The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-26
ENGLAND AND Her POLICIES
NIX ROBERT PERhS. BIRT.. ON
POIITICN avn NOCIETI.
me Great NOnr Onf ornslSt Leader Tells
"fC Conditions ~ To-day s'iiEht Of the
liberals Parliament Membership .
farce Nrn. Nea>uFrS ami RrtOrms.

ItFrnl~ fNruAmeua membership =
Iarrr Hrn. Measures ami Reforms.
E rIcr' Perks Kart who j. AZ the
U..r. b. . the Nunconfo-mISt part oS
...l,t'.pu uf Fngl,yd whl; tho Duke
..sl. O., . "a" Rpmln Catholic rlr-
... .. the country Ils - Spo keSrlan
much larger rar' ~ the population
Pro- HINr. TO- o." MrthndistS aud
N1ucpuiorm.,ts represent. it iS
.- ..r.,i fully one third of England
-.. q ,p.-t - oftRl 'llled the biggest
So ljl>t ln England and he is the man
.'. - ben Tat drnom.patI on came u
O. ,.u.ius.Hu that 10 needed a fund of a
r. 30 puuui- for educational and other
...rr-,- rli...d the slogan n million
r..."t- from mlltup Methodist and
Q. 'ul'ly got -
i.- 'w"n'y wears Sir Robert repre-
-.ra,t Npr'n Lincolnshire in Paria-
ROM Indeed 81 - 90 n " Perks. VI
4 that hr - best known II was only
20. entity that he was made "A haronet
and when the last election came he de-
c.i-i thai h. had had enough ~ the
House ~ Commons aud refused - stand
again By occupation Sir Robert - a
contra ctor. He has built a numDer Of
great things IN different parts Of the
world. notably the port works and docks
a. Rlenos Ayr~s which took fourteen
Years 90 complete and which cost $50 Opo o.
m The Manchester ship canal was
constructed nv his firm
Why did | get out Of Parlilmant?-
Sir Robert repeated Yesterday. Well. the
t-Ith D. that was too busy to stay IN II.
When put TO myself the question. What
have YOU got by being y member Of that
body | realized that for twenty wears
had been sitting IN the House II Com
mons from O'Clock IN tho afternoon until
midnight every day for twenty sessions.
taking a cup 81 tea and perhaps smoking
CIGAR or Two with friends. hearing q lct
81 talk that amounted ~ nothing and .
voting as was told After twenty years !
II that sort Of thing I convinced myself
mat IL was time | devoted NV remsi ming /,
energy To something more useful and ]
more permanent have spent $50 on |
for my party.
a busy man cannot afford - give mis-
time 90 Parliament he goes and sits .
in the House % Commons and listens 20 .
speeches that are mere repetitlonS and .
only the echoIng ~ the pronouncernents p
NJ Ministers who are probably misin-
formed on the subject which is under
treatment To business man who -
accustomed 10 quick decisions. VINO knows
his own mind. II j. irritating 20 listen 20
che playing - he gal.eg.es and the GOV
eruueat- evas.vA replies. which the
pr..i san . bound 20 give
Persons n fore ~ countries who have 4
- kept thor eve, oi British parlia-
we .r. .ls' 'utIons ara unable - an
......s'. VIA. Is q fart. that the House
~ .. .". non- nova DAYS ~ merely an echo
r: 49, Ministry that - in power. Ours
49, boone an lRarChical form OF gov
ar-ua.'
N. y g~s ot Commons represents
o.. r." .,4m- amount 81 power a.
v..l tr -H.Ial number Of men with
....g l'ns unless va who happen -
'- ,.eurncr are 90 tne Government or
M" rpa.-ing 20 10 There has hesn "A
'~ Iarlpgs change in the Commons m
'"~g'v years. TOR ln that tim" IN" power
90 '.a private mem D".- has ue"u reig""I
o ngli'v.
Tee present Liberal Government
b. rry"n nat" four groups Flrst thar"
arc 'ra irish, with eighty votes mat ar"
wavs In the market something Tor
Ireland they are Away. crying. and |
i ..r blame them. Then there are the
- members. all paid by the dNerent
ir7l@ Examinations 20 which they belong
and WHOSE object ~ TO divert TAXATION
for s. . are called social objects. which
mems rak.ng property from men who
have H'! giving u - those that have
r0' i-.~ would turn over To the stat"
all mean ~ g.ndgC'ng and make evsry
home hove r' rho state. into which the
inspector could Ha admitted AZ any hour
= the dHv ~ on gn' 20 $50 whether the
no~upant wss doug mis- duty a. a citizen.
T-ey would take away property. make
raw the man who will not work the same
VaEas a. the man who viii.
-T-en there - the Liberal party. which
a split into two lrr~Conclahle sections.
orc strongly lnp@rIdiistIC. advocating a
powerful navy. and following The old
T. .4dsrnnian traditions - finance. favor
ing sound. modern and progressive TO
form and holding that tho citizen must
~ .e'' ira@ A. FAR a. pD-SlN'e 81 stat" con-
t-oi 70 ruldiug up hf- business and his
home THIS wing ~ I'D 10y Nh Asguth.
S.r Edward Grey amt Mr. Haldsne
lien there n the other section 81 the
! ."rai PARTY which l. strongly socialstic.
oTIp-.'i - powerful navy and crying
peace when Their. - no peace and not
.to.v 10 -. IN favor of ~ versa arb ira
'ug and putting great burdens Of t1Nlt.on
- -" thrifty and industrious clis-"-
I'm. vIug = isd Nv Ilovi q gorge. whose /
z-sl- publication ana I may adj his
... ~ .r" I- that he - brilliant sTsdker.
u i..- himself q child 81 the mountains
a. -.r 0i ~" YeOpl" hut m the twelve
f--r' - 10 which no mas ls-su m Office a.
o.. finances IT oar country INTO the most
sH'. rIii.n It aav Chancellor since n
o.. .t.. pi Lori north.
o. rn-" veto solutions 81 the House
4" .'.'r.rs -ir.pi"d = all their v"rbiag".
~ '.r mean mat Gr~af Britain ~ 20 b"
rus B. -ugi" chauilS.r. and ~ tho
r ... 40 one party any measure. now
'..- ....I,Ig. 20 "a" country % may 10.
Poi 80 ii--.i ~ rh' HrI-s of LORDS.
.. ...' ...r no klng for approval vh-l
.s..I. r..l.'at B., and me tommon~ nav"
.-.-.. ''~'e umcs IA on" SESSION ~
IT, ..r
.igwant. m" English "l"c'0-s 10
.-.. g.. f. l,sp-,. l.'tw""r "A 81" .-pt
-. ... .r.t..t..~ or no S..rond chamber
'f a. lav. -..gOHd chamber ~ ,
lob. r. ... greatly reduced ia numbers I
..- A. ~ 'h. uDusa 81 Lords ,
.H..t .'l-v principle should no longer
.. f.i and 4 I rad INV way ~" !
..r. oar every Bishop who sits ,
.rsr
.... r..rs I yas the chairman ~ Z
... ...'..rHf.rrr 49, ~ Parliament ,
.. Do. rr .rtga.. them 20 a. with ,
% fItr lad lsssF .