BRITISH POLITICS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10026, 23 April 1910, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

NEW PEERS WANTED. ONLY CONSTITUTIONAL METHOD. 3 r GOVERNMENT PREPARING A f LIST. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph j. Copyright. Received April 22, 9 a.m. I LONDON, April 21. The Right Hon. A. Birrell, Chief i Secretary for Ireland, in a speech at Hoxtone, said the creation of peers I was the only constitutional method to make Uie will of the people paramount. However undesirable and however unbecoming it would be to create all those paers, it was the fault of the Constitution. The "Daily Express" asserts that the Government has done its best to compile a list of possible peers, but is still 300 short of the requisite numI ber. ! NATIONAL LIBERAL I FEDFRATION. SUPPORTS MR ASQUITH. Received April 22, 9.45 a.m. LONDON, April 11. I The executive of the National Lib- [ ! eral Federation, in view of the an- j I nrecedented number of resolutions | from affiliated associations, has reI solueoMii hs ure Mr Asquith of the Lib party's enthusiastic support of bid veto policy. LORDS' VETO BILL. TO BE PUBLISHED. Received April 22, 10 a.m. LONDON. April 21. In the House of Commons, the Prime Minister, Mr Asquith, in reply to a question by Mr Bathurst, Unionist, sa'd he hoped the Lords' Veto i Bill would be published next week. '

STORMY DEBATE. Received April 22, 10.20 p m. LONDON, April 22. .In the House of Qommons, Mr T. P. u'Connor moved to reduce ihe vote of £9OO in respect of Sir Robert Anderson's pension. The motion was negatived by 164 t-» 94, after closuring the debate as the only method of ending the disorder. Mr O'Uonnor. in moving the motion, uttered fiery denunciation of Scotland Yard and the Conservative Government for assisting "The Times'* to make a case against the Farnelhtes.

Mr Winston Churchill declared that Sir Robert Anderson's articles did not contain any secret service revelations. Therefore he did not think the case justified depriving Sir Robert Anderson of his pension. Mr Balfour justified the Governmen'B action in 1887 and 1888 in connection with the Parnell business. Referring to Sir Robert Anderson, ho said it was important thatt he lips of civil servants should be sealed after retirement.

MR ASQUITH DENOUNCES "THE TIMES." DISORDERLY SCENE BY NATIONALISTS. THE CLOSURE APPLIED. Received April 22,10.50 p.m. LONDON, April 22. Mr Asquith denounced "The Times" for sending its repesentatives accompanied by an ex-detective, into the cells of men serving life sentences, with the object of inducing them to give evidence. Doubtless Sir Robert Anderson suppliei Lecaron with the documents which came into his possession as a servant of the Though the Blackwood article was a grave indiscretion, "the ca<*e was not one for withdrawal of the pension.

Some hours of desultory debate followed, and Mr J. H. Campbell, ex-Attorney-General for Ireland, incidentally let fall some words apart from the question of the privity of the late Mr Parnel£ to the two terrible murders in the Phoenix Fark. Thereupon the Nationalists became frenzied, and shouted "Shame!" and "Withdraw!" Mr J. Redmond declared that the Commissioners expressly acquitted Mr Parnell of complicity. ' Mr Campbell replied that he was willing to accept that, if the Nationalists agreed with the other findings of the Commission. Despite Mr Emmot's repeated interventions from the chair the Nationalists reiused to allow Mr Campbell to "continue, and mocking laughter greeted Mr Emmot's plea that his duty was to carry out the rules of order.

Mr Redmond: "You are here to carry out the rules of decency."

Then ensued shouts uf "Castle Hack," "Pigott," "Send for the Speaker," which were repeated ag'ain

and again. Mr Campbell, unperturbed, stood at the table waiting for the uproar to

subside. Mr Haldane and other members appealed to the Nationalists, but the uproar became more deafening, and finally the chairman accepted Mr Winston Churchill'? suggestion to closure the debate. This was carried by 232 votes to ill, amid waving of hats, hands, and frantic cheers for Fame 11.