Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-31
LIBERAL PARTY
OPPOSES PLAN
FORC0ALlTION
WCT0RS OBJECT TO DICTA-
TON BY OPPONENTS
REFORM OF HOUSE OF LORDS is
ASSURED
Peers Of second Generation Will Be
Allowed to Vote Only After oem=
onstratina Their Fitness
to Legslate
IAssn.iataa pra#l

LONDON. Jan S0.-Mith Premier
Asauttb ON the continent and Chdneel-
lor Lloyd-George closely following mHh
politicians are resting ON their arms,
discussing what lines Of battle viii be
taken mp in the new parliament,
The moral drawn from the electI945
IS that the country does not want rad
icaI changes in The house OF lords OF
in the government policies. The sp}tll
of conclliation therefore, is abroad,
and schemes Ter a compromise are Rs-
ing debated
Conservative. papers pfopese 1#e
most interesting plan that j9lHl esee-
met be chosen frunn tHe most 3fa5sseHs=s
men of both parties Jo carry ON me
government for Two years aud that Il
truce be decl8Ged era party questions
in the meantime
A royal commission t. iuaes1lsaJe
the country's fiscal policy and 10 make
Recommendation regarding tsEs5 re-
form is proposed.
THE neWsaaper scheme af coalition
is not taken seriously eF tAe ll.'z-s.Is,
who having W6u narrow victory
object to having tE opponents uia-
tate the program
Lord Rose6ery= naae IS pat Tor
ward for the premiership ice The COM
promise cabinet buE Boseber1- has Iat
i long time refused office aud ms
ptfpularitr now is at 81 low mark be-
cause of his course on the budg-t is
sues
Will Reform House Of Lords
,rhe reform of the house of lords
seems to be tae one thiug assured.
Boeh parties support it, The lords
themselves. are willing to adopt mod
crate changes Immediately lest re-
forms chat would knock the feunda-
tions from the upper house ba carried.
The result is likely to be the aboli-
fion of the hereditary principle.
Peers OF the second generation are
ii be allowed to vote only after they
nave demonstrated their fitness 10
legislate 10y service i'm the house OF
commons. fn civil office. or i'm the army
or navy. The Conservatives are Wilt
ing the lords be deprived OF the power
10 hold UP taxation bills il the plan
be adopted whereby no neW leelsla-
tion shall be included in those bills.
The Liberals want to deprive the
house of lords of tie power to veto
anv bill whatsoever Their faForlte
ptan would be to compel the lords to
adopt any bin sent to them for the
third time by the house of commons,
which. while making the house of com
mons consider a rejected biH carefully,
would give that body the power to
pass legislation on which it mad de-
fefmined in one session
VIII Pass Budget Bill
Ii is taken for granted the house Of
lords will pass the budget bill Not
because tile country has decided
against the lords. on the face Of the
election returns but the cabinet may
be obliged to erase the whisky taxes
to get tile votes Of irish members.
Beyond the reform of the lords. and
the passing OF the budget. parliament
is not likely to get far with anything.
irish members probably viii obtain
the introduction OF "a home rule meas
ure, but ConaerA AatNes Hill oppose
that solialy. and a number of Liberals
are pledged against home rule also.
Several cabinet changes are prob-
sIble when the new government is
formed Reginald NeISenHa, Who has
been unpopular as first lord of the adj
miralty. VIII likely he dropped. He
may be given a peerass.
Richard Burton Haldane. secretary
of state for war tHay become head af
the navy,
John Burns president of the laeIl
government buard. win probably sue
eeed Robert J. Gladstone as home See
retary.
Winston Spencer CInrehHI VIII fake
the place vacated bE john BuHs and
each viii receive q salary OF $4,000 iu-
stead OF $i2.5o0.