BRITISH POLITICS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9621, 14 October 1909, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

THE FINANCE BILL. IP THE LORDS REJECT IT. COMMENT BY "THE TIMES." United Prsss Association -By Kleclric Telegraph Copyright. Received October 1?, 9 a.m. LONDON, October 12. "Th2 Times" states that the Government has been considering for some time whether in the event of the House of Lords rejecting the Finan-2 Bill shoi.il.l shoi.il.l immediately appeal to tho people by referendum to discover whether a majority of the electorate is for or against the Budget. Legislative sanction would be required, but the Lords would be hardly able to withhold their assent under the circumstances. Parliament would then be adjourned instead of prorogued, while the referendum was being taken, thus obviating financial ernbarsssments.

SPEECH BY Slk E. CARSON. HIS DESCRIPTION OF MR LLOYD-GORGE. Received October 13, 9 a.m. LONDON, October 12. Sir Edward Carson, K.C., Unionist member for Dublin Universitv, and Solicitor-General for Ireland from 1900 to 1906, speaking at Liverpool, described Mr Lioyd-George as a demagogue and farceur, whose stock-in-trade were violence and vituperation that grow in proportion to the responsibilities cast upon him. "The saddest feature of a grave situation," added Sir Edward, "is the Premier receding in background, while his noisy lieutenants stir the basest passions of men."