The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-12-10
WARNS
HOUSE OF LORDS


LONDON November 25-Lord Roebery prime
minister raised historic strdgge between the lords and house of
plane last night by of the finest speeches he
has ever delivered.
He warned grave they will they adopt
Lord Lansdownes resolution to reject the budget
If possible still greater interest manifested in yesterdays de-
There sufficient all the peers attending,
while the public galleries crowded to their utmost capacity
of Connaug headed long list of the foremost peer
esses many of whom compelled stand throughout
Salisbury resumed the debate with speech supporting Lord
ansdowne resolution after the Archbishop of Canterbury had said
that bishops would aside from the discussion the
of strict party character
LORD ROSEBERYS WARNING.
Lord Rosebery followed long speech, giving the lords plain
warning of the danger of the path they readng He said
quite dassocated from any party and speak from sense
the awful gravity of the situation This the greatest political
moment II the lifetime of any man born since 1892
Rosebey that by the letter of the law the house OF
lords was competent reject finance bills but since 1882 to which
the lords had practical control of the house OF commons it was
possible could send up budget which the house
of lords should go the length of rejecting
He the only possible circumstances jutyng the
lords exercising power would be the direct author
y and conformation of the itself Such circumstance might
arise budget presented which lowered the denses OF the
country point which the nation considered dangerous
whether the lords choosing the best battlefield
They playing heavy stake and risng the very
existence of the house of lords.
BUDGET WOULD BE OBJECT LESSON.
winning policy the speaker would be allow the bud
bill and the country months experience OF Its IN
toerab impotons, Of capital and employment They would
then achieve when they approached the polls victory that would
surprise themselves
looked with considerable apprehension the result of
peal the country uneformed second chamber mixed with
such other issues would be raised.
do speak menaes he added "The house of lords has
lived since remember, and is still thriving
the used used by bent having
gle chamber Their efforts revolutionary in not in
fact"
Dealing with the question of the reform Of the house of lords which
Rosebey has long advocated he expressed the conviction that
final adjustment of the differences between the two houses could
ever be arrived at without form Of referendum
He denounced the budget the strongest terms and said that one
MAXIM burned into them by bitter experience that there should
be taxation without representation
Disregard that MAXIM he said "lost the United States of
America. We not likely to offend against it again
LORDS TAXED WITHOUT CONSENT
Lord Rosee conended that the budget taxed the lords freely
abundanty without their having say
After referring the budget having spread the country
like fog of confidence credit the diseases
which could affect commercial nation he uttered warning
that the pressure of great eating the heart and
hurrying Europe toward bankruptcy.
Expressing regret that he could support the resolution Lord
Rosebery resumed his seat having spoken for fifty minutes,
His picturesque growing oquence produced tremendous eff
leaving his hearers somewhat bewered There
date exodus of peers discuss the situation in the obbes
Although the debate continued until midnight the remainder of the
speeches took rather the form of an ani-clmaX.
LORD MINERS SPEECH.
Lord Miner spoke of the abnormal in which the budget
Irving capital out of the country He declared that all the proposed
and unnecessary All the money required
ended might have been raised by important duties only without
injury business and employment but with actual benefit
1t impossible judge the effect Roseberys warning will
1t known already that considerable section of the ynon
have held grave doubts the expedeny of Lord
lownes course.
There almost certain be large number Of absentons
he resolution a
The poongaon of the debate the house OF lords week