Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-26
DIVISION AMONG THE LORDS
Rosebery Makes Strong Speech
Against Motion to Reject Budget,
POINTS OUT DANGER OF COURSE
IL May Lead 60 Revolution that viii
Abolish Uppe House-Snys six
Nopth-, Trial OF Law would
Disgust Voters.
POINTS OUT DANGER OF COURSE

LONDON. Nov. 25-Lord Rosebery, the
former liberal prime minister, "Wednesday
raised the historic struggle between the
House OF Lords and the House OF
to a new plane by one Of the finest speeches
he las ever delivered, In which he warned
the lords Of the grave risks they were run
nirg IL they adopted Lord Transformers
resolution to reject the budget. II possible,
still greater interest was manifested IN TO-
days debate There was not sutticient
room to seat all the peers attending, while
the public galleries were crowded to their
utmost capacity. The duchess OF Con-
ncught headed a long list Of the foremost
peeresses. many Of whom were compelled
to stand throughout.
Lord salisbury started with a speech sup
porting Lord L~ansdowne's resolution, after
the archbishop of Canterbury had said that
the bishops would stand aside from the
discussion. as the occasion was one OF
strict party character. LORD Rosebery fol-
loved in a long speech, giving the-lords
plain warning of the danger of the path
they were treading.
Lord Rosebery's Address.
He said: II am quite disassociated from
any party and speak from my sense Of this
/ awful gravity VI NAt NANhdNlphs inns " '"N
greatest political moment in the lifetime
Of any man born since 1892"
Lord Rosebory admitted that by the
letter Of the law the House OF Lords was
competent TO reject finance bills, but since
1882, to which time the lords had practical
control Of the House of Commons, it was
not possible that the commons should send
up a budget which the House Of Lords
should go to the length of rejecting. He
considered that the only possible circum'
stance justifyiHg the lords in exercising
such a dormant power would be the direcI
authority of the nation itself. Such q
circumstance might arise il a budget wer,
presented which lowered the defenses Of
the country to a point which the nati1r
considered dangerous. He doubted whether
they were choosing the best battlefield
They were playing for too heavy a stalk,
and were rlsking the very existence of TIL,
House of Lords.
a winning policy, continued the speaker
would be to allow the budget bill pass ant
give the country six months experienc,
Of it's intolerable impositions, loss of cap
ital and employment. They would ther
achieve when they next approached tn,
polls a victory that would surprise them
o'AN Ne' ~ ASNHNN NANA AAoA obBAN
hersion to the result Of an appeal to tn.
country on an unreformed second chambe
mixed up with such other issues as woul,
be raised.
Il do not speak Of menaces," he added
THE House of Lords has lived on menace
ever since l can remember, and 1t is still
thriving. But the menaces now used ar
used by men bent on having a single cham
Der. Their efforts are revolutionary Il
essence II not in fact"
Dealing with the question of reform &
the House of Lords, which Lord Roseber,
has long advocated, he expressed the con
viction that no final adjustment Of the diff
ferences between the two houses could eve
be arrived at without some form of ref
erendum. He denounced the budget in tn
strongest terms and said that one maNir
burned into them by bitter experience wa
that there should be no taxation withou
representation.
Disregard for that MAXIM" he said
lost us the United States Of America, an
we are not likely to offend against
again"
Lord Rosebery commended that tn