REFORM OF THE LORDS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 355, 5 April 1910, Page 5

REFORM OF THE LORDS

A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN. THE LIBERAL AND LABOR MEMBERS. ASKED TO CONFER. By Cable.—Press Assoe.ation.—Copyright London, April 3.

The new National Democratic League is arranging a campaign against the House of Lords, chiefly in London and the South of England. Many meetings are to be iheld in the parks on Sundays. The Master of Elibank, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, has invited the Liberal members representing the mining constituencies of South Wales to confer, owing to the prospect of other conflicts between Liberal and Labor candidates. He urges that the strength of the 'working men lies in unity, which the settlement scheme aims to destroy.

A HANDLE FOR TARIFF REFORMERS London, April 3. Tariff Reform writers are using the emigration boom as an argument to show the failure of Free Trale. During last year 29,230 persons emigrated from Ireland, an increase of 527S over the previous year. The United States of America attracted 76 per cent, of these.

MR, REDMOND'S ADVICE. Received April 4, 11.15 p.m. London, April 4. Mr. John Redmond, speaking at Tipperary, 1 said the Literals as a whole were straight upon the question of reform of the House of Lords, but it was useless to pretend that there was not an influential section of the Government halfhearted and inclined to be timid on the matter. It wa.s acting on disastrous counsels to present no explicit declaration that Mr. Asquith would ask for guarantees. The situation would be eased if the Nationalists assured the Government they 'would decline to continue in the event of guarantees being refused. If the Nationalists passed the Budget and the veto resolutions were rejected, the Nationalists would be left without a weapon to force Mr. Asquith to abide by his Albert Hall declaration. If the third reading of the Budget were reserved until a crisis was precipitated, the Nationalists would then discuss the concession which tbev would be prepared to make. The Budget was tolerable.

Mr. Redmond proceeded to say that Mr. Lloyd-George had satisfied him weeks ago tint amicable arrangements were possible in regard to spirits, license duties, land tax, and revaluation.