The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-14
WAR ON HOUSE Of
LORDS IS NOW ON
KINGS SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT
Is OPENING GUN AGAINST
THE ARISTOCRACY.
REDUCE POWER OF PEERS
Urges Bannerman, While Balfour De.
clares Commons viii Be Rehuked
BY the Country-James
Bryce Called Deserted


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S manifested IN the second session 'i
lhe parliament OF lhe present reign
because OF IN beginning OF me hshV
Iol me government 10 feouce the pow
Ter OF me mouse OF loias'
even hlhs EDWARD $ remarks IN 'he
Spech nom the ihfone guarded ana
temperate as they were, created a
sur among nus hearers.
serious questions SAID me hns'
ahechns inc working OF our parma
mentafy system nave arisen from the
unfortunate dllIafehces 5Weeh the
Two houses NV ministers nave 'hi3
important subject under conslder.t
ailon WIN view OF soI-tioh OF 'h3
difficulty.
When the trouble win the lorda
was mentioned AFTER the commons ha1
assembled TO discuss the reply 70 the
speech, from the throne there was
prolonged cheering In opening the
debate on the subject eX-Pfeml Bal
four The opposition leader, declared
that what was called shlllng up the
cui' for the lords would he was as
sured, I'LL to ,rhoWlng the cup OF
unpopularity of the government ani
lead the country at large to demand 1t
change not in the houee OF lords but
! in the house OF commons, He agreed
that in he long run the people should
d. eide what should be the laws Tn
der which they were 10 i've
Balfour Scores James Bryce.
Ex-Premier Balfour, referring to the
Irish question, said Mr.. Bryce (latfly
chief secretary for lreland) had held
pistol AT the heads OF everyone
concerned II the matter He had
shouted an uhdylng chailehge at the
top of his voice and then had nailed
his coiors to somebody else's mast
Mr. Balfour also commented with sur
prise on the absence from the king s
speech OF any reference to the colon
iai conference, saying that the mayer
would he raised in the debate on the
address
Premier Campbeli-bahnerman IN re-
ply said the government had only fol
lowed the precedent set by Mr.. Bal
four in not mentioning the colonial
conference in the kings speech. the
question of the difference between the
two houses OF parliament was the
chief matter. Two important meas !
ures demanded b" the country ana /
passed after infinite patie1ce by the
house OF commons had been deSrtoy- |
ed by the house OF lords The lat /
ter were watch dogs VINO after a pc
riod OF prolonged 'omnolence' were
now full OF bitter iefocliy. Inc re
adjustment Of the constitutional ma /
chinery would be OF r al service TO me |
country.
ContnuiHg amid loud cheerS. me
premier declared that the question oi
the house OF lords must be settled. /
The present situation was d'scredlt- /
ablo, dangerous and demorizing-bu' /
he was nj sure that when they got 10 /
closer quarters with the question ll
miEhl H'l plo'' 'd9i'' 'i
than itnow appeared 10 be
Rsadjustment Must come :
Theey mus have a readJostmeh' "' /
the relations between the TWO mouse
so as to enable them to carry out b" /
reasonable harmony the wishes ol W.T. ,
people and 10 this the attention OF inr
house Of commons would be dire' e'
In due time. Turning 10 ireland I'd
pr mier pointed ont thai they co1'i I
-ot Immediately enter upon larger
policy. but they must frs remove inc /
most Objectionable features IN su'h 4
a wav as 10 be consistent with The 4
adoption Of that policy
John Z. Redmond. the lHsh leah T. Z
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