Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-26
WARNING THE LORDS
BaIfour Tells Associates They
Are Walking Into a Trap.
ATTITUDE ON THE BUDGET
His Speech the Event of Yesterdays
Session.
GOVERNMENTS DEFEAT LIKELY
Great Popular Demonstration in
Parliament Square-Lloyd-Geo
Cheered-Debate Monday.
ATTITUDE ON THE BUDGET
GOVERNMENTS DEFEAT LIKELY

LONDON November 26.-Thc debate in
the house of lords on the government :
budget plan has been adjourned until
Monday, when Niscount Morley, Lord
Curzon and Lord Rothschild arc expected
II address the house. Lord Balfour told
tho members of the house of lords last
evening his opinion of the course they are
pursuing with regard to the budget. He
has none of the graccs Of oratory which
Lori Rosebery possesses. but his plain,
downright manner is not without effect,
and his speech was the real event of yes
terday's sitting of the upper chamber. IL
probably will have even greater influence
than that of Lord Rosebery.
Balfour's Warning to Lords.
IF you win a victory Ii will he only Il
temporary one he declared. If you lose
you have prejudiced the position. power,
prestige and usefulness of the house on
lords, which / believe every one OF you
honors and desires to serve as heartily as
] do myself"
Lord Ba four asserted that Il referendum
was impossible as Il matter of practice,
and that ne also believed the motion pro
posed by Lord LansdoW ne was unwlse tie
declared that there never was time III
the history of the country wnen strona
and conservative second chamber Wdo
more necessary, and he considered 1t I'M
poIltic to mix the question OK the defense
of that chamber with the taxation OF
food.
Walking Into a Trap.
Lord Baltour warned the lords that
they were walking into a trap set by
thei, opponents and that the step advu-
Gated by Lord Lansdowne was taise ailk.
to the interests or the country ana the
house OF lords.
The Bishop OF Hereford, who interveneu
later III the deDdte. sand mat wniie ne
respected the Archbishop OF canterbury D
desire mat the bishops abstain from Vut-
ing on the measure, CANNED the rlSht
TO the exerc.S Sc oI inGt pendent JudSment
Ii the DiSnopS nad any junction 10 per
form II was To speak for The muitituui-
nous poor, ne SAID, therefore ne sup
ported the DUdset, winch was a socIa.
welfare pudset, pdsed SOUND nnance.s
He wished that the budget might be
passed as protection against the rapid
~ growing spirit Oh r~voit among the
aemocI acy, winch might become Uansef-
GUS.
Ashbourne Denounces Budget.
Lord Curzon cold, which precluded his
speaking, is better.
Lord Asi.bourne who has been men,
Der of several unionist caDinets, LOOK
Lord Curzon's place anu reopened the de-
Date, SO tndt Wiiilc IidHS were
appointed at the failure OH the 1o-mer
Vlceroy OF lnula to speak. the visitors
heard an orator almost equally notaple.
Lord ASnbouTne ueclarSu tnat the gov
eminent had performed an uHconsutu-
tionai act in tackIng upon the buuset
bill a measure Ior the taxation OF unue-
yeloped land.
Many otn,r of the peers spoke, but ali
of them along Ordinary party lines.
Rejection Is Expected.
Rumors are current that the conserva-
tives' leaders, seeing the damaging enect
that the speeches OF Lords Cromer, Rose
berry and Dalfour are likely to have on
the conservative cause in election,
are reconsderlng their position with re-
gard to the buoget But the best infer
nation indicates that Lord Lansdowne S
resolution against the adoption of the
budget will go to a division and be car
ried by an enormous majority.
Pro-Budget Demonstration.
a great pro-oudget demonstration took
place last night in Parliament square anu
that locality. Six thousand persons gath
for David Lloyd-George, chancellor of the
exchequer. Police to the number of 1900
were employed in keeping order, but
finally the crowd became unmanageabIe
and the police cleared the square.
There were some slight scurties and
several arrests. The demonstration is
likely to be repeated on larger scale
Monday and Tuesday.