New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-15
PARLIAMENT UNCHANGED
Liberal and Unionist Gains Bal
ance One Another.
REDMOND HOLDS IRELAND
William 0'Brien's Opposition
Successful Only in the County
of Cork.
IBY Cable TO ThA Tribune.

by Gable to The Tribune.
London, Dec 14.-Only lightweight
members Of Parliament have now to be
elected. and the Unionist and coalition
gains again balance. twenty-four seats
having been won on each side
There were no surprises among the
recapturing the Ashburton division Of
Devonsl1ire and the Labor party, at the
expense Of the Liberals. winning West
Fife. where the electorate is largely
composed of miners.
Sir Charles Dixie, who Is the father Of
the Liberal party by virtue Of length Of
service, retained his seat In Gloucester
shire by q huge majority.
In Ireland the day has been a bad one
for William OBrien, the Independent
candidates coming to grief in their efforts
to win Nationalist seats liz East LINER
lex. Mid ipperary and Kings County
East Limerick was similarly contested in
list majority over the O'Brienite was
159 whereas it has now been raised to
1884.
The independent candidates in Kings
County and d-Tipperary were not
nominated by the All-for- Ireland League,
but II they had been successful the re-
turn would have been claimed as a VIC
tory by William O'Brien. AS 1t hap
pened, they were badly beaten, and there
is Joy in the Redmondite camp. Appar-
emily O'Brien's influence does not count
for much beyond the borders Of his Ia
tive county Of Cork.
The Unionists are at length beginning
to admit that the majority which the
government was able to command at the
dissolution OF Parliament will not be
substantially reduced. but they say the
country is returning an inconclusive YER
dict following on the inconclusive YER
dict Of a year ago, and consequently
This inference may well be doubted,
however.
The coalition forces will be held to-
eether by the veto question, and a Par
lament bill probably will be passed into
law next year. Home Rule then would
have to take it's chance afterward, and
if the House Of Lords cared to obstruct
ii the Nationalist hopes could not be
realized for four years, as the bill would
require to be passed by the House of
Commons at three successive sessions
before it could be given the royal as
sent.
The Asquith ministry might fall m
the mean time, but barring accidents 1t
ought to run its full course. Much will
depend on whether the Prime Minister
has really obtained guarantees from the
King for the creation Of Liberal peers on
a wholesale plan in the event OF the
House of Lords showing fight over the
abolition OF the veto.
IBy The Associated Press-l
london. Dec 1.-THE results in the gen
sral elections announced tonight leave the
nosit,on of the rival parties unchanged.
This is as follows:
Government CoaIition-Liberals, 22S; Ma
,,ona,ists. 81: independent Nationalist, 9,
and Laborites, 50. Total, 33l.
Observation-Disclosures. 251
Coalition majority, so.
further sign of the growing discomfort
among the Unionists over Mr.. Balfour's
manasement of the campaign. which start
ed in an editorial in The Morning Post,
was noticeable in a speech made by Austen
Chamberlain at Buxton tonight He said
that it was no part Of the original plan
that tariff reform should be submitted TO
a referendum. There are great lncon-
venieces and objections connected with put
ting q budget to popular vote. He would
MT himself have made such a proposal
MANY Urionists, realizing that there Is
M hope of lettering their position in this
election. favor a policy Of negotiation. Sir
Edward Clarke, the noted lawyer. speak
ing in London tonight. said that the
essential result Of this balanced election
WAS that there must be communication
or conference between the parties with a
view to the settlement OF the CONSTITUTE
tutional question 1t would be 1ntolerable
~ this issue should be adjourned by cleo