Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-20
Outline Of Measure That
Is Accusing All Great
Britain and Attracting
Attention Of Every
Nation on Earth.


England Is on the eve Of the most
important national election in It's
histOry says press correspondent
writing from London under date OF
Nov. 2. Elections in Great Britain
10 not occur at stated times, as In
The United States. One Is held every
ime a govcrnmcnt--or an admins
ration, as an American would eX-
,,ress it--resigns.
When a government comes into
power, II does so on the strength
Of national vote. giving one or
Ither of the great British political
Iarties-liberals or conservatives
majority of the members OF the house
of commons. The king selects the
'ecognized leader Of the majority as
ais prime minister and the prime
minister chooses the rest of the cabi-
act members from among his politi-
cal chief lieutenants.
A Government Resigns.
In the course of time, changing
conditions are liable to turn the
dominant party's parliamentary ma
iority into minority, and as soon
as 1t becomes evident through some
vote in the house of commons, that
Jhis has occurred, the government
cesigns and a new election Is held &.
Sometimes a government resigns
while still In a majority, simply be-
,ause crisis has arisen which makes
he cabinet think the country enti-
led To referendum. In no case
may a government remain in Office
more than six years. At the end OF
hat time II must resign, majority
n no majority, crisis or no crisis.
An English Crisis.
The present English government
liberal and its leader Is Prime
Minister Asquiih. It has large
majority In the house of commons
ind 1t has been In Office only foul
ears. But crisis has arisen
which makes the cabinet believe the
Ountry should be given an oppor'
unity to express Its opinion at the
polls. The liberals are doing lit
/. lie preliminary canvassing, spell
binding and fence fixing IN the hope
that they may win the coming cleo.
lion, and as soon as this work Is
finished. Prime Minister AsQuith and
ais fellow members OF the cabinet
will resign. This will probably be
carly in January. but 1t may be
larlier. The election will follow:
Abolish House of Lords.
The central campaign issue Will
&c the abolition of the house OF
lords. II the liberals win and the
lords are abolished. there will still
he n nobility, but Its advantage
over the rest of the people will be
purely social. A good many people
think that so great change only
herads the nearer approach of the
abolitlon of the monarchy itself.
The liberal party's contention has
been for years that the house OF
lords effectually blocks and must al
ways block the execution of the peo
pies will as expressed at the polls
It is clear enough that this con
IGNITION is well founded. Suppose
the United States senate were &
hereditary body and that the sena
ors enjoyed rights and privileges
Ienied to the rest of the people
rhe very fact that they enjoyed
hese rights and privileges woulC
make the senators extreme conserva
lives. They would oppose anything
In the nature of progress or change
however desirable to the masses, be
cause they would fear some curtail
ment Of their own powers. Evel
though proposed change might no
seem, on Its face, to threaten them
they would still suspect and dislik
it,.
Hands of a Few.
England Is IA very rich country
but there are much larger proper
tions of paupers or of miserabl
poor than In many countries whic
possess not a title of its wealth
This Is because England's riches ar
in the hands of so row-mostly grca
problem.
! one-'en,A of is soil. for instance