Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-10
ALB|ON'S CRISIS GRAVE
Clash Between Cabinet and
Lords Grows Threatening.
DISSOLUTION TALKED OF
Chancellor of Exchequer Declares
Budget Must Pass.
ALTERNATIVE IS ANTICIPATED
General Election in November Pos
sible-"Unemployment" May
Be Unionist Issue.
DISSOLUTION TALKED OF
ALTERNATIVE IS ANTICIPATED

week of great political excitement. Gull
minating in Prime Minister Asquith's sud-
den visit to the king and the announce
ment that, the house Of commons would
adjourn for a week from today.
There is no longer any seriousness in
the efforts to keep up the pretense that
the visits Of Lord Rosebery. the Earl of
Cawdor and Asquith to Balmoral were
not connected with the political crisis.
The official and reasonable enough ex-
PLANTATION Of the weeks adjournment Is
that fully a week is required for drafting
| alterations to the budget. But there is
no doubt that these visits to the, king
and the weeks adjournment have one OBJ.
ject. viz, that Of affording an oppor-
tunity to ascertain whether the constitu-
tional crisis involved in the rejection OF
the budget by the house of lords cannot
be averted.
King as Peacemaker.
1t is not suggested that the king is
giving the weight Of his personal aid to
either side. The idea is rather that he
Is acting in home politics, as he has so
consistently done in internal matters, in
his favoiite role of peacemaker.
In the meanwhile nothing is said or done
to throw the slightest light on the stu
alton. What finally will be the action Of
mystery.
David Lloyd-George, chancellor of the
exchequer. declares today that the lords
must pass the budget as 1t stands. De-
spite assurances such as this from respon-
slble ministers. there Is a strong tendency
to revert to the first idea that general
election will come in November.
1t seems almost impossible that the
point of dissolution can be reached In
such short time, but the Spectator
fears it. The Outlook warns the unionists
against a sudden dissolution. The Satur-
day Review admits that 1t appears abb
surd. but says that If the government
thinks the psychological moment has
vember.
Unemployment as Issue.
Speculation on these points and interest
in the constitutional crisis have put
the budget itself. free trade, tariff re-
form and other planks in both political
platforms into the background. But the
unionists evidently intend to play UNI
employment. which is expected to be
greater than ever during the coming
winter. as their chief card against the
Lloyd Georges defiant utterances
were contained In a speech which he
made at New Castle this afternoon. He
made a vigorous defense of the budget
and q bitter attack on the house of
lords, declaring that the bill was now
practically in the form in which it was
going to become an act Of parliament.
Lloyd-aeorge Defies Lords.
NEW CASTLE, England. October o.
David Lloyd George, the chancellor Of
the exchequer. received a popular well
come this afternoon at the Populace
Theater here. where he gave to an
audience Of 1000 what he called a
budget.
I'VE are going to send that bill up to
the house Of lords and get all the taxes
or none," said the chancellor He did
not know what would be the final action
to be taken by the poor Lord Lans-
down with his creaking old ship and
mutinous crew." but II the lords tore
up the constitution by interfering with
the money bill they would force Q revo-
luton.
"The lords may decree a revolution,
but the people will direct 1t If 1t is be-
gun, and issues will be raised that are
now little dreamed of, the answers to
order of things which the peers repre-
serit,'' said the chancellor.
When Lloyd-George was leaving the
theater a crowd of suffragettes made a
dash toward his car. Lady Constance
Lytton who was armed with q Ratchet;
Mrs. H. N. Brailsford and Miss Dawson
were arrested.
Earlier in the day four other sympa-
thizers with the suffragettes were SEN
fenced to fourteen days at hard labor for
indulging in q window smashing cam
paign at the local Liberal Club.