Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-01-27
LIBERALS AND
LABORITES TO
HAVE CONTROL
Coalition Gives Majority
in Commons Total
Strength Is 345
UNIONISTS DEFEATED
Short Life, However, Pre-
dicted for New Forces
of Great Britain
UNIONISTS DEFEATED
ASSOCIATED Pressl

H ONDON, Jan. 25.-The combined
strength of the liberals, laborites
- and nationalists' coalition has
reached S45 tonight, or more than ma
jority of the house of commons.
A unionist government, therefore, is
out of the question, and the only point
still undecided is the exact strength of
the coalition majority.
But if an Independent liberal major
ity is equally out of the question, only
a short life can be predicted for the
incoming government. In fact, both the
liberal and unionist parties are looking
away from the present struggle into
the distant future, when the conflict at
the polling booths will be renewed.
Party organizers have been instruct
ed to keep up unceasing vigilance and
to be prepared for an appeal to the
country at any moment.
There is no doubt but that the sue
cess of the conservatives has been
largely due to the constant education
of the agricultural population in the
virtues of tariff reform.
This education will be carried into
the northern counties and into Scotland
in the hope of winning these territories
at the next elections.
Liberals Program
The liberals, on the other hand, will
concentrate their attention on educat-
ing the country on questions of free
trade and the limitation of the veto of
the house of lords.
AS an example of the difficulties fac
ing the government, apart from the
house of lords and the budget, it is
probable the labor party will intro
duce their fright to work. bill, which
the government opposed last session.
This might easily lead to the defeat
of the ministry and to another dissolu-
ton.
With the return of Premier Asquith
and War Minister Haldane all cabinet
ministers have been reelected. Only
a few additional returns were received
tonight. The parties now stand:
Government coalition: Liberals, 2S3;
Laborites, 3s; Nationalist, "a.
Opposition: Unionists, 255.
Net gains of the Unionists tc
date, SO.
The first serious suffragette disturb
ance in the elections occurred in Pre-
rnier Asquith's constituency today on
the declaration of the poll. Several
attacks were made against the prime
minister, but he escaped under police
protection.
o'Connor's Views
T. p. O'Connor, president of the
United Irish league of Great Britain,
in speaking today of the next parlia-
ment and the policy and influence OF
the NationalistS said:
"It is absurd to contend that the
Liberal ministry cannot hold office
with good majority because a large
portion of that majority must be Ma
tionalists. Nationalist members be-
fore now have put Conservative min
istries into power, notably in 1885, and
Irish members of Unionist opinions
have helped to make Conservative ma
jorities several times. Is an Irish vote
to count equal with an English vote
when it is Uniopist and not when it is
Nationalist?
"It is ridiculously contrary to the
facts to suggest that the policy of the
Irish party will be dictated from
America and by those who are called
their American paymasters.
"The people of our race in America
who subscribe so generously to our
funds attach no conditions to their
gifts, which are the outcome of their
love for the motherland and an ardent
desire to improve her condition.
"They take the position that it is
not for them but for the men on the
spot to choose the party's policy, and
they have confidence in the judgment
and patriotism of their Irish party as
we'll as in the leadership of John Red
mond."