BRITISH POLITICS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10009, 4 April 1910, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

JSIR aSQUITH'S GUILLOtine. UNIONIST PAPERS PROTEST. MR CHURCHILL CRITICISED. WILD TALK. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright. Received April 3, 5.5 p.m. LONDON, April 2. The Unionist newspapers are very severe in their comments regarding Mr Asquith's threatened use of the gu.iluline limit in the Committee Stage of the debate, the veto resolutions being allotted five days. The "P«ll Mall Gazette" describes the process as revolutionary and destructive of the one estate in the realm which it has taken centuries to erect A cot respondent writing to "The Tim.s" declares that Mr Winston Churchill's aetijn in associating the Crown with the Commons against the Lords is an outrage on the Throne and a gross instance of unconstitutional presumption and impertinence. PLURAL VuTING. lIS ABOLITION MOVED. THE MOTION TALKED OUT. i Received April 3, 5 p.m. LONDON, April 2. Mr Sherwell, member for Huddersfield, moved a Bill abolishing plural voting, and making the elections on the same day. He stated that the ownership vote exceeded the Unionist majority 'in 69 constituencies, whereof 41 produced Unionist gains. Mr Stanley Hill, member for Kingswinford, said that if the Liberals were hnnest they should also tackle the redistribution of seats question. There was nothing to prevent the elections being on the same day. The present system suited the convenience of particuliar constituents. The motion was talked out.

WHAT IRELAND IS MISSING. ACCORDING TO MR O'BRIEN. LONDON, April 1. Mr William O'Brien, Leader of the Independent Irish Parliamentary Party, speaking at Cork, statad that Mr Redmond, Leader of the Nationalists, was using the balance of power in the Commons to deprivelreland of most splendid concessions regarding the Budget and land purchase. Ireland, he added, should be relieved of the whiskey duties, brewery licepses, land titles, succession duties, and general revaluation.

MODERATE LIBERALS' VIEW

LONDON, April i. Moderate Liberals doubt the wisdom of rushing the resolutions and there by justifying the Lords in contending that they had not received adequate discussion. The majority of the Ministerialists, Nationalists, and Labourites favour reaching the crisis quickly. OPPOSITION PROTESTS. LONDON, April 1. During the debate in the House of Commons, Mr Churchill raised strong Opposition protests by arguing that the Conservative attempt to extend the Lords' veto over finance was tantamount to a desire to reverse the great extensions of the franchise. There are indications that Mr Lloyd-George will secure Mr Redmond's support at the crucial moment by dropping the whiskey tax, which the "Daily Chronicle'* argues has heen proven to be unproductive.

RESULTLESS INTERVIEW. LONDON, April 1. Mr John Dillon and aDother Nationalist member had a resultless interview with Mr Lloyd George.