Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-08-19
Body Is Prorogued Until November
z After Listening to a
Speech of King.
LITTLE OF international
INTEREST In The MESSAGE
Visits to Foreign Countries and to
Ireland Alluded To Winston
Churchill Takes Advantage of the
Closing SessiOn to DenOunce Policy
of Premier.

London, Aug. 15.-BOth houses OF
parliament assembled early Friday to
wind up the business of the session.
In the house of commons several ques-
lions were asked relating to matters Of
international interest. Premier Bal
four, in genreal reply, said there had
been an unexpected delay in the Vene-
Iuelan question, which, however, was
not due to Great Britain or Germany,
who had taken parallel action, but to
the fact that France and Spain objected
to the use of the English language by
the tribunal. The question had been
left to the tribunal itself to decide. He
believed that the court, whose members
the car had been requested to NOM
mate, would meet on the date originally
f1xed.
Remarks Regarding Macedonia.
Regarding the complaints that the
government was showing lack of SYM
patty with Macedonia, Mr. Balfour
pointed out that one of the deep sources
OF mischief was the discussions among
the Christians. 1t was not the Turk
alone-deep as his guilt undoubtedly
was-who was responsible for the mis-
cradle conditions. 1t would be folly to
forget that the Christians committed
atrocities on Christians The govern
ment was still of the opinion that the
best policy was to support the Austro-
Russian endeavors to improve the adj
ministration.
Dealing with the protest against puz-
cling the house on the fiscal controversy
the premier said he thought there was
no necessity for undue hurry in dis
cussing the matter. There was no
pending fiscal question before parlia-
ment, nor would there be one during
the currency of the present parliament.
With a final fling from Winston
Churchill, who seemed doubtful
whether the present parliament
would meet again and who char
acterized the premier's policy of trans
ferring the fiscal discussion from parlia-
ment to the country as that of dema-
sequently the house was summoned to
the house of lords to hear the kings
speech, proroguing parliament, read.
The speech was of little or no interna-
tional interest. 1t alluded to the cor
d1ality of the kings reception in Portu-
gal, Italy, France and Ireland, and
to the return visit of President Loubet,
whose visit had given rise to a strik-
ing exhibition of the feelings of mutual
good will which prevail in the two
countries"
After the reading of the kings speech
parliament was prorogued till Novem-
Der 2.
Future of Government Uncertain.
There has probably never been a
propagation of parliament which for the
future of the government was so uncer.
tain as is the case on this occasion.
Many believe there will be dissolution
In the autumn, though the best informa-
ton does not support this belief Mr..
Balfour's speech at Sheffield at the end
of September is awaited with the keen
est interest, as it will contain a pro-
nouncement of policy which will posi-
bly, force either the duke of Devonshire
"a pronounced free trader-or Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain to resign. The
members of parliament will curtail their
holidays-the free food leaguers in or.
der to open the fiscal campaign as speed
lily as possible, and the followers of Mr..
Chamberlain to repel the attack.