Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-17
Liberal Paper So Describes
Landsdowne's Motion
Which He Will Make Monday
For Rejection Of Budget.
Fate of Bill Seems Sealed as a
General Election Certain.

London. Nov. 16.-The terms of Lord
Lansdowne's motion to reject the
budget. of which he gave formal notice
in the House of Lords today were com :
muncated to Premier ASquith at an
early hour and discussed by the cabl
net council during the course OF the
day. The UniOniSts anticipate that
300 peers will support Lord LansdoWne'
while the supporters OF the government
in the House of Lords number only 40
On the rejection of the budget bill 1t
is expected that the premier Will move
in the House Of Commons a resolution
strongly condemning the peers action,
affirming the sole right of the House
of Commons to deal with matters of
taxation and declaring the peers at
tempt to force a dissolution to be I'M
constitutional
What further course Premier Asquith
will take is not vet known but it is quite
unlikely that the cabinet will resign I'M
less the government Is defeated at the
elections. Some measures are necessary
to meet the financial difficulty involved
in the rejection of the budget and to this
end it is suggested that conference of
party ltduclSllID SiiOulu ne iItiu " w
| wise means Mr. Balfour the leader of
| the opposition in the House of Com
| mons is under engagement 10 deliver a
| speech at Manchester tomorrow night,
which probably will outline the Unionist
| party's election manifesto. Meantime
| Winston Spencer Churchill is first in the
! field with a manifesto from the liberal
| standpoint.
| In letter on the situation ne claims
| that the power 10 force dissolution l.
| the nrcrogative of the crown and that
| finance is the exclusive privilege OF
| the House OF Commons. Therefore, he
| argues, the rejection of the budget is
| a double invasion by the Lords, both
of the royal prorogative and of the
Commons privilege and that further
| if the Lords establish at the general
election their right to control the coun-
| try's finance they will make themselves
| the predominant power in the state by
| their ability to destroy the budget
| stop the Kings revenue and force the
| dissolution of Parliament every year
| The election campaign which has beer
| afoOt with the greatest activity will
| now be carried on with redoub]ed en-
cIgy. The Chief Liberal whip tonight
| issued an urgent appeal to the Labor
party. inviting friendly agreement
| with the object of avoiding triangula,
contests which already have lost soy
eral seats for the Liberals
! The Liberal newspapers this morning
| C.Nov. 10 describe Lord Transformers
motion as an act of war. The Daily
Chronicle, in an editorial, declares that
not since the revolution Of 1858 has the
| right of the Commons to control the
finance OF the country been challenged
| The Lords" says the paper, "havc
CHOSEN the way Of destruction. 1t is as
| though some malign influence has beer
at work to bring the House of Lords
| before the Peoples gaze with all its
| imperfections on it's head. Bold anC
unashamed it is standing forth as the
| selfish defender Of privileges in lanG
and liquor ard the champion of taxa
| ton on food. A more shameful con
| spiracy against the commonwealth has
never been unmasked.'