New-York tribune., 1909-10-07
KING CHECKING CRISIS
BUDGET INTERVENTION.
Belief That Lords WI Pass Bill
House Gets VacatiOn.

London. Oct 6-VhiIe the House of Commons is
concluding the committee stage Of the budget, the
King, assisted by unofficial advisers is actively
intervening to prevent the crisis which the gov
errments financial proposals threaten to cause.
The House has accomplished it's task far as
consideration of the bill is concerned The last
clause passed in committee after late sitting TO-
night, the fight far Parliament is involved
being adjourned until November l9. when the
measure comes up for report.
What the outcome of the Kings intervention will
be few willing to prophesy. The leaders Of
both parties remain silent, but the rank and file
sti demand mo surrender" and refuse to believe
that the leaders will give up the ground for which
they have been fighting for months. A member of
the Cabinet is quoted saying that there will be
no compromise and that the Lords will pass the
bill it leaves the Commons
1t is likely. however, that the bill will be much
modified before il leaves the lower house, thus
enabling the Lords without loss of prestige to
agree the bill, the Understanding that the
election viii be held in January.
The general public, which has the greatest con-
fidence in the Kings diplomacy, is waiting for the
return of Premier Asquith from Balmoral. The
Premier spent the day his majesty's Scotch seat
where there have been long and earnest cOnsulta-
tlons directly between the King and the Prime Mn
lister and between the latter and Lord James of
Hereford, who, having always taken somewhat
detached view of party strife is better able TO press
his maiesty's wishes the leaders than any other
public man in England
II is a rather delicate matter for the King TO
tervene in domestic affairs, and matter of fact
this is the first time he has openly done He mas
precedents for this however Queen Victoria having
intervened twice-on the irish Church bill, in 1869,
and the reform bill in 1885. when she successfully
acted mediator. The present issue is more serl-
Gus, but the public is confident that the Kings
craftsmanship will be no less successful than that
Of his mother.
During his absence Premier Asauith has been in
touch with the members of his Cabinet In London.
a private wire between Balmora Castle and Down
ing Street kept busy all day long-a further
indication if any were necessary, that the King
had most important suggestions to make
The adjournment Of the House. which David
LlOyd-George. the Chancellor has announced. will
enable the leaders consider the Kings sugges-
1ions without discussion, which would be certain
10 II the House of Commons were in session.
The bin has undergone so many changes some OF
a radical nature, during the six weeks debate and
the Chancellor of the EXChequer has promised TO
that the government has decided 20 give the House
Of Commons a weeks holiday in order 10 enable
members 10 digest the revised proposals
The original budget estimates do hold good
any longer, and Mr.. Lloyd-George is preparing a
revised estimate of the yield expected TO be pro-
! duced by his financial proposals amended dur
ing the debates in the House. This Will be placed
in the hands Of the members when they adjourn
on November 10 reassembe November IS