The Irish standard., 1910-12-03
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British Politicians Working Hard on
Eve of Elections.

British Politicians Working Hard on
Eve of Elections.
According to London dispatch of
November 20 the politicians of all
parties are straining every nerve to
crowd into few days the work which
in ordinary elections is spread over
weeks or months. Nearly all the
heavy guns are in action.
Arthur ]. Balfour, leader Of the Cd
position in the House of Commons,
before a big meeting in Albert hall,
where he warmly supported the refer
endum, described the government az
puppets, dancing to the tune of John
Redmond and his American paymas.
tiers.
The prime minister, Mr.. Asquith,
spoke at Reading; Chancellor Lloyd
George at Cardiff; John f. Redmond,
leader Of the Nationalist, at Dublin;
Winston Spencer Churchill, home Sec
rotary, at Colchester; Augustine Bir-
rell, chief secretary foI ireland, at
Bristol; John Burns, president of the
local government board, at Battersea,
and Austen Chamberlain at Ashton.
Riotous scenes attended the appear
ance at Colchester of Mr.. Churchill.
Thousands congregated in the streets,
jeering and shouting. Many of them
gathered around Mr. Churchill's car
rage, at which they threw flsn, eggs,
and other missiles Many of the win
dows in the Liberal headquarters we're
smashed. A large draft of police were
sent out to patrol the streets, the
authorities fearing counter demon
STATIONS.
The issues are narrowing daily. The
Conservatives make much of the men,
ace of Home Rule. They proclaim the
plan Of the Liberals for the reform of
the House Of Lords means a single
chamber government and put to the
front their new policy of referendum.
There is great fervor among the
Liberals. a feature being the sudden
reforming zeal on the part of the lords,
who claim that Lansdowne's referen-
dunn scheme Is a snare because the
parties would be unequally yoked to-
gether under it.; that conservative
measures would always sail smoothly
through the House of Lords. While
the referendum would be invoked only
for Liberal bills which were distaste-
full to the peers. Moreover, they es-
innate the cost of each appeal to the
people as $1O,OOO,OOO.
Mr. Balfour has announced his will
ingness to leave the issue of tariff
reform to referendum.
The reading of a message of de-
f!ance to Home Rulers from the Irish
Unionists at Albert hall caused much
enthusiasm. "ln all solemnity," said
the message, eve now declare that
Home Rule will bring Ireland not
peace, but the sword. If an Irish par
lament is set up the Unionists Of the
South, allied with the men Of Ulster,
will not acknowledge its authority.
They will neither obey it's DEGREES nor
pay it's taxes"
Mr. Balfour pronounced strongly in
favor of the referendum as the best
method OF settling deAdlocks between
the two houses without requiring the
reform of the House of Lords, and 1t
could be carried into effect before the
House of Lords was reformed. This,
he declared to be Lansdowne's plan.
Mr.. Balfour denied that the veto
conference had been broken up by the
unyielding attitude of the lords. He
asserted that the government was
threatening revolution, based on the
wants of one particular section who
boosted that they had not yielded an
inch from the position of Parnell.
He concluded by saying the cabinet
was governed by its noisiest members,
who were governed by John Redmond,
who was governed by Patrick Ford.
"You exposed yourself needlessly,
Maria," said Mr. Dorkins severely.
"Here you are threatened with bad
cold, and you are in no condition to
meet it"
That's all you know about it. john"
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