Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-13
Especial Correspondence. }

" ONION, Aug. 4--President Roose-
Welt had his tennis cabinet and
President TAFT has his golf
cabinet, but they are transitory
} phases OF executive activity and pass
out OF existence with the men In
/ England Liberal cabinets come and go,
Tories rise and fall, Labor gives both
! big parties bad scare and the Irish
! Nationalist have their innings; but
1.-THE sporting government goes on for
ever. Sport may not be the most i'm
portant factor in English public life
but II is certainly one OF the most
prominent.
The present session OF the house OF
commons is one OF the most important
In It's history, despite the fact that II
has been robbed Of its cpoch-making
possibilities by the conference Of the
two important parties on the house Of
lords question. Naturally one would
expect TO md the newspapers filled
with the question OF whether or not
the house would be able to get through
the immense amount of business on
hand. II is typical Of sporting Eng
land, however. that the question which
has intruded itself is whether or not
the house would rise in time for the
beginning Of grouse shooting on Aug.
Il. The prime minister eased the ten
sion by announcing that It would.
PRIME MINISTER AT GOLF.
King Edwards death found the prime
minister on the continent playing golf.
Asquth hurried To London, but as soon
as his Official duty was done he hur-
ried back In his sport The death Of
the late king forced truce between
the several warning parties In the house
= I'D haa at h.a
grips over the question Of the author
ity OF the house Of lords. IL was one
Of the most important questions which
had arisen in England for many gen
eiations. and the papers would have
had ms believe that the people were on
the verge Of revolution. The reassem-
bling OF the house would seem to be
an event fraught with many possible
consequences to all concerned, yet
what do we find?
The Rt Hon. Arthur James Balfour,
nephew of the late Lord Salisbury and
former prime minister, leader Of the
opposition, who because Of his influence
with the house OF lords, has often been
called the real ruler OF Great Britain,
is not In his place and will not be for
several days. We have not far TO
search for him, for the daily papers
inform US that the parliamentary golf
tournament Is on. Ultimately Balfour
wins for the third time, an honor
which 7 DO not doubt for moment
he would rather possess than he prime
minister again
This apparent passion for sport fits
I'm with the British character pause
at n moment Of peril or at the top Of
n crisis during which one engages In
something quite irrelevant IL splendid
way Of giving that air Of nonchalancc
for which the Briton is justly renowned.
II may be quite natural with men like
Ralfour and Asquith but II smells OF
studied effect none tho less. II Il told
~ the former that during the Boer war
he attended a conference ~ Englnnd's
great men Mt which tho destiny NJ the
British empire was practically in the
balance Yet nc went from that nerve
trying ordeal to n picture exhibition 10
chat on art with some kindred soul.
u Is like pausing 10 light cigarette
in a decisive cavalry charge.
SPORTS IN PARLIAMENT.
on the front benches of the present
house " commons sits as choice coli
lection OF sportsmen as one could wish
20 see. Besides the prime minister and
Mr. Balfour who swear by. but not at.
golf, there is the Rt. Hon. Reginald Nc
Kenna, who. appropriately enough.
rules the kings navee. For the RI.
Hon. Reginald was bow in the Cam