New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-26
BRITISH LIBERALS
UNITED FOR FIGHT
LORDS .fTTTTUDE SO
LIDIFIES THEM.
Postponement of Tote on Bud
get to Tuesday Regarded
as Weak POlicy.


London. Nov. 25-The oratory on the
fourth night Of tho debate on the finance
fr m the House Of Lords was less re-
,1srkable than the postponement of the
vote or Lord Lansdowues motion un-
g. next week The pressure of speakers
~,srcelv explains il. for every body Of real
importance might have been heard be-
for. midnight and the momentous divis-
Jon taken.
= unintercsting speakers arc allowed 10
.,7~rinu- the drone OF lstless debate un-
q, Tuesday il may De because the lead
rs Cf TIE opposition are looking for
some method Of extricating themselves
-rDu the impssse created 10y Lord Rose
l.er--s speech.
While eNcelling the widest Tnionist
rarsuruc IN ve-emence and denuncia-
ZION o- the budget Lord Rosebery's
speech has sobered his colleagues. If il
rss not frightened them
While he hn5s no fault with Lord
r.ansdovne's motion. lie cannot vote
srstnst tire budget when the existence
~ TIE upper house IL al stake.
THIS warning without doubt has
deeply impressed the moderate men in
-hs Lords. some % them are hoping
-rst q compromise may he effected over
sunday on the basis of the withdrawal
.f Lord Lansd0wne's motion. the pas
ssse ~ the budg 4 and the government
ae. z-a-i1u thac elections win be held
.a January.
SOLIDIFIED MINISTRY
There is no reasons bic expectation
-ra- an adjustment Of this sort can he
---arged. as the ministers ar= a. eager
q, have the Lords suspend or reject the
budget - rhe land owners and the pub
Trans s-e 20 destroy H.
T.r menace q its rejection has re-
So -a7 unity 20 the Cabinet. and the
THr.~aI party il transformed from
ss--o-aIfzad and discontented host into
e. -rtIart army fun of the fighting
-r.~t
Marching orders VIII 10 issued by the
Prime Minister As soon as the Lords
-sre hung up the budget
80 financial resolutions viii be passed
-r- any safeguards taken against the
-rs----ah hIe deficiency in revenues. There
vfI be TO alternative budget, no COM
promise. and the session Of Parliament
~il be brought 40 q close abruptly and
rho canvass against the Lords be opened
throughout the kingdom
Tho existing permanent taxes and
resolutions passed by the Commons on
80 night when The budget was intro
.ured viii be the sole revenue resource
during the transition period elapsing
between elections and the new Pariia-
meut
INDICTMENT OF FINANCE BILL
Lord Ashbourne presented to-day sn
Indictment q the finance bill IS anon
sf0us as the budget and fun of ex-
t-aueous matter. but he did not reply
ts The Lord ChanoeIlor's abs defence Of
r-e measure a. strictly in conformity
v-r the rules Of The House.
Lord BalfOur of Burleigh. while criu-
csrg the land section. made 4 power
q. appeal Tor the acceptance Of the
budget on constitutional grounds. de-
sl-.b.uE the supporters Of Lord Lans-
dar-re's motion as walking into a trap
~et Tor them and giving warning Of
rrr opening conflict which would con-
r#se until settled IN favor Of a repre-
sentative assembly.
There was shesf Of speeches by
Lords Ridley. Lucas and others, but
t-r-r was nothing that could be COM
pared with Lord Balf0ur's argument
r.r persuasive force. l. y. r.