BRITISH POLITICS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9671, 20 December 1909, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

THE ELECTION CAMI:' AIGIf BATTLE OF THE BUDGET SPEECHES FOR AND AGAINST. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright. Received Pecember 19, 5.5 p.m. LONDON, Decpmber 18. Mr D. Lloyd-George, speaking at Walworth, said that since the Budget had been introduced trade had steadily improved, and unemployment steadily declined, and the imports and exports had risen. The rejection of the Budget was a conspiracy between the great manufacturers and the landlords in order to increase the former's profits and the latter's rents. He added* "fhs cloud is now lifting from the lowly humble homes of the people, and a fine day is coming. We now have the highest wage and the cheapest conditions of life in Europe." The Hor.JJ.jßurns, speaking at Battersea, said that the Government must compltti it* pensions schemes and wanted £3,000,000 more .for 277,000 were now disqualified as paupers. Lord Milner, in a speech at Huddersfield, declare! that the man in the street was cool as a cucumber regarding the Lords. Lord Curzon, addressing an audience ot 3,500 at D rby, • said that tariff reform woi/ld enable an exact and substantial tribute to be obtained from the foreigner. The movement had progressed greatly amongst the intellectual classes, manufacturers and workers. If the Unionists'were returned they would ha able to easily produce a Budget and constrjet as tarift which began by imposing a variifarm duty on foreign manufacturers in preference to colonial and Indian produce. He declared that Home Rule was more dangerous t lan formerly, be ause if the Liberals were returned therj would disappear the last barrier against the disintegration being overthrown.