El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-05
Great Britain Internal Strife and
the Political Unrest OF Germany
THE POSSIBILITY OF WAR REMOTE.

new land taxes are not yet in actual
force and it will be some time before
the system may be judged by Its re-
suits.
During the campaign the real issue or
taxation was ObfuScated by the con-
slant parade through the press and on
the stump of the German war scare 1t
was cOntended that TIE Liberal party
had become too democratic and too
sentimental to be entrusted with the
task of saving the empire In case OF
war with great military power ike
Germany. Indeed, if one had been
guided by the public utteranceS of the
Conservative candidates, he must have
reached the conclusion that the Liber-
al government actually was in cOnspi-
racv to betray the nation into the
hands of the kaiser But the people
did not all adopt this view, and the
Liberal government was returned to
power.
Control of Taxing Power Unsettled.
When the election was over the
country realized that the great cOnsti-
tuionaI question of whether or not the
commons was to control absolutely the
taxing power of tie nation was as yet
unsettled Something had to be done
with the house of lords. The two par
ties were lining up for the battIe over
this mOmentOus question, the Most i'm
portant political problem the English
have had to solve since the reform
bin, when king Edward VII. passed into
death
There was a truce. Both sides well
coined IT. The government felt that IT
was not yet strong enough to brush
away the complications and to present
to the country the real issue involved
shat of the right of the people to rule.
The opposition felt that ii was not yet
ready to risk its all in another cleo
ton. and there was a lack Of union on
the question of the tariff All parties
agreed not to "embarrasS" the new
king by pEecipitating q great constitu-
tionaI battle at the very beginning OF
his reign
FruftIess conferences.
The leaders OF both parties entered
into a series of conferences, looking
toward an agreement upon a compro-
mise which would satisfy both govern
ment and opposition. What those con-
ferences have done no man knows, but
it is pretty generally believed that they
viii result in much conversation and
very little concession Neither side
can yield anything without yielding ev-
erything, as the difference between
them is a fundamental one. But at any
rate the conferences have served 10
keep down needless agitation.
Parliament devoted itself mostly to
non-cOntentiOus legislation, its one no
table act being the revision of the
kings oath. The portions of the oath
denunciatory of the Roman Catholic
church were expunged, the substitute
pledging the king 10 the support of the
established church was defeated, and
the king when he is crowned next June
WHY have to declare himself only "a
faithful Protestant There have been
few greater victories for genuine de-
moara~-- I.-sLe whole history of the
~rltish parliament
Another Meeting Soon.
The parliament viii meet again in
the autumn, and then the existing ace
may come TO an end at any time. There
will be a short and exciting campaign
and the electors of Great Britain Will
decide the question at the polls. Eff