There Is An Old Indian Story To The Point. The
East India Company once investigated the question whether their servants used mild forms of torture to make hard-fisted farmers pay their taxes. One ryot in giving evidence......
Mr. Lloyd George, In His Reply, Maintained That, If A
voluntary system were adopted, millions of the present contributors would drop out of the scheme. Mr. Boner Law, basing explained that advocates of a voluntary system had never......
Lord Sheffield's Excuses For Mr. Lloyd George Merely...
an argument that all landowners deserve to be driven out because they are believed to vote Tory ! How a man of his ability can bring himself to the advocacy of the very thing he......
On Tuesday In The Lords Lord Willoughby De Broke Asked
the Government to produce any instances of tenant farmers or agricultural labourers who had been evicted on account of their voting Liberal, and called attention to allegations......
In The Commons On Wednesday Mr. Hamilton Moved For The
appointment of an impartial and competent Committee to inquire into the working of the Insurance Act. He sug- grated that the Committee should inquire into the possibility and......
Lord Salisbury Said That Lord Lucas Had Not Answered The
question. He had cited a . few old cases, but Mr. Lloyd George had uttered a base slander on a whole class. Lord Sheffield said they would all agree that the general action of......
On Wednesday In The Commons Colonel Seely Made A Statement
on military aeronautics. The War Office had 161 aeroplanes, and it was hoped to complete the proposed eight squadrons before the end of the year. For this purpose they required......
On Monday In The Lords Lord Selborne Moved That A
con- tribution to party funds should not be a consideration to a Minister when be recommended anyone for an honour. He thought that recommendations for honours might be......
We Have Dealt At Length Elsewhere With Mr. Asquith's...
in the Commons on Tuesday in answer to the attempt to make him disclose his plans for amending the Home Rule Bill in such a way as to avoid civil war. In the Parliamentary......
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