Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-22

Henry Campbell Bannerman entered
the new parliament with the greatest
majority ever given to a British prem
Ter.
He was educated at Glasgow univer-
slty and Trinity college, Cambridge:
he assumed the additional naIue of
Zimmerman in 1872 he was member OF
parliament for the Sterling burghs from
1868; financial secretary to the war
office. 1SJ1-4 and 1SS0-S2: secretary to
the admiralty. 1SS2-S4; chief secretary
to the lord lieutenant of ireland, 1884,
50; secretary of state for war, Febru-
airy to August, 1886, and 1926; was
created g. c. b. in iS95 He was APP
pointed prime minister Dec. 4, 1906.
FATE OF LIBERALS.
1t was prophesied at that time that
the incoming OF tlc new party into
power would make q complete upset
ting of the old order of things; that
the Liberal government was in power
for at least its full term under tt~<sep-
tennial act, and that within the next
six years new names would be made
and new statesmen would appear.
But with his passing the forces which
he held together as a party appear al
so TO be approaching dissolution, unless
by some strong act the new premier.
Mr.. Asquith. can weld and hold to-
gether the various factions that are
striving for one particular object in
the house of commons. Recent bye.
elections have resulted in the defeat
of the Liberal candidates on every hand
and no Liberal seats are regarded as
too safe at the present time, a matter
that has been given consideration in
view of the Reconstruction of the cabi-
net and the necessity of holding further
bye-elections in case certain appoint
ments to that body are made. He was
able to Withstand the attacks from
every quarter with Indifference and to
come back to the fight apparently I'M
dismayed rs though nothing had hap
pened. His unfailiug humor and his
good will towards all men endeared
him even to those who opposed him or
whom he opposed.
EDUCATIONAL BILL.
Among the most important measures
of the Liberal government brought be-
fore the parliament in 1906 was the
educational bill but the house of lords
gave it its death blow by adopting
amendments which the house of COM
mons could not consider The premier
withdrew the measure on Dec. 20 of
that year In memorable speech IN
which he repudiated the claims of peers
to dictate to the commons, adding:
1T may be necessary to submit for
the moment, hut neither the resources
of the British constitution nor the
house of commons are yet wholly ex-
hausted and means must and shall be
found whereby the will of the people of
the expressed through their elected rep
resentatiVes in the house of commons,
can be made to prevail"
Almost Immediately after there fol-
lowed efforts on the part of the gov
eminent TO check the powers of the
house of lords. and on June "a. 1907, the
premier himself moved;
THAT. In order to give effect to the
will OF the people as expressed by their
elected representatives, 1t is necessary
that the power of the other house to
alter or reject bills passed by this house
should be so restricted by laws as to
secure that within the limits of a single
parliament the final decision of the
commons shall prevail
Eventually II was decided to appoint
a select committee TO consider the re-
port upon the suggestions which have
from time to time been made to in
crease the efficiency of the house In
matters Of legislation"
From the very beginning of the pres
ent session of parliament Sir Henry
had been suffering ill-health and after
the opening day he practically had not
been able to attend the sessions at all,
Chancellor Asquith acting as premier in
his absence.
On his resignation April 8, the repre-
sentatives of all parties united In pay
ing tribute to his ability and strong
character Mr.. Asquith said OF him
In the annals of our history there
Is no man who, after long years spent
In the thick OF public contention, has
ever laid down the highest office under
the crown mon universally and de-
serYedly beloved
AN IRISH TRIBUTE.
Mr.. Redmond, leader of the Nation.
alists, said that in Campbell Banner
mans disappearance Ireland suffered u
loss second only 10 the loss caused by
the retirement of Gladstone.
"There IS not an Irish Nationalist IN
any part of the world" said Mr. Red
mond "who viii not deeply deplore
that this consistent. brave. honorable
friend of ireland has been taken from
the arena OF public life.'