NO QUARTER!

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9655, 20 November 1909, Page 5

NO QUARTER!

THE LORDS AND COMMONS I BATTLE OF THE BUDGET. PREPARING FOR THE FRAY. CABINET UNITED. LIBEKALS DETERMINED TO WIN THE FIGHT. SPEECH BY MR HALDANE. United Press Association—Floctric Telegraph Copyright. Received November 19, 10 p.m. LONDON, November 19. The Hon. R. B. Haldane (Secretary of War),.addressing the Eighty Club, said that the Marquis of Lansdnwne from the watchtower had given the signal and Mr A. J. Baltour had trumpeted the frontal attack. "We accept the challenge," said Mr Haldane. "No quarter is asked to be and none will be given." (Cheers). Cabinet is abfolutelv united as regards tne Budget. Let us stick to what is within the four corners of that great Bill. It will be the idlest wast2 of time to speculate on the result of the great fight. We intend to concentrate ourselves on winning it. Ihe issues at the election will be "freetrade. and the Budget." Mr Haldane reminded his hearers that Mr Balfour at Sheffield, in 1903, declared that in his view of public opinion as it was he could not lead a party which committed itself to taxes on food, "and,'' added Mr Haldane, "I have no reason to think public opinion in the country now is different We shall see whether the party ha 3 got any further in that direction." Mr Haldane expressed himself as hopeful of the result of the coming struggle

SUGGESTED LIBERAL-LABOUR COMPACT. Received November 19, 8.35 a.m. LONDON, November 18. Mr J. A. Pease, Secretary to the Treasury and Ch'ef Liberal Whip, states in a letter that in the expected general election Liberals will as far as possible respect Feats held by Labour members, and he urges the La • bour Representation Com-Pitteej| to respect Liberal seats. Mr Pease adds that if an aggressive attitude is persisted in by the Labour party, the latter is more likely to be the loser.

PROVISION FOR FINANCE. DURING THE INTERREGNUM. 5 Received November 19, 8.45 a.m. LONDON. November 18. The Right Hon. W. Runciman, President of of the Board of Education, in the course of a speech at Hull, referred ti a rumnut that the Government might consuU the in regard to what taxes it should collect during the interval between the dissolution and the return of a new Parliament. The Minister sai 1 the Governnrnt would have no dealings with the House of Lords on finance. IRISH LAND BILL. CONFERENCE BETWEEN FRONT BENCHES. Received November 19, 8.45 a m. LONDON, November 18. Asa result of a conference between the fr nt benches, the Lord's have agreed not to insist on their amendments in the Irish Land Bill. The Government yuiled on manv points, but vo'ed arainst an amendment in clause 64. authorising th? creation of an independent tribunal tu hear appeals against the compulsory acquisition of estates. Lord stated that his vitaljpoint was still unsettled. The brewers have reduced the prices of beet. The Radical papers allege that this is an electioneering do lee.