IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2659, 15 November 1909, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

CABLE NEWS.

CONSERVATIVE WORKING MEN. United Press Association —Copyiugiit. LONDON, Nov. 12. The “Standard’s” fund for sending Conservative working men to the House of Commons lias reached £SOO. LORD AVEBURY’S OPINION. Lord Avebury, interviewed, said that personally he thought it advisable for the House -of Lords to amend instead of reject the 'Budget, because it contained many old taxes which they had no desire to disturb, but tho effects of the Budget would be so disastrous that, as Lord Lansdowne proposed to meet it by a direct negative, lie was prepared to .support its rejection. [Lord Avebury was formerly known as Sir John Lubbock, and is distinguished as a politician, banker, and scientist.] CANADIAN LABORITES CONGRATULATE MR. LLOYD-GEORGE. OTTAWA, Nov. 12. The Federation of Labor Convention at Toronto, after addresses by Mr J. R. Clynes, Labor M.P. for Manchester, and Mr A. H. Gill, Labor M.P. for Bolton, bringing British Trades Union greetings, unanimously and warmly congratulated Mr Lloyd-George on the Budget, which they considered was intended to secure the welfare and interests of the whole people. LORD BRASSEY :SUPPORTS THE BUDGET.

(Received November 14, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 13. The “Economist” deprecates tho Lords’ rejection af the Budget. Lord Brassey, in a- letter to the Battle Liberal Association, says that he remains constant to tho Liberal party, and does not regard the proposals of the Budget as Socialistic. He adds that the alarm lias been created by speeches of unusual character. A REPORTED PROMISE OF HOME RULE. The “‘Daily Mail”’ states that Mr. Redmond insisted on a definite pledge of Home Rule from Mr. Asquith next election, and theratened that otherwise the Nationalist vote in Britain and Ireland would bo against the Liberals.

THE ELECTIONS—THE “SPECTA-

TOR’S” FORECAST.

The “Spectator,” forecasting tho election, is inclined to predict a small majority either wav, but .possibly a Unionist advantage.

SIR R. W. PERKS AND THE

GOVERNMENT

The attitude of Sir R. W. Perks, Liberal member for the Louth Division of Lincolnshire, towards the Government was strongly resented by the partisan press. He vigorously replied, alleging that Messrs Lloyd-George and Winston Churchill would willingly buy the support of the Nationaist and Labor members with Home Rule and further communistic measures. The result would he chaos. He was opposed to tacking the land clahses of the Valuation Bill to the Budget.