The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-12
FIGHT TO ABOLISH
HOUSE OF LORDS
Startling Developments in
Situation in England Are
Now Expected.
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by the settled purpose of a considerable
body Of peers to reject the budget and
the equally infiexible determination Of
majority in the commons TO force an
appeal TO the country on the veto pow
ers Of the upper house. a Conciliatory
statesman like the King will naturally
desire TO avert a constitutional conflict
between the houses, and find a modus
vivendi by which an appeal TO the coun-
try can be made.
There has been no conference between
the party lords, as there was between
MI. Gladstone and Lord Salisbury In
1884, but without doubt the King has
sought TO minimize the risks Of a mo-
mentOus struggle into which the ex-
tremists were rushing recklessly. There
mas been neither compromise nor cOun-
terplot, but il is highly probable that
the houses and the nation viii be eX-
treated from a demoralizing situation
A solution IS not likely TO be pro-
claimed prematurely, but may be re-
Yealed IN the course Of a few weeks
II Is not yet clear how the unmanag bile
peers can Oe brought under discipline
but tt may safely be assumed that the
ministers cannot take less than the
budget as 1t leaves the commons.
Is Another Mystery.
1t is little less than a mystery how
a general election can follow the pas
sage of the budget through the lords
without the plain implication that dis
solution has been dictated by the privi-
legged chamber. but unless the Judgment
Of the best experts be seriously at fault
there Will be an appeal to the country
/ In January after the exclusive power Of
[ me representative assembly over
finance has been demonstrated
The results are likely to satisfy
the moderate men rather than the
extremists OF both parties. The gov
eminent viii get the budget itself I'm
place OF the advantages of position IN
an appeal 10 the country against the
lords while the opposition will get a
dissolution on the budget, with tariff
reform as an alternative system OF
finance, without the issues being con7-
plicated with the constitutional cues
ton Of control Of taxing powers
W nile these conJectuTes may be
upset by an unexpected accident or
the Nagaries of partisanshiD in either
house paciEc settlement NAV he
reasonably looked for as the result of
the Kings Intervention in the crisis
I'm a high-minded and wholly consti-
tutiOnal way.
First Of Conflict.
The first stage Of the conflict in
/ the lords will be reached on Thurs
/ day on the second reading Of the de-
velOpmeut bin, which is based TTuoD
/ the budget stil in the commons me-
uniOnlsts are already taking adj
vantage of the government conces-
/ sion regarding the Irish lfcanefng
| duties and Mr.. RedTnoud's eIectf0neer'
/ Ing manifesto. They are revivine the
/ agitation against Irish home ruIe
! coupling IL with socialism as the oh
/ JeCtive point Of attack.
The air is filled with signs Of dis
/ solution The end may come with
/ startling suddenness next month ~,
I with the King as peacemaker. advis-
/ Ing his advisers as Queen Victoriz
I used 20 do, the prospect Of q reason
/ aole settlement satisfactory TO mod
/ crate men, has Frightened