The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-11-18
THE BRITISH CRISIS.

Lords should reject the Asouh budget hill there
is little probability that the action would precpa the issue of
abolition OF that body An appeal the people budget would
be made through Parliament and the u-
for general election Adverse action NV The orls
would not Premier Asquh to resign as the
Ministry is not responsible the Lords were the Commons
alton OF the Ministry would be immediate Then leader the
opposition would be for by the King new Ministry
which could take its choice of attempting with the existing
Parliament dssovng for deal The first would
taken only the Ministry assured working majority
the House of Commons The second inevitably
followed the defeat of the old Government had
close margin probably if the majority composed of
that could not be relied hold together supporting
administration all matters of its policy Suppose for instance the
upset caused by the Irish nationals crossing the floor
premier taking office the
his tenure of that element He
elected if he would retain office
While all appeal to the ftcple from the Oh tie
tudget question would doubt bring immense deal of radical
talk in favor of wpng the branch of Parliament
the general election would yield abolition although
produced by the discussion of abolition fact subject of the
nature of woedgeu sword The Liberals banking on it to-
catch the votes the dsconnted and
On the other hand the Lords daring reject the policy
O. Ministry strongly supported by the peoples representa-
cn of national conservatism They very when they
defy the House of Commons vital the question get
ting rid OF themselves will be forced the 'front.' but they upon
the country beng stampeded and not for the first time by the alarm
Of revolution sounded the tad merchants manufacturers
with considerable element of the skilled workers. forming great
middle classes Also they count the strongly rooted state church.
with its hold less deep all classes the transition of ideas
being easy from abolition of lords disestabsment
church. although if both destined happen the events will likely
be in order to that just stated
Moreover there the House Lords
be appehended overwhelming victory of Premier As
quh and his financial policy the polls Such crisis would only
when after such triumph the Lords obduratey persisted
refusing pass the extremely unlikely that they would
thus throw down the gage of combat that would end revolution
all legislative being reposed in the peoples chosen
senaves i'll setting responsible government of the back
century and
On the other Asquh on his appeal to the
would relieve the Lords from responsibility rejecting
set bill Such event would show pma facie that House
ods for the time being and the House of Commons truly rep
resented the wishes of the people This what happened
occasions before 1t will be remembered how Gadstone Irish
nd policy thrown by the Lords There the radical
cry then which heard about abolition Gladstone Numbered
that the Lords either be mended ended" Bur did
all to? The country sustained the Lords
foms the Liberals brought into being and prolonged power the Lib
eral Unionist party.
What the Lords only fear at this ncue is the triumph the
quh budget the polls They know that if victory the Kind
be pronounced enough they all will be
PEELED their due share OF the expenses of the Kingdom
empire.