New-York tribune., 1909-11-18
COMMONS MAKE
WAR ON LORDS
NO CONCESSIONS ON
THE BUDGET.
Mr.. Balfour Accepts Tariff
Reform as Party Cry-Irish
Land Bill Passed.

london. Nov. I7.-walter Runcin1sn.
President ~ the Board ~ Fducation.
speaking 81 Hull tonight. made the i'm
rortant announcement in behalf ~ the
government that IL would refuse 20 on
terfsin any negotiations or compromise
Nth the peers over the budget
Beyond this announcement all is CON
Seizure regarding the development of the
political situation. Some prominent Lib
s~sis stu are 80 the opinion that Pre-
r7ier Asquith will resign on the rejection
- the budget. Others believe that he
win ask the King 20 create q large BODY
- liberal peers. recalling that the irish
church 6isestsblishment hin was al
lowed 80 pass tho Lords on Mr.. Glad
stones threat 20 create new peers.
NJ Ralfour's speech. made At Man
chester tonight before q great audience.
satisfies his followers. inasmuch as il
sdopts tariff reform as the party cry, but
81 cannot he regarded as an election
manifesto. since 81 fails 20 define what he
understands by tariff reform. As TO his
exact views on tariff reform. Mr. Tai-
four was silent. except 20 say that he
would not touch tariff reform "if II were
% Increase the ordinary cost of living Of
the working classes"
The Liberals in the election campaign
viii evidently concentrate their whole
attack on the House Of Lords, in which
thev will have the energetic assistance
~ tho Irish party. John +. Redmond,
leader Of the Irish party. speaking in
Dublin tonight, said that they refused
20 throw themselves into the arms "f
;he tariff reformers or 10 hack mp the
House Of Lords. Ireland's deadly
enemies. The Nationalists had long
rraved. no said. 10 he able 10 strike a
blow AZ the Lords.
Mr. Ralfour admitted that tariff TO
FORM was the only practical alterna-
tive 20 Chancellor Lloyd-George's budget,
which seems 10 indicate that the leader
of the Opposition in tho House Of Com
mons has been won over 90 acceptance
~ tariff reform as plank in the Union
ist platform. The rest of the speech was
mainly a repetition Of Mr.. Balfours for
rner denunciation of the budget
Mr.. Balfour made 4 special appeal to
his audience by the representation that
tariff reform would be especially heno-
fetal 10 the cotton industry. which was
seriously threatened by European, Amer
scan and japanese competition and the
growing difficulty Of obtaining sufficient
supplies OF raw material.
Nj. Ralfour contended that German
snd American prosperity had grown M
contemporaneously with the imposition
II high protective duties He gave his
psrtv no special lead for tho coming
campaign. but expressed approval Of
Lord Lsnsdowne's motion 10 reject the
budget. Of which formal notice was given
in tho House Of Lords yesterday. Mr..
Bslfour argued that while the House OF
Lords was no longer equal 10 the House
~ Commons in authority. il would be
fatal 10 tho country's institutions II il
were deprived Of power 10 say that some
matters were 50 grave as 10 make an ap-
peal 10 the people necessary, and he as
serted that the main function Of the
second chamber WAS 20 sec that the gov
,rnment Of the country was a popular
government
Tho Irish land bin was PASSED in tho
House of Lords tonight with some
change In the amendments recently pro-
posed by thc Lords 10 which tho House
OF Commons on November = refused to
aFreC.