17 DECEMBER 1910, page 1

The Events Of The Past Week, Like Those Of Its

predecessor, show clearly that the idea of the exercise of veto power by the people on Bills referred to them is steadily gaining adherents. It would indeed be difficult to find......

News Of The Week.

W E have dealt elsewhere with the political situation pro- duced by the return of a new Parliament of almost exactly the same political complexion as the old. For neither party......

The German Emperor Attended The Jubilee Celebrations Of...

Agricultural Society on Monday, and read a short address of welcome and congratulation. The Emperor, who is described as looking very well and giving every sign of good spirits,......

We Hope That The Exchanges Of Opinion With Germany May

always be friendly, but we trust that the British Government will guard itself against the possibility of making a fixed association with German foreign policy the basis of an......

Last Saturday In The Reichstag Herr Von Bethmann Hollweg...

on both home and foreign affairs. On the subject of Anglo-German relations he said (we quote from the Times) :— " We find ourselves at one with England in the desire to avoid......

In Home Affairs The Chancellor Declared War On Socialism. He

denounced the Socialist doctrine that he was "the servant of the Reichstag,"—surely a very reasonable democratic senti- ment. He said that Herr Liebknecht had remarked during......

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