Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24
FINANCE BILLS FATE
All British Eyes on Action of
Parliament.
ATTITUDE OF KING EDWARD
SPANS Operations in Morocco Inter
est London.
BOOM IN AVIATION CONTINUES
American Professor Causes Stir Over
Discovery-Auction Records
Startle Book Collectors.
BOOM IN AVIATION CONTINUES
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON, October 10. 1909.
Public interest is for the moment cen
tered in Mr.. Asquth's visit to Balmoral
AS the king is returning to town next
Monday it would seem to be certain thai
he would only have summoned the prime
minister to the Highlands to discuss
some question of urgency and Importance.
1t is of course possible that the visit of
Mr.. Asquith may have reference to other
questions than the threatened impasse OH
the budget, but the general assumption is
that it is connected with the possibility
Of conflict between the two houses on
the finance bill.
1t would be quite unconstitutional for
the king to interfere in the ordinary con-
tests Of the parties, but in political strug-
giles, which threaten to lead to conflict
between the two houses, the sovereign is
perfectly entitled to use his influence to
prevent such an occurrence.
In this case, assuming that the recent
visits of ministers and eX-minSterS to
Balmoral have reference to the fate of
the finance bill, he is intervening before
the difficulty has actually arisen. Inc
budget bill, however. differs from all
other bills When differences arise on or
binary legislative measures they may be
settled after these measures have reached
the house of lords, but in this case II a
conflict is to be avoided the matter Will
have to be arranged before the nnance
bill comes on for second readlnS IN TIE
| upper house
There is much rea son to believe that
if the prime minister were TO return from
Scotland with compromise involving the
abandonment or postponement or any
material portion of the finance bill it
would break up not merely the cabinet.
but the whole liberal party. The extreme
| radicals, who in reality dominate the sit
uation, are particularly averse from the
exercise of any influence of this sort.
and they would undoubtedly revolt IL
any such proposition were made by their
leader. 1t Is also practically certain that
even an arrangement involving an early
general election, consequent on the pas
sage of the bill by the peers, would DE
rejected as it would put the lords in the
position Of debating dissolution.
The present mood Of Ministerialists is
that their general program and the dura-
ton of this parliament cannot be allowed
to be affected by any action of the peers.
Any departure from this attitude on the
part of the prime minister would In the
present circumstances, give rise to much
uneasiness and irritation among his sup
porters. In this way 1t can be seen that
the visit of the prime minister 10 BAL
moral is not, on the whole, viewed Win
the greatest confidence by the rank ana
| file Of the liberal party. The budget, and
nothing but the budget is still their cry.
| and they are equally determined. so Tar
| as appearances go, that the upper mousse
| shall not be permitted as the result or
any general arrangement to affect the
| life of the present parliament.
SPANS Warfare in Morocco.
The indications that Spain means to
extend her operations in Morocco to max
| ing war upon the sultan, and the news
| that the Moorish embassy is about to
| leave Madrid. have produced great con-
| Germ at the British foreign office.
| It is pointed out that the present cam
| paign has already cost Spain deal of
! money. The temptation to embark upon
a scheme Of conquest is, therefore. .neces-
sarily strong Spain already showed signs
| Of going beyond the Algeciras act when
she announced an extension of her
sphere of influence This question. for
many months, has been supposed to have
been the subject of a special agreement
between France and Spain, the details OF
which have not been made public; but 1t
| was understood that this agreement did
not annul any of the provisions of the
Algeciras act. Following upon the sig
nature Of the agreement. 1t was an
nOunced by France and Germany on the
same day the day chosen occurred during
the week of Edwards visit to Berlin last
spring. that an understanding" had been
reached between Germany and France
The details Of this have since been
made public The test OF their under
standings appears likely now to be APP
piled, for the German press, too. SO far
from approving SPANS action consider
| that if anything is to be done France
must have share Of the work. taking
her share of the spoil. Great Britain, on
the other hand, having abdicated her old
| rights in Morocco in exchange for free
hand in Egypt, has now only one course
in regard to this part of Africa. and that
is to see that the act Of Algeciras is re-
spected.
1t appears certain that If Spain pro-
| ceedS to carry the war to Fee the out
come of the military operations will al
| most certainly bring her into European
| ENHANCEMENT
| The boom in aviation continues in many
quarters and dozens of places in Eng
! land are arranging aviation weeks"
Many OF the meetings are, however, of
doubtful success. owing to weather and
various causes, and the expense is enor-
NOUS A vast amount of money has to
| be spent in advance on the meeting, in
| building solid grandstands and sheds for
| housing the aeroplanes. not to speak of
the Office expenses incurred in keeping
at work an army of stenographers and
| writer's for the compilation of notes and
| articles sent daily to the press.
The public begins to weary little of
aviation, especially after the meetings
of Rheims and Berlin. Moreover. the de-
|
daily more eXorbitant Two thousand
pounds is the lowest fee that an aerial
| professional can he induced to take for
| one two ascents. Even then the wind
| is the real arbiter.
Airship Problems.
| Though many are called few are chosen
| to be successful. Motors still exhibit
| great capriciousness when in the unsta-
BILE element This is evident enough at
| Juvisy, where fights are supposed to be
| taking place. The spectator with large
| allowance Of patience may witness
| flight. or he may not. 1t all depends upon
| the state Of the ground and the whm of.
| the weather.
| The coming Of the flying machine has
| raised numerous problems for soluSon.
| The railway companies are faced with
| one just now. They are putting their
| heads together to consider scale Of
| charges for the conveyance of aeroplanes
| 1t is the Blackpool meeting. Of course.
| which is responsible for raising the cues
| ton at this moment. The two RAILWAYS
| chiefly concerned in this meetnng have
| approached the railway clearine-ho,1se
| with a proposal that an aeroplane rate
| may be included in the general classified
| ton of goods The rate will not be a
| small one, as flying machines are rather
delicate machines for conveyance by
| rail.
| DR. Wallace, professor Of English litera.
| ture. Of Nebraska University has caused