue as if nothing had happened. \ ANTI-SOCIALISTIC FUND. ] London, December ii. , The Anti-Sncinlistio Union's fund ha! ; reached 11)0,000 shillings. s USURPATION OF THE CROWN'S ' RIGHTS. p London, December 0. ' Lord Lyveden, sneakinsr at Boston said the Pecre prided th-niselves "n , their loraltv, vet thev took nut of Ihe ! King's hands the right to dissolve Par- , liament. Thus, he said, thev played the part of rebels against the Crown I* and the constitution. ; THE MINERS' CANDIDATES. London, December «. ' Messrs Burt ana Fenwlck, the miners' _ M.P.'s, are to be allowed to stand as ' party candidates without having to sign _ '• i-imr party's pledge.