London, July 20. of Balfour, Williamson & Ca., made!: he policy of suppression adopted a long personal statement in the is rather weak, so much so that House of a rather bitter nature on the personal attacks which had been made on his partner, denying; them in toto, saying the Gov ment knew everything that had; Eappened, and declaring that the charges were without the least foundation. Lord Forres made precisely similar, if longer, state-/ ment in the House of Lords, while Lord Waring, declaring that. the! White City business was carried on outrages are not punished as they ought to be. This may be policy, but of course it exasperates very much the British and Protestant sections, who are always the victims:
This warfare.is exceedingly unpopular in Ireland, where the community is being terrorized, robbed and plundered by men who seem to have no interest in life but to destroy and to make themselves a general nuisance.
The House of Commons this Selely by his firm, not by himself, The British Government cannot week had the debate on the|/1as come before the public on very better than wait for a few alleged sale of honours, and as is itch the same Tines. Undoubtedly months io see whether the economic always the case vast crowds turned the attack went too far, and the|situation changes for the better ep to try and obtain admission, criticized members find that thebefors they go to the country. particularly the Americans, who sympathy of both Houses is largely Things are not mproving much at seem to be present in London in with them.
Probably these state-present, though it is surprising that very large numbers this year. Only ments will not be repeated in revenue still seems to be. coming in the smallest percentage managed public, because the people attacked satisfactorily, and there is, even in to obtain admission to hear the are wealthy enough, powerful view of the fall in wages generally, Prime Minister make a very long, bring libel actions at once, and we|have expected. This enough and determined enough t¢|far less unrest than one might very serious and rather laboured may be defence, in which he denied the shall, therefore, hear no more of|due to the widespread system of various charges; declared that them.
Unemployment. Relief, but it is Political honours were only a com-The Labour Party, of course, probably also due to a better rcalparatively small percentage of wag very much diverted at this ization of the fact that the country honours, threw upon the House washing of dirty linen, and may as a whole is in a serious economic the responsibility of deciding be reckoned upon to use it for plight and cannot for the moment whether the system of awarding political, purposes for some t ime pay the workers any better. Even Party honours should be abandoned, to com the miners, who are meeting this and finally offered a Royal Commis:
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