Arizona republican., 1909-11-30
ITS ENEMIES IMPRESSED
By the Brilliant Debate and Admission Is Made That Necessity of Reconstruct ing the House of Lords Has Been Shown

London, Nov. 29-Lord Morley's
 powerful speech was the absorbing event of the budget debate today
 in the house of lords. The secretary
 of. state for India dilated on the inn
 portance Of the struggle as viewed
 at home and abroad, and he called
 attention to the fact that foreign
 nations were watching anxiously the outcome of the conflict to see whether there would be any change in Eng
 lands fiscal policy. He quoted Burke
 to the effect that the house of lords
 had no right in any sense to the disposition of the public purse and contended that if there was one thing that could not be submitted to a refeYendum. it was the budget with all of its complexities. Tn addition a referendum would weaken what was most important to maintain. the sense of responsibility in the house of com mons
 As to the lords contention that their action would arrest the wave of socialism. he refused to believe that British artisans were predatory or socialistis. but even granting that nilctINs tAicilllE III SpHit 1AdcStS ildu produced a movement akin to sO- cialism. it hardly was wise for the lords to take up the position of ex- posing themselves to the charge Of straining. the constitution as cham pions of the rich against the poor.
 The more triumphant the major ity for Lord Lansdowne's amendment" said Lord Morley. the larger will be the disparity between the numbers of the government and the numbers of the opposition. the more fragrant will be the political scandal
 Lord Morley concluded his speech with an impressive warning that. when tomorrow, the curtain fell on the empty house. they would know that a note had been sounded for an angry, and perhaps. prolonged battle.
 When the secretary resumed his seat small minority of the liberal peers broke into enthusiastic cheers. Lord Rothschild. liberal unionist. spoke briefly, dwelling upon the diff ficulties of raising capital even for the best English enterprises. while Russia and Japan found it compar- ativeIy easy to borrow money.
 Lord James of Hereford. quoted Pitt. Palmerson and Lord John Rus sell against the lords claim of power to reject the budget. Lord Swathing defended the budget He contended that the British credit was still the best in the world. pointing out that Japan was able to borrow because it offered a large interest. Many other peers spoke, nearly all in favor of Lansdowne's amendment. The debate was adjourned at midnight.
 Although the result of the division tomorrow is foregone conclusion. it cannot be doubted that the house and the country have been greatly i'm pressed with the orotorical skill dis played in the upper house and es- pecially by the powerful arguments of the liberal peers against the course the lords are puersuing. Evidence of this is beginning to show itself in the conservative press. The Daily which has been firm ad- vocate of the rejection of the budget. makes the significant admission that the moral of the brilliant debate is not that the house of lords should be abolished. or be shorn of the power to veto which is essential to it's ex- istence. but that it should be recon l structed so that it's more distinguish ed members should not be swamped in the Hobbies by peers who have | never given proof of political capacity |