BRITISH POLITICAL CRISIS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 276, 30 December 1909, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICAL CRISIS

THE HOME RULE QUESTION. f By OaMe.—Presa Anoctation.—Oop|il|M London, December 28. Mr. T. P. O'Connor, in the courja of an interview, said he expected the Home ltule measure would equal Mr. Gladstone's, and considered that the revolution policy was dead. Mr. Zimmerman, a Liberal candidate for East Manchester, has retired in favor of Mr. Sutton, a Laborite. Mr. Salter, a Socialist, who was contenting the liermondsey seat, hat retired. THE LABOR PARTY'S CANDIDATES. London, December 28. As a result of the Manchester conference, the Labor Party uas issued a list of 78 candidates. This will entail about twenty three-cornered contests in addition to thoee arising from Social, Democratic and Fabian candidates. Commenting on the Labor Party's decision, Mr. Ben Tillett protested againit an alliance between Labor and Liberal'sm, because the latter had not fulfilled its pledges. He stated that the party managers directed the workers to vote for Liberals where there were no Labor candidates.

MR. CHURCHILL'S ELECTION ADDRESS. TBS ISSUES DEFINED. Received 29, 10.13 p.m. tendon, December St. Mr. Winston Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his election addreu, attributed the Lords' attacks on the House of Commons to the profound disquiet wherewith the powerful classes view the increasing representation -if woricers in the Commons. To vote for the Tory House of Lords would (JitW an absolute veto ai-regards legislatlo|fl and finance. To vote for the Liberpßl House of Common* would destroy the veto, both as regards finance and Illation. \ Mr. Churchill describes flte action of the Lords and their a* • conspiracy of protection and veto.

A CERTAINTY FOR HOME RULE. WHAT THE GOVERNMENT HAVE DONE FOR IRELAND. Received 29, 9.20 p.m. London, December 29. . Mr. Dillon, M.P., speaking at Swinelord, said ft the Government won the battle and got power to control the House of Lords, Home Rule would be * certainty. Even if the Irish forty could kill the Budget, would they escape tho taxation? No, because tne Tory Government would tax them nON heavily with tho cost of Dreadnought*. Mr. Dillon concluded: "I any now whit I would rather not have been forced to say, that in the whole record -of the English Governments since the Act of Union, no Government has ever treated Ireland so generously u the patent Cbvernment."