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Policy; During The Second Every Finance Minister...

more nearly to the ideal of absolute Free-trade. He pointed out how under the Protectionist regime—which inspired Byron's scornful lines on the county patriots, "born to hunt,......

Mr. Balfour Was The Principal Speaker At A Primrose League

banquet held at the Hotel Cecil on Monday. Referring to his leadership of the House of Commons, Mr. Balfour said that the task—to which he had often found himself unequal, but......

The Times Of Tuesday Published The Contents Of The New

German Army Bill, which is designed to increase gradually the strength of the Army on a peace footing until it reaches the number of 505,839 men during the financial year 1909.......

The Income-tax Bill Which M. Rouvier Proposed To Intro- Duce

into the French Chamber met with the usual fate of such a fiscal reform in France. It has been a hobby of many Finance Ministers, from M. Doumer to M. Rouvier, and has been......

For A Free Press, For Freedom Of Speech And Belief,

and the right of public meeting. Political equality must be given to every citizen, and village, life purged of the last traces of serfdom, and placed ifnclCr the protection of......

The Ecclesiastical Difficulty In Scotland Is Beginning To...

of a settlement. The Secretary for Scotland, Mr. Graham- Murray, recently met the leaders of the two Churches, and as a result he has proposed that both sides should consent to......

Mr. Balfour's Only Criticism On His Party's Methods Of...

was that they were apt to adopt defensive rather than offensive tactics. In view of their unparalleled achievements, it was surely out of place to adopt an apologetic tone. "Do......

Applying The Clauses Of The Protectorate France Was "not...

by Christian ideas," but "acted in obedience to the maxims of a more humane, a loftier, and a more liberal philosophy." He had not proposed to withdraw the ea- ventions to the......