IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2708, 12 January 1910, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

WINSTON CHURCHILL ON THE BRITISH WORKMAN.

United Press Association —Copyuioiit, LONDON, Jan. 10.

Writing to Sir Henry Norman, Mr. ‘Winston Churchill declared that the. German and American tariffs had conspicuously failed to prevent unemployment/ Although the German was willing to eat horseflesh- and black bread he was hopelessly inferior to his British comrade as a producer.. Although the ’Americans had a vast virgin continent there was greater instability of trade tiiere, .and there was more unemployment and more bankruptcy than in Britain.

There will be no election contests at West Birminghm, Durham City, or Cumberland. In 54 constituencies there will be three-cornered contests.

Sir Hugh Bell, ironmaster, stands for the City of London on behalf of the Liberals.

A CRUEL AND INDECENT LIE

Replying to a widely-repeated statement that Air. Joseph Chamberlain is incapable of writing a singlo word, that 'he is practically an 'imbecile, and that his son, Mr. Austen Chamberlain; wrote the letters appearing over Air. Joseph Chamberlain’s name, Air. Austen Chamberlain states that he would not comment on the cruel and indecent lie, hut would contradict it publicly. Sir E. Carson, speaking at Alorpetli, in a similar manner denied the report, •stating that it was an invention.

PROBABLE RESULT OE TARIFF REFORAI.

BERLIN. Jan. 10

Friedrich Bayer and Company, of Flberfield, with a capital of 36,000,000 marks, have arranged to open chemical works capable of supplying the British demand if tariff reform is introduced. Bayer and Company already manufacture patented articles in England in consequence of the Pateht Act.

TTIE DISSOLUTION COUNCIL

(Received January 11, 10.15 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 11.

The Dissolution Council was held at Buckingham Palace at 3.30 p.m., so as avoid the possibility of the metropolitan returning officers securing the writs before 4 o’clock in order to fix the pollings to he held on Saturday. Alost of the results will he known the same night.

The new Parliament meets on February loth.

AIR. LLOYD-GEORGE ON PREFERENCE TO THE COLONIES.

Air. Lloyd-George, addressing 4500 people at Falmouth, said that the Opposition said “Let us treat- with our colonies.” He replied, “AVliy with our colonies alone P Tradesmen did not put a notice outside their shops, ‘I trade, only with relations.’ If the colonies wanted assistance we were bound to help them, and they were hound to help us tc- the last drop of their blood, but business was business. Canadians did not pay more because goods came from Britain. They would be fools if they did. It would he folly unworthy of a business nation for Britain to risk 151 millions’ worth of foreign trade on the off chance of securing 30 millions more colonial trade.”

FALMOUTH ANTI-GOVERNMENT DEMONSTRATION DENIED.

Air. Lloyd-George denied the accuracy of the reports of his hostile reception at Falmouth on Saturday. He declared that the torchlight procession had been abandoned owing to the risk to his health through driving in the night air.

AIR. ASQUITH’S ELECTION

ADDRESS

Mr. Asquith’s address to the electors of East Fife (his constituency) .states that the Lords have violated the .constitution in order to save tariff reform from a mortal blow. The fortunes both of free trade and popular government arc now at stake. The possession of an unlimited veto by a partisan second chamber is an insuperable obstacle to democratic legislation. The address dees not mention Home Rule, •and only makes incidental reference to the navy in -explaining the causes of the heavy increases in the Budget.