Arizona republican., 1909-12-26
4 CHANGED CONSTITUTION
Or An Increase of the Mum Der By Which Conserva- tives May Be Overwhelm- ed-Prospect of Crown in Politics

London, Dec. 25.-The liberal gov
 ernment plans for dealing with the
 house of lords in the event of a re-
 turn to power are already cut and
 dried. according to a reliable author
 ity. The plans involve d change in
 the written constitution of the realm.
 by which the power of the house Of
 commons over finance will be made
 absolute and beyond question in the
 future. Premier Asquith will also de-
 man an assurance from the king that
 II this proposal is rejected by the
 house of lords he will have the power
 to create number of life peers, suf-
 flclent to outvote the existing ma jority in that chamber No more
 than this will be attempted for the
 present. The question of the lords veto over general legislation will be postponed until the government has had time to prepare a scheme for d reform of the upper house. A meas ure to ensure this object will be coupled with another electoral reform bill, and the sense of the country will be sought upon these two measures as soon as the. government will have dis posed of the ambitious program of so- cial reforms which has already been forecasted
 Remarkable interest has been aroused on the continent by the Brit ish struggle. and many journals iii European capitals predict a reflected impetus to advanced movements in their own lands if British electors vote for turning the lords down and out" French and German socialists will he triumphant if the liberals gain the day. and the revolutionary spirit will receive q stimulus which it will be very difficult to check
 The Irish benches in the next house will be shorn of a brilliant. if some what bitter and fiery. personality. if the orthodox nationalists have their way. for they have marked out Tim" IIeaIy for exclusion. When he came back at the beginning of the last parliament he mentioned casually that he was q party by himself. all the "Healeyites." including his painstak- ing brother. having been rejected at | the instance of the party organiza- | ton. The retirement of William | D'Brien. one of the members for | Cork, brought in his brother Maurice ] asst year. and. meanwhile. several dis | sentient nationalists had from time l to time followed him in the lobby.
 His immense talent caused much | .o be forgiven. but his exceeding ac- | ivity in speech last session. while | Jnbn Redmond the rpcOquized leader If the party. was in Ireland. caused | he utmost annoyance in the inner council. and now they say he must go.
 Sticklers for good form are wor- jed about the election centering | ,round changes in the constitution. or they regard with horror the dan ger of having the personality of the monarch dragged into platform ex- ,hanges of oratory. The conserva- ives profess to be the loyal party in and they have begun the rouble by declaring they stand for throne. constitution and country. An agent who is organizing one of he large southern constituencies says re sees no hope of keeping the crown nd it's attributes out of electioneer- ng.
 The king. however. is not worrying bout these things. He is spending Christmas at Sandringham, as usual, hen he will go to Windsor for the ustomary family ceremonies in com of the death of his moth r. Queen Victoria. and after a spell t Buckingham palace. he will take oliday abroad.