BRITISH POLITICS
MANCHESTER LABOUR | CONFERENCE. SEVENTY-EIGHT CANDIDATES. "THREE-CORNERED CONTESTS." United Press Association—By Elect ic Telegraph Copyright, Received December 29, 10 a.m. LONDON, December 28. As a result of the Manchester Conference, the I abour party has issued a list of seventy-eight candidates. This meanssthat there will be about twenty three-cornered contests in addition to those arising through Social Democrats and Fabian candidates being in the field. Commenting on the Labour Patty's decision, Mr Ben Tillett protests against the alliance of Labour and Liberalism, because the Liberals have no', fulfilled their pledges. He states that the party managers directed the workers to vote for Liberals where there were no Labour candidates.
Mr Zimmerman, Liberal candidate for East Manchester, has retired in favour of Mr Sutton (Libour). Mr Salter, Socialist, has retired from the contest for Bermondsey.
MR DILLON'S FRIENDLY SPEECH. IF THE GOVERNMENT WIN. HOME RULE A CERTAINTY. Received December 29, 9.20 p.m. LONDON, December 29. Mr John Dillon, Nationalist, speaking at Swinford, said:—"lf the Government won the battle and got power to control the Lords Home Rule would be a certainty. Even if the Irish party could kill the Budget, would they escape taxation?" he asked. "No, bscause the Government would tax them more heavily with the cost of the Dreadnoughts." "I say now," continued Mr Dillon, what I would rathei not have been forced to say, that in the whole record of English Government since the Act of Union, no Govern ment has ever treated Ireland So generously as the present Government." MK WINSTON CHURCHILL. THE POWERFUL uLAFSES AND THE WORKERS. Received December 29, 10.15 p.m. LONDON, Decern er 29. Mr Winston Churchill, in his election address, attribute 1 te Lords' attacks on the Commons to the profound disquiet wherewith the powerful classes view the increasing representation of the workers in the House of Commons.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9678, 30 December 1909, Page 5
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