The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-11
|SQU|TH OUTLINES
/ LIBERALS POLICY
british Premier, Before Great
Audience, Makes Address
That Means Much.
MOULD LIMIT POWER
OF HOUSE OF LORDS
Ilso Pledges Party to Home
Rule for Ireland if Success
full at Polls.

skLONDON, Dec 10.-At monster
aeeting tonight in Albert hall, Herbert
Ienry Asquth. British prime minister,
Md down The policy on which the LIB
fal government is appealing to the
onntry. lie repeated what had been
Hid by other miuistcrs-that. if il were
drturned to power, the government
}Ipuld demand the limitation of the
owcr of the house OF lords; and then
Tent step further, and pledged that
she Liberal party would grant self
J, ,overnment TO Ireland,
n No Women Admitted.
The meeting was marked by The
>,reatest enthusiasm OF the audience,
Ihtirely composed of men, womon hav
hg been denied admission ip the fear
hat there might be counter dcmunstra-
Ions by sufragcttes. Every corner of
be hall had been searched today for
omen, and a small band was routed
fiif, but they managed to get two male
Importers into the meeting, who in
lerrupied Nh Asqulth momcutarily
Sfith cries of. Votes for women. >
'heu they were promptly elected.
FMr. Asquith pointed out that, Just
our wears ago. Sir Henry Campbell
tanucrmau. then prime minister, had
,htlined in Albert hall the policy of a
cw liberal government which included
ziany reforms. Representatives of the
eoplc in The house of commons had
libored Faithfully to carry into law the
Measures promised. but their will had
cen nulilicd, aud, as 4 fitting climax,
he supplies which the house of com
ions had voted had been stepped upon
b The house Of lords Therefore. the
ousc of commons was now on the eve
II another dissolution, and il had fallen
b his lot to take up the burden. The
sist fine. he said. the government had
etkoncd without their host but ii was
-ot going TO make that mistake again.
= The Paramount Issue
FsI tell YOU. iu tue name and on be
plf OF the Liberal party Mr.. AS
NTH proceeded. ''wc have at this
loment laid upou us II single task--a
hsls that dominates and trausccndS, be.
muse it embraces and involves every
Teat and bcDefccnt social and political
hppgc upon which our hearts are set.
hat task is 10 VIndicatc and establish
-pou an unsha kablc foundation the
rinciple OF republican government
referring To the education and Ii
ensing bills, the premier SAID that the
aovcrnmcnt stood IN the main, upou
Hipciples of tho bills that the house
u lords rejected Tho franchise law,
v added, was still unencumbcred with
kFtifcial distinction and impcdimcnt,
y0r which there was no Justification.
Views on Suffrage.
Upon the topic of woman suffrage;
II. Asquith said his views were well
snown. He had no reason TO alter
hem, despite the suicidal cXcesscs of II
/nall section Of the advocates for such
Iebange.
IAfter referring 10 the action OF the
1ousc Of lords on the matter OF Welsh
rligious equality and the fate OF cer-
hin Scottish land bills. MIR. Asquith
1Hrncd his attention TO Ireland. which,
b said, had been fortunate Tor once.
Ifcause the measure sent up in her be
hlf did not come violently athwaIt
'1ejudices of the house Of lords.
II Speaking last year, before my ac-
1fssion to the premiership, Ny, As
NTH continued, - Described lhe
rish policy as the one undcniablc
Rilurc Of British statcsmauship.
u repeat tonight what | SAID then,
nd on bebalf of my colleagues, and,
believe, OF behalf OF my party, I re.
ferate that this is a problem TO be
plved only IN one waE-by policy
Which. while explicitly safeguarding the
'ppreme, indivisibic authority of the i'm
srrIal parliament can sci ny in Ireland
" system of full government rs re-
,arJs purely Irish affairs.
n Not Question of Rivalry
H'There Is moi and cannot be any
lnestion of separation There is not
'pd cannot be. any question of rivalry
T competing for supremacy subject 10
pcse conditions. That is the Liberal
phcy. For reasons which VIC believe
. have been adequate. the present par
'amenl was disabled in advance from
Exposing anV such solution. but in the
'ouse The Liberal government at the
iesd nj Liberal majority, will bc. in
ms matter, entirely free,
Mt Asquitb defended the budget as
ipcessary 10 social reform and. in this
fspocC old-agc pensions were the iirst
Yep The budget. ha continued has
zen thrown oul by the house of lords
Hter weeks Of debate and the govern.
nert. as result. was confronted with
nrce constitutional Innovations. first,
pc claim OF the house of lords to con
Eoi IN leyyiug taxation: second. he
pain OF the same house to the right
compel dissolution OF he popular
inamber,. and third. the assertion Of tho
'cnse Of lords Of their power 10 make
Iqu uiImake the executive government
Y tho crown
Lords Cannot NEEDLE.
what has been done, - declared Mr..
south may be done again. II be.
,pmes our first duty Ia make its re-
jaIrehcc impossible We shall. there.
)pprei demand authority from the clcc
plate TO translate an ancient, unwrjt.
~ usage into an act Of parliament. and
place upon the statute book recor
hlcn, explicit and complete. Of the set.
~ doci1ne OF our constitution that it
beyond the province OF the house Of
2ps TO NEEDLE with any law To- any
AEgree Or for any purpose Of national
INC premier said that neither he nor
lpy ether Liberal minister supported bv
majority in the house of commons was
ptng 10 submit again to the rcbuffs
rnu numtllations Of the last four wears.
{ney undoubtedly would not cutcr of,
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