IMPERIAL POLITICS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 93, 10 October 1911, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS

SPEECH BY MR. BALFOUR. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright, Loudon, October 8. Mr. Balfour, in a speech at Haddington, explained his attitude on the Parliament Bill. He said that he did not desire the Lords made less efficient than the Bill made them, nor the King's prerogative further dragged in the mire. He doubted whether the smaller successors of Gladstone would succeed in perfecting Home Rule where the masterhand failed, or carry it by any legitimate constitutional means. The Radical idea of social reform was revolutionary, and did not benefit any one. He instanced l the Insurance Bill, which would probably cause the decay of friendly societies and trade unions. He credited the Government with not desiring such a result. The Unionist policy for the future was to strive to build up a strong second Chamber, free of coercion. He hoped the people would approach tariff reform in a similar spirit to that animating Canada over reciprocity. The whole future of the Empire was bound up in tariff reform. Britain faced the dominions, which were bargaining with foreigners, and therefore it was impossible to expect they would continue preference,

THE HOME RULE BILL. PERHAPS BETTER THAN PARNELL'S. Received 9, 11 p.m. London, October 9. Mr. Dillon declares that the forthcoming Home Rule Bill is at least as good as Mr. Paniell's 1880 Bill, and perhaps better. He demands to know why Sir E. Carson should be permitted to tour the. country preaching treason, when in the old days Nationalists were arrested.