IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 360, 11 April 1910, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

BEFORE DISSOLUTION,

OBJECTIONS TO XEW PEERS,

By Cable.—Pms Association. —Copyright

Received April 10, 5 p.m. London, April 9.

The Spectator, the Standard, and other newspapers indicate that moderate Liberals are objecting to the King on the eve of dissolution being asked to give his assurance that lie will create peers if the Lioerals gain the victory at the elections.

FORCING A CRISIS,

SAYS THE MASTER OF ELIBANK,

Received April 10, 5 p.m. London, April 9.

The Master oi Elibank, speaking at Manchester, declared that a crisis would arise from the hour when the Government was notified of the Lords' rejection of the first veto resolution. Shelving or any othei subterfuge would be equivalent to the rejection of both veto and Budget.

IMPERIAL PREFERENCE.

> A COLONIAL MISSION.

London, April 8,

.Half-a-dozen self-appointed and selfstyled Imperial missioners from Canada, South Africa, and Australia are addressing meetings in England on Imperial preference. They do not seek the support of political organisations, and do not claim to be acting in a representative capacity. They promise to undertake a revival like a religious revival.

PREVENTION OF DESTITUTION.

A BILL TALKED OUT.

London, April 8.

Sir R. Price, M.P., again moved the Prevention of Destitution Bill, to establish a Ministry of Labor and to realise, at a cost of £3,000,000 over the present system, various recommendations of the minority report of the Poor Law Commission, including the abolition of guardians :and the making of county, borough, or urban councils responsible for the relief of non-able-bo:Jjed persons. After an interesting debate the motion ■was talked out.

THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENTIONS.

STATEMENT BY THE PREMIER.

London, April S

Mr. Asquith, replying to criticisms as to the Government's intentions, made it clear that unless the decision of the House of Lords on the veto resolutions was satisfactory, the Government did not'intend to waste the time of the House in discussing a Bill to give effect to them.

TARIFF REFORM.

"LANDLORDISM AND MONOPOLY."

A LABOR OPINION.

London, April 8.

» Iri a letter to the newspapers in reply ito Mr. Storev's speech in favor of fiscal reform, Mr. Barnes. Labor M.P.. asserts that tariff reform is a fraud and will intensify industrial difficulties and enable monopolists to further exploit labor and consumers.

He adds that the Labor party believe landlordism and mononolv are the real causes of want of employment.