25 SEPTEMBER 1909, page 1

" Amendment By The House Of Lords Is Out Of

the question. Rejection by the House of Lords is equally out of the question. It would mean, as Mr. Balfour says, to repeat his own language, the bringing by the action of the......

News Of The Week.

T HE chief event of the week has been the speech of Mr. Balfour at Birmingham, which has been almost universally accepted as indicating that the House of Lords will reject the......

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Mr. Asquith Once More Attempted To Make Capital Out Of

the allegation that Lord Rosebery and others who oppose the Budget propose no alternative except Tariff Reform. That is, of course, a pure delusion. As we showed last week,......

Mr. Asquith Went On To Denounce What He Termed The

nonsense talked about the destruction of capital. The capital taken in taxes did not disappear. It was devoted to public purposes, such as education, sanitation, the preserva-......

Mr. Asquith's Speech Was Followed By That Fror Kr.

which took place on Wednesday evening, also at cue Bing,ley Hall, Birmingham. We have dealt elsets*,re with its mean- ing, and with the meaning of Mr. Okaiitberlain's message,......