BRITISH POLITICS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9688, 12 January 1910, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS

THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN.

SLANDERS ON MR J. CHAMBERLAIN.

THE LIE DIRECT.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright. Received January 11, 8.15 a.m." ' LONDON, January 10. I Replying at Widley, Hampshire, J to repeated statements that Mr Joseph Chamterlain was incapable of ' writing a single word, that he was practically imbecile, and that his son t Austen wrote the letters appearing ■ in Mr J., Chamberlain's name, Mr Austen Chamberlain said that he would not comment on the cruel and indecent lie, but would contradict it publicly. Sir Edward Carson, ex-Solicitor General, speaking at Morpeth, Northumberland, denied similar inventions. -Writing to Sir Henry Norman, who has just been appuinted Assistant Postmaster-General, Mr Winston Churchill, President of the board of Trade, declared that the German and American tariffs had conspicuously failed to prevent unemployment. Although the German was willing to eat horseflesh and black bread, he was, said the Minister, hopelessly inferior to his British comrade as a producer; and although the Americans have a vast virgin continent, there was greater instability of trade there, more unemployment, and more bankruptcy than in Britain. UNCONTESTED SEATS. LIBERAL CANDIDATfI FOR LONDON CITY. I .

Received January 11, 8.45 a.m. LONDON, January 10. There will he no election contests for West Birmingham (represented by the Sight Hon. Joseph Chamberlain), Durham City (Mr J. W. Hills, Conservative), and Cumberland. In fifty-four constituencies there will be three-cornered contests. Sir Hugh Bell, ironmaster, is standing for the City of London on behalf of the Liberals. [ THE NEW PARLIAMENT. Received January 11, 10.15 p.in. LONDON, January 11. The new Parliament will meet on February 15th. Received January 11, II p.m. LONDON, January 11. Mr D. Lloyd-George, addressing 4,500 perons at Falmouth, in the course of his speech, stated that the Opposition said: "Let us treat with our colonies." He replied: Why with colonies alone? Tradesmen did pot put a notice outside their shops "I trade only with relations.-' If the colonies wanted assistance we are pound to help them, and they were bound to help us to the last drop of their blood, but business was business. The Canadians did not pay more because goods came fi'om Britain. They were fools if they did. It would be folly and unworthy of a business nation for Britain to risk 251 millions worth of foreign trade on the oft' chance of securing 30 millions more colonial trade. Mr Lloyd-George denied the accuracy of the reports of bis hostile reception on Saturday, and declared that the torchlight procession had been abandonep owing to the risk to his health through driving in the night air. Received LONEON, January 11. Mr Asquith's address to the elec' tors of East Fife states that the Lords had violated the constitution in order to save tariff reform from the mortal blow of" fortunes. Both free trade and popular government were now at stake. The possession of an unlimited veto by a partisan second Chamber is an insuperable obstacle to democratic legislation. The address does not mention Home Rule and only makes incidental reference to the Navy.