Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
ACTIVE WEEK In
BRITISH POLITICS
House of Lords Will Formally Reject
the Budget by Large Majority
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WILL REsUT >,E\%S TODAY
Viscour' ~ id Lord Curzon
VII ~ led by Finsnciers.
PRoGRA. OF THE GOVERNMENT
Probability that the House of Com.
mons Will Be Prorogued.
WARM CAMPAIGN IN PROSPECT
Leaders of Both Parties Are Pre-
pairing to Hold Monster Mass
Meetings In All Principal
Cities.

LONDON, Nov. 27.-The coming week
will be memorable in the parliamentary
annals of Great Britain. The Lords. de-
spite the warnings of such experienced
politicians as Lord Rosebury and Lord
Balfour Of Burleigh, have decided to with
hold their consent to the budget and it
is foregone conclusion that Lord Lans-
downe's motion to reject the finance meas
ures viii be carried by large majority.
But while the result is foreseen, interest in
the debate remains undiminished and the
speeches to be delivered on Monday and
Tuesday preceding the division are eagerly
anticipated.
Viscount Morley secretary of state for
India will reopen the discussion when the
House Of Lords convenes Monday, and he
Will be followed by Lord Curzon, former
Vceroy Of India, provided the latter has
recovered from his illness. Then the flnan-
ciers will have their say, Lord Rothschild
speaking on behalf of the unionists and
Lord swaythllng for the liberals Earl
Cawdor and the earl Of Crewe will make
the principal speeches on Tuesday.
Probable Action of Premier.
With all the leaders out of town for the
week end there have been no further de-
velopments in the situation and the dis
cussions in the press and about town are
confined to conjectures as to what course
the government win take 1t is certain
that Premier Asquith on the day after
the Lords have divided on the question
will give notice affirming the uncontrolled
right Of the House Of Commons in respect
to financial matters There is a posslbil-
ity that Lord Balfour of Burleigh will
reply to this with an amendment propos-
ing that change in the system of taxa
ton of such Importance should be referred
to the people. The premlers motion, will,
Of course, prevail, and then it will be mn
TO the government to decide whether the
House shall be prorogued or merely ad-
journed.
Warm Campaign I'm Prospect.
The decision Of the government In the
matter will be OF the greatest Importance
so far as the finances of the country are
concerned, as the only authority now exist,
ing for the collection of the income tax
the duty on tea and the increased duties
on spirits and tobacco rests on the resolu.
| tions passed Immediately after the intro.
duction of the budget. If Parliament is
prorogued these resolutions will come "a
an end and the collections of taxes will have
to stop. If adjournment only is deter.
mined upon the resolutions viii continu,
In force and the taxes can be collected uI
to the time Of dissolution. The campaign
throughout the country will be begun II
earnest as soon as the chambers have beer
adjourned.
Great meetings of both parties have al
ready been arranged at all the big centeri
and thousands of speakers and canvassert
are prepared to begin the work, which viii
be continued except during an interval fo
the Christmas holidays.