5 MARCH 1910, page 2

Mr. Balfour, Who Followed Mr. Asquith, Bantered The...

being in no haste to press forward their Budget. The House of Lords had been roundly denounced for postponing the consideration of it for a few weeks, yet now the Government......

As The Claim Of China To The Abolition Of...

is likely to be urged in the immediate future, the Times corre- spondent at Shanghai has done good service by emphasising the crying need of judicial reform throughout the......

In Setting Forth These Principles, Which We Hope May Be

approve I by the House of Lords, we have two comments to make. We are well aware that it may be said of indirect election by the County Councils that it would bring politics far......

Mr. Redmond Followed Mr. Balfour. On The Main Question On

which the Government had been returned—the abolition of the Lords' veto—he and his party were in whole-hearted agreement with the Liberals. He now adjured the Prime Minister,......

The Situation In Greece Has Improved During The Week. A

message from the Athens correspondent of the Times in Thursday's paper says that the Military League will probably dissolve as soon as the Royal decree has been issued con-......

The Controversy Over The Prussian Franchise Bill Is Being...

hotly throughout Germany. Nor is it easy to see why the bitterness should disappear so long as the glaring contrast remains between the manhood suffrage of the Reichstag and the......

What Will Be The Nature Of Lord Rosebery's Proposals We

do not know, but we sincerely trust that they will recog- nise the principles which have been already set forth in the Spectator. We recapitulate them here : — (1) That mere......

The Other Comment Which We Must Make Concerns The Problem

whether the non-popularly elected section of the House should be chosen on the Senatorial basis—that is, the basis of the tenure of high office—or by election from the present......

On Monday In The House Of Commons Mr. Asquith Moved

that till March 24th the Government should have all the time of the House. He described the business which must be done before then if government were not to come to a stand-......