Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-28
Threat of Financial Chaos.

| ened to produce financial chaos to pun
| ish the lords for interference. The
! country knows that this is entirely un-
necessary, and if the government is
foolish enough to resort to such tao
tics it will be the worst sufferer.
| Goodwin Smith, writing from his seat
| of splendid isolation to the Spectator,
makes this vital comment on the stu
alton:
THE great impression made on the
minds of a political neutral by the
turn which this party conflict over the
budget has taken, and which seems u
be leading you to political deadlock.
is that the party system of government.
If system of government in the -rue
sense of the term it ever was, has had
its day. You have five distinct COM
Observation-Disclosures, radicals. laborites,
socialists and home rulers-formally
united on the government side. but each
of them playing its own game. Under
rational system of government
finance surely would be a distinct sub
ject to be dealt with on it's own
grounds. In this case it forms the
cover for an attack on hated class,
and this appears clearly enough In the
speeches Of David loydGeorge, the
chancellor of the exchequer.
Inauguration Of Party System.
Party system in England was started
UP by the struggle flown between the
Hanoverians and the partisans Of the
Stuarts, with the respective political
creeds. 1t has now no rational founda-
ton and is leading to confusion which
is not unlikely to end in disaster.
1T is not to be supposed that you
can at once spring into a new system.
but surely it is time that statesmen,
if any can release themselves from
party trammcis. should lay their heads
together for calm consideration of the
subject Lord Rosebery's position seems
to indicate the need and the true line
of action if he could only get other
statesmen with open minds to think
and act with him
Unabated Interest Manifested.
Interest in the debate remains undi-
minshed and the speeches to be delivered
Monday and Tuesday preceding the di-
vision are eagerly anticipated. Niscount
Morley secretary of state for India, VIII
reopen the discussion when the house OF
lords convenes Monday and he will be
followed by Lord Curzon, former viceroy
of India, providing the latter has recov-
cred then from his illness. Then these
financiers will have their say, Lord
Rothschild, speaking on behalf of the
unonists, and Lord Swaythling for the
! liberals. Earl CaWdOr and the Earl OIL
| Crewe will make the principal speeches
! Tuesday.
| With all the leaders out of town fol
! the week end there have been no further
/ developments in the situation, and the
discussions in the press and about towr
are confined to conjecture as to VIVA
| course the government will take 1t l.
| certain that Premier Asquith on the day
| after the lords have divided on the ques
| ton will give notice of q motion aftir m
ing the uncontrolled right of the house
| of commons in respect of financial mat
| terS
Balfour Of Burleigh to Reply.
| There is possibility that Lord Balfou
of Burleigh will reply to this and will in
dorse the amendment that a change O.
| the system of taxation of such importanc,
! should be referred to the people.
| The campaign throughout the countr,
will be begun in earnest soon as thu
chambers have been adjourned. Grea
meetings of both parties have alread,
been arranged at all the big centers anc
| thousands of speakers and canvasser:
are prepared TO begin the work which
| will be continued except during an inter
val for the Chr StnlaS holidays, until The
| last vote has been polled.