The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-09

thoSe WHICH had been heard IN the past
and came from g. school of opinion
which was an elementary revolution
In essence. If not in fact. This consti-
tutes striking instance of how Fred
ertck Harrison's views passed through
the royal mind and found expression
on the lips of Lord Rosebery.
Here, by the way, may be inter-
polated the relation. of an incident
which has only an indirect bearing
on the subject of this dispatch, but
which raises another bit of the cur
tain that hides some Sof the scenes in
the political drama.
Attacked by lord Curzon
Lord Curzon Of Kedieston appears in
this act. Abused up hill and down dale
for his change of front in regard to
the budget. Lord Rosebery sought to
defend himself by declaring that his
action during the debate in the house
OF lords was really In line with GER
tain convictions to which he had given
expression In his Glasgow speech.
People generally were content to ac-
cept this pleading with shrug of
compassion for man who had been
driven from pillar to post.
But here Lord Curzon saw his op-
portunfty. The former viceoy of
India is not person gfatissima at the
court of st. James. In fact he has
been distinctly dtsliked by Edward
ever since the great durbar at Delhi,
at which royalty was actually repre-
sented in the person OF the Duke of
Connaught. but at which Lord Curzon
IN the expressive phrase, was "the
whole show" AS vfceroy, Lord Cur
zon, of course. had every reason to
put himself forward, but Edward has
always been of the .opinion that he
exceeded the necessities of the situa-
tion.
Whether Lord Curzon was aware
OF how Lord Rosebery had been clos
eted with the king, and influenced by
him cannot be said. Gut 1t is surmis-
ed that he was. and that the desire
to make little unpieisantness for his
majesty and his noble friend was at
the back of his mind when. he sat down
and wrote a letter declaring that he
had read Lord Rosabery's Glasgow
speech through and through without
being able to discover a trace of any
such opinion as Lord Rosebery claim
w w AovO S1VCA 0AEG6SSlON LO
Night Have Be1a q Duel
There has been sn ssssssanse OF Bit
.ter-sweet sepistles lbe6ween the two
peers which would probably have led
to duel had continental fashions still
prevailed in England. But that is by
the way.
An indication of the kings views
on the lords action in regard to the
budget is seen in the fact that his
three most intimate friends in the up
per house. Lords Knollys, Farquhar
and Esher, did not vote for rejection
although at least two of them belong
regularly to the unionist camp.
While the kings forlorn hope that
Lord Rosebery's appeal might inffu-
ence the house of lords to pass the
budget, and thereby stave off for an
other period the opening OF the ques-
tion in which he discerns danger for
the hereditary principle of the mon
archy, was fated to disappointment,
his majesty is far from having lost
heart. In fact, the royal mind has
been made comparatively easy by Mr..
Asquith.
In the campaign now opening the
house of lords will, of course, bear the
brunt of the liberal attack. There will
be no end to the cannonade which
Will be directed against 1t and every
kind Of shot and shell will be used.
Principle Of Hereditary Safe
The big guns will thunder argu-
ments against its usurpation of the
rights Of the people and the little
guns will fire off squibs about heredi-
tary legislators who marry chorus
girls and wear vacuous eye glasses.
But when the time for action comes 1t
will be seen that no real blow will
be struck at the principle of heredi-
tary succession to the house of lords
by the liberal government, assuming.
OF course, that the liberal government
Is returne dto office.
Even Lloyd George. who spared the
upper house no jibe in the speech
with which he opened the campaign
Yesterday at the National Liberal club,
was at pains to state that there was
no question of governing England by
single chamber. The chancellor of
the exchequer also furnished implied
confirmation Of the Indications of the
liberal governments plans in regard
to the lords given by the Earl of Crewe
TUESDAY night, when he stated that no
liberal cabinet would accept Office
unless guaranteed by statute against
the discriminate destruction of legis-
lation by the upper house.
Liberal Peers May be Created
Mr.. Lsquith, as has been said, re-
Meved the kings mind of its fears,
and the kings readiness 10 play what
ever part may be required Of him aft
er the presumed liberal victory at the
polls. has already beeni promised to
the premier. On the one hand, there
will be no weakening of the hereditary
principle. On the other the Kings
assent is already pledgeh to the lib
'eral governments plans for prevent
ing any fresh usurpation by the lords
Of the power vested in those elected
by the people.
Into these plans at present there en-
ters no idea of creating huge batch
of liberal peers, in order to redress
the balance of parties In the upper
mouse. Such action IL on I,the rough
and ready lines laid dowm by a num-
Der OF unauthorized and unrepre-
sentative orators, would be simply