The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-30
Short Time for Campaign ing PrGCiipitateS FGVer-
 ish Activity
LIBERALS ARE JEALOUS
 IN REFORM PROGRAMME
Fractional Strife Has Broken Ont In the Various Parties over One Proposition and Another and
 the Result Is Doubtful

London November 29-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 were in action tonight
 Arthur J. Balfour, leader of the oppo- eition in the house of commons. before a big meeting in Albert hall, where he warmly supported the referendum, de- scribed the government as puppets, danc- ing to the tune of John Redmond and his American paymasters.
 The prime minister Mir. Asquith, spoke ct Reading; Chancellor Lloyd-George at Cardiff; John E. Redmond, leader of the rationalists, at Dublin; Winston Spencer Churchill, home secretary at Colchester; Augustine Birrel chief secretary for Ire land at Bristol; John Burns. president of the local government board, at Batter sea, and Austen Chamberlain at Ashton
 The issues are narrowing daily. The conservatives make much of the menace of home rule. They proclaim that the plan of the liberals for the reform of the house of lords means single cham ber government and put to the front their new policy or re1erenuuIu.
 Liberals Are Jealous
 There is great fervor among the fiber ais. q feature being the sudden reforming zeal on the part of lords who claim that Iansdowne's referendum scheme is snaro because the parties would be un- equally yoked together under it, that conservative matters would always sail smoothly through the house of lords while the referendum would be invoked only for liberal bills which were dis tasteful to the peers. MoTtoyer they estimate the cost of each appeal to the people as s1o,ooO,Ooo.
 An interesting factional cleavage has occurred in Balfour's party over tariff reform. The Spectator, which is the spokesman of the unionst free traders, has proposed that the tariff reformers pledge themselves to submit the question to a referendum if the party wins, it not being a leading issue of the campaign. The most ardent tariff reformers led by the Morning Post contend that 1t Is the foremost principle of the party.
 'rhe unionist party breaks into frag- ments," says the Post, If unionist vic- tory does not mean tariff reform"
 Appeal to Independents
 Mr. Balfour tonight announced his willingness to leave it to a referendum. In the meantime the leaders are mak ing every appeal to what. in the United States would be called the independent vote, believing that it controls the issue.
 The Irish unionists sent message of defiance to home rulers at MT. Bal four's meeting and deputations from l the nonconformist unionist association of England and 500 ministers of non nj churches in Tra1and have dressed MT. Balfour in oppositoin to home rule.
 The reading of the message from the Irish ,unionists at Albert hall caused much enthusiasm.
 Tn all solemnity," said the message i've now declare that home rule will bring Ireland not peace but the sword. If an Irish parliament Is set up the, unionists of the south, allied with the men of Ulster, will not acknowledge 1 its authority. They will neither obes its decrees nor pay it's taxes"
 In Favor of Referendum
 MT. 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 it could be carried into effect before the house of lords was reformed
 This he declared to be Lansdownes plan.
 The cost of a referendum, he said would be nearer $1,0O0,000 than the estimate of the liberals-$10, o, 000, ,000
 Some people seem to think" con tinued the opposition leader. that as- stunning whether I would submit tariff reform to 8 referendum would put me in a hole. I frankly say that tariff re- form would be a great change This election cannot be described as taking place on tariff reform simply and have not the least objection to sub hitting tariff reform to a referendum It seems to me that our opponents sh ould respond with the generosity of honorable combatants and say, we \ agree that home rule shall be subject to a referendum, too
 Great cheering followed this state ment. MT. 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 boasted that they had not yielded an Inch from the position of Parnell He concluded by declaring that the ] cabinet was governed by it's noisest members who were governed by John Redmond who was governed by Pat rick Ford.
 "Don't Trust the Puppets
 Don't trust the puppets who are performing their parts on the stage" admonished MT. Balfour.
 Don't trust the Irish wire butler. Don't trust the American paymaster who calls for a tune Trust alone the sound judg- ment and enlightened patriotism of the people of this country
 o. H. Seaverns, who was member Of parliament for the Brixton division Of Lambeth in 1906 and who was at one time a resident of Boston, has become E the liberal candidate in, the same con Ftituency against Davidson Dalziel once resident of New York.
 Lord Jocey, who was created peer by the liberals, has announced his de- i. lection from that party because of its "a failure to provide for the defense of E the country and for its alliance with the socialists. It is said that several