New-York tribune., 1894-06-21
lords POWER UNBEARABLE.
~u.r IS THE SENTIMENT OF THE CON
FERENCE AT LEEDS.

rsr GATHERING ATTENDED BY 1000 DELEGATES
.xo SPECTATORS ITIONs PASSED DE-
NouNclNG THE ATTITUDE OF THE PEERS
AND DEMANDING THE ABOLITION
or THEIR VETO POWER
LABoUCHEREs MORE
RADICAL SUB
sTIrCTE RE-
IEcTED.
ron5or. June ?).--Thc Anti-Lords Conference,
.-gsn,zed hy The National Liberal Federation,
rss formally opened in Albert Hall. Leeds. to-
.,v IN The presence of 900 delegates and spec
,,ors. The conference WAS called - order by
s,snce Watson In his opcnng speech he de-
.,orel ma. :he attitude If the House Of Lords
r,s unboarablc. He c1unsolicd the conference
a take up ;he question ana hght ii to the eno.
II view -. the. great Importance of its work the
.,,ferer.c ought - be clear. practical ami united
:, rs resolutions. lie warned the delegates
.r.,ns, dangerous schemes lkeiy O. impair their
n,,tv The ultimate sovereignty Of the Empire
mus; res. with ;he people Ny Wale9n then
moved the first resolution as follows;
That the power now exercised by the House Of
Lords 10 nu'hate AMI reject measures l1SsrI ~ ~
The repres lntht&vvs vs. 81 sr ,layv sI 30 lcfa9t
forrs Is inconsistent with the right or ifee i'lN-
is.0ss' r, escovcrnmrn; ana should cease 10 exist.
socretar, Hartford Of the Railway Servants
s,cietv. seconded the resolution ani denounced
,,s House Of Lords for TT treatment Of labor
onestions. one delegate in loud voice inter
-unted the chairman az ne was about 10 put the
,esrution % vote and cried out:
aN-aat nj ,ut the Lords gambling and racing?
M mention : made Of these in the resolution.
This question was received with cneers anu
suebter. The resolution was then adopted The
,sc.a.nd rcso tuition was moved by Mr.. Hohson. Il
reads as follows:
That the ncng call ulon ;he Cioy'THnS hen 10 s,
rgo'1 ss,o poHer by providing tha; whenever OK
,assel by Commons shall be af-rci 2r nv,
= he Iorls the same bill may be TeaIIin'' ~
z. Co,'rn'ns win or without such alteration. ne
.@s,''' s OILY 10 ROYAL assent and '''''"''" become
Mr. La51uchere moved n substitute declaring
Ao, tho Lords ourh; to De abolished. being useless
,ns dangerous. ana demanding that the Govern
mant mir luce Il hi, ior that purpose. II Ms
speech supporting his suhsiitN' Ny la"'uoHrIe
declare ina long as hereditary lrS.9Id'o'S eN
is;ed SELF z 1vernment was farce
Nr Iah,uchere's substitute was seconded ny
Sir Wi,fr.d Lawson. Who declared that II" House
of lords was a uediaeVai monstrosi'y composed
0, hereditary nliscreants. who ought u IL ue-
pr.ved O: thcr power 10 Do eva.
The substitute W7s rej'ct'd by a large ma
jori,y a = the o..s.rL 'aso'ution was carried
u
eares:
That The meeting as,....s the Government Of the
,ssoute support Of tn party n any sleps 'hSt
Of this great constitutional reform
The Executive Committee Of the conference sat
mil nn.dniga, last night listeyilg to protests
against The An.i-Lords resolutions = be sub
ul,tel to-day The grounds # the protests
were mat the resolutions We're too moderate IN
Many delegates urgea the intTo1ucdion %, o.,
A resolution In regard 10 obstructive tacucs IN
he House OF Commons. advising increased
closure. The committee pointed out that tne
eaDfer-nce was confined 20 opposition 10 the
House of Lords and could nor g into any mat
ters concerning the procedure Of the House OF
Commons.
London. June 2'-"Ihe Daily News this morn
iag says Of the Lees cc2iercrce: IT was ore OF
the greatest political eve - Of many years. The
House Of Lords has hs its National warning
Ii really does not mG..-r mu n - me country
whether The warning be taken or nO'. l. WI.
not Of course be taken by the TOr$ ma1DlIty oi
the Peers but the end will be the same. The
hereditary righ' Of veto Is doomed.
the Daily Graphic" says: Even the Gov
ern:aeat could hardly have foieseen such
foolish farce"
"Tbe Morning Post says: The Federation
thunders amounted merely TO a fizzlng, damp
srib. The Ministers acted well for their rrpN-
tat,on in leaving this futile demonstration Sc
veTely alone"
"Tbe Times" SAYS: The conference was L
aumiliaung exhibition OF blind passion. political
hcapacty and intellectual feebleness almost
reaching .mbecilit:'. Il is becoming yearly
palmer ,ha' the really pressing problem, the lie
ana death problem for The Empire. is 10 curtah
The power Of the House of Commons. ana place
the Constitution and Executive 1cN'nd he reach
Of eve-y wave of un.nstTucted opinion passing
oyer that assembly.