"A PIRATE CREW."

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9601, 22 September 1909, Page 5

"A PIRATE CREW."

LED BY MR ASQUITHTHE BUDGET CON TROVERSY. DUKE OF RUTLAND'S VIEWS. United Proas Asaocintion-By Eleotrio Telegrat a Copyright. Received September 21, 8.5 a.m. LONDON, September 20. The Duke of Rutland, a.(dressing * a meeting of Derbvslii:e Unionists, aaid Mr Asquith's Birmingham speech on the political situation was couched in the most moderate language, differing in that respect from the speeches of othtr Liberal haders, but was an Ineffective answer to the criticism which had been levelled at the Budget. Mr Asjuitlt, said his Grace, was in the position ot a father with a large family of extrem:ly iil-be-Jhaved and unruly children. He was unable to explain away Mr Lloyd George's an 1 Mr Churchill's outrageous misrepresentations. The Duke added:—"The country is .not saio fiom the pirate crew *of Tatterdemalion, who tried to hide tlu red flag of Socialism under the ensign of order and a nobler Liberalism." FIRST STEP TOWARDS THE LABOUR PARTY'S IDEAL. Received September 21,"8.40 a.m. LONDON. September 20. Mr Keir \t Salt'ley, B'rmingham, said the Labour Party was supporting the Budget a s the lirst step towards their ideal namely, the absorption by the community for the community's use of all unearned incomes, whether deprived from lands or from capital, A LIBERAL DEFECTION. •Received September 21, 8.25 a.m. LONDON, September 20. Sir Alfred Pease, who formerly sat in the House of Commons as member for the Cleveland division of Yorkshire, has withdrawn his support from the Liberal rarty, owing to the Government's social and financial policy.