The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-19
viii Not Defeat Asquith, II is
Thought
new ELECTION EXPENSIVE
The Cabinet Is Determined on Budget
First-It Is Believed that the
Radicals viii Accede to
This.

London, Feb. io-The tension Of til.
political situation has been somewhat
slaekeued, 81 after a careful weighing
Of the pros and cons the politicians yes
to-day were less inclined to take thi
Labor and Nationalist menace at It's fac
value than they were Thursday night
The demand for guarantees which the
Iaborites and Nationalist must know
/ Premier Asquith cannot seek from King
Edward until the prime minister is en-.
abled to demonstrate By the actual vot-
ing in The House Of Commons that be
has 4 solid majority 81 the House al
his back, Is described to-day as being in
the nature 81 bluff Premier Asquith
appears to have met this blnf With a
reiteration Of his determination to clear
Up the financial situation before launch.
ing a campaign against the veto Of the
House Of Lords and It is freely pre-.
dieted that the extremists win decide at
party meetings on Monday that they
have more TO gain BY keeping the gov
eminent IN Office than in preeipitating
another general election.
Thursday was politically one Of the
most exciting days since the general elec.
tons The cabinet council which 8 now
sitting daily, had a two hours session
Thursday morning. and the prime min.
lister had an audience with tie king in
the afternoon. after which the cabinet
council resumed its sitting being ocen-
pied for more than an hour. George ~
Barnes, the new chairman Of the labor
party IN Parliament, sent a manifesto to
Premier Asquith, protesting against the
budget question preceding the veto ques.
ton ia the House and declaring that in
the event Of tii. protest being disregard.
ga the Laboriis would vote against the
government The negotiations between
the government and the Nationalist arc
ID very unsatisfactory state 1t is 81
ing reported that John Redmond has
failed % carry his demands.
While 50 alliance between The Nation.
alists and TIE LAborites n a campaign
to force Premier Asqutl 70 take up the
matter 81 the veto before the budget
undoubtedly presents i serious situation,
the premier himself does not appear to
be ALARMED lie sought relaxation On
Thursday night 81 visiting the theatre.
Mr. Asanith's speech next Monday -
win probably give che arst
real explanation d The governments pol
icy II win then be time, # the Ma.
tionalists aud The Laborites arc dissatis.
fed with the governments plan. for them
to take action It is asserted that this
win take the form Of moving an amend
ment to Che address, expressing regret
that Mr. Asquith should continue 70 hold
office without assurances from the king
that bis majesty would support him in
sase the House Of Lords rejected the
veto bill Il is believed in spite Of the
threatening procedure that neither the
Nationalist nor the Laborites desire to
force another general election. for which
The party funds are not ready, and ali
difficulties may vanish when The veto
BILL, which the cabinet Is daily engaged I
"a drafting, sees light.
Mr., Redmond has confirmed the report 1
hat no arrangement had been reached
With the Liberals, and The Conservative
morning papers are again inviting the
to seek the assistance Of
he Unionists in passing the budget. 7. I
0'Connor. in an article which he has
contributed to his weekly paper, says
I is All a question Of tactics. TO begin 4
ampaign b. submitting the budget to
he House Of Lords, whether they were
Wiling To accept it or not, he declares.
would be a surrender, and he adds that
IL talk about financial chaos is irrele
ant. 1--WE want to make a revolution,
r we don't" he says "If we do. we
ueht 70 think ia revolutionary terms
nd do revolutionary deeds