Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-03
Dispute Over Budget Referred
to British Electors.
PARLIAMENT is PROROGUED
Brief Reference to Crisis in the
Kings Speech.
REGRET OF THE SOVEREIGN
Lloyd-George Assures the National
Be Ultimately Beaten.
ipecial Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON, December 3.-The second
parliament of King Edward VII stands
prorogued until January 10. and all bills
which were not passed are as if they had
never been introduced.
The speaker took the chair In the house
of commons at O'Clock this afternoon.
There was only fair attendance of men,
bers when the gentleman usher of the
black rod. Admiral Sir H. F. Stephenson,
was announced He entered and sum-
moned the house of commons to the
house of lords to hear the royal assent
read to certain bills. which had been
agreed upon by both houses. Thereupon
the house of commons was quickly emp
tied, the speaker being escorted to the
other house by the sergeant-at-arms,
Chief Secretary for Ireland Birreli, John
Burns, president Of the local government
board, and other ministers and members
of the house of commons.
When they arrived at the house OF
lords the lord chamberlain to the king
and Lords MacDonnell, Pentland and
Ha>ersham. acting as a royal scommis-
sion, prorogued parliament and the kings
speech was read by the lord chancellor.
Brief Reference to Crisis.
The only reference to the political cri-
sis in the speech Of prorogation was con-
tained in the clause, addressed to the
house of commons, in which the king
thanked the members for the adoption of
the provision for the national expendi-
lures This concluded: II regret that the
provision has proved unavailing."
Beyond this the speech made the usual
references to the visits of foreign SOW
ereignS, the friendly relations with for
eign powers and the legislation passed
during nf
foreign relations the speech said: The
difficulties which unfortunately arose IN
southeastern Europe in the autumn a
year ago have resulted happily in prac-
tical solution for the maintenance of
peace, while the regime in Turkey con-
tlnues to make satisfactory progress.
Subject TO certain reservations made
by MY plenipotentiaries at the time of
signature, l have to ratify the -conven-
tions which resulted from the confer
ence held at The Hague in 1907. Agree
ments with Germany, Sweden, Norway,
Switzerland and Portugal have been re-
neWth for a further term of five years,
and 'other agreements about to expire
are subjects for renewal
Lloyd-George Counsels Firmness.
At the luncheon of the National Lib
eral Club Loyd-George delivered a fight
ing speech. in which he expressed conf
dence that although the budget had been
buried 1t was insured the certain hope of
an early resurrection. Attempts would
be made, he said, TO divert the minds of
the people to irrelevant questions; but the
one great and dominant question was
that Of the house of lords, and this would
absorb all others.
1t was time for the lords to be handled
firmly, the chancellor added. and for one
he would not remain a member of the
liberal cabinet for an hour unless he
Lnew that the cabinet had power to carry
it's bills. Declaring that majority of
the lords were in their places simply to
prevent the passage Of radical measures,
he added that the greatest members of
the upper house had been opposed to the
rejection of the budget bill. Even Lord
Lansdowne, he believed. would rather
have passed the budget. but he had been
forced into the position taken against
his better Judgment.
The chancellor closed with the words:
with all the lords cunning, their greed
has overborpe their craft, and we have
got them at last