IMPERIAL POLITICS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 128, 21 November 1911, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS

THE INSURANCE BILL.

By Cable —Press Association—Copyright London, November 10. Newspapers are agitating against the domestic servants' clauses in the Insurance Hill. They ridicule the stampsticking regulations, and declare that servants generally are indignant and refuse to contribute. Therefore the proposal is tantamount to a tax on householders of 20s yearly for each servant. A league is being formed to defeat the clauses, and comprises women of all parties. DOMESTIC SERVANTS' CLAUSES. Received 20, 11 p.m. London, November 20. Countesses Desart and Brassey have convened a women's meeting at the Albert Hall to protest against the domestic servants clauses in the Insurance Bill. Promises of influential support have been received from all parts of the country. MR. BALFOUR AND HIS SUCCESSOR. London, November 19. Mr. Balfour sent a message congrau- ' - ting the Leeds Conference of Conser- ■ tive Associations on Mr. Bonar Law's ;;reat speech. IRISH FINANCES. London, November 19. Mr. Birrel!, in a speech at Leeds, declared that Ireland was not contributing a farthing to the army and navy; instead there was an annual deficit of £2,000,000. It was hopeless to expect economies while they withheld Home Rule. Without imposing undue burdens on the British taxpayer they might cut Ireland loose and give her an opportunity of working out her own regeneration. In any case, the British taxpayer must not allow the financial bugbear to frighten him.