The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-01
ENGLISH CRISIS IS
AGAIN POSTPONED
Premier Asquith's Government
Gets Lease of Life Until
After Easter.
CONSERVATIVES ANXIOUS
TO AVOID NEW ELECTION
Struggle Against the House of
Lords Will Be Resumed
i'm Earnest.

LONDON, Feb. 2S.-At the session
outcome of which was eagerly awaited
by all the members of both houses able
TO pack themselves into the chamber,
Premier Asquith s government OBJ
tanned lease of life until after Eas-
ter.
This was the gift of the Conserva'
tives, who were so anxious TO avoid
two general elections within so brief
a period that they accepted the pre-
mier' programme without calling Tor
vote
Will Renew Struggle,
When the house of commons meets
after Easter. it will take UP the strug'
gle to revolutioni2e the British gov
ernment system Resolutions will be
presented TO deprive the house of lords
OF all authority over finances and or
the power of vetoing the measures OF
the lower house, leaving to the lords
only the functions of delay and DIS
cussion.
If this plan succeeds the govern,
ment proposes next year TO proceed
with the transformation of the house
of lords from n hereditary to demo-
cratic body.
Such was the programme on which
the prime minister and Chancellor
Lloyd George declared the government
staked It's existence, In the meantime
the budget stands sidetracked. 1t is
likely when it is taken up 1t will com
bine the budgets of two years, shorn
OF the features Objectionable to the
Irish members.
Before the Easter adjournment, the
house of commons will deal with reso-
lutions enabling the government to
continue TO borrow money and with
the appropriation bill for the army,
navy and other departments.
Government Majorities.
Mr.. Asquith IS plan gained the sup.
port of the advanced Radicals and of
the Laborites. who have been waver-
ing. so that the government, later in
the evening, had majorities of ninety
one and ninety-hye, respectively,
against the proposed amendments TO
Mr.. Asquith S resolution.
The Irish members had withdrawn
from the house for n discussion of
policy when the programme was ac-
cepted They had. however, decided to
refrain from voting
The prcmier's motion giving govern
ment business precedence at every sit
ting up to March 81 was adopted with
out division
With regard TO the house OF lords,
Mr., Asquitb said he hoped the upper
chamber would agree with the pro-
posed plan. but whether it dld or not,
the government intended TO place on
the statute books provision that
would set free the house of commons
from the veto Of the lords.
Pledge of Chancellor.
Chancellor Lloyd- George delivered
telling speech. He said that the gov
ernmcnt could not ask for the exercise
Of the royal prerogative upon proposals
which had not vet received the sane
tion of the house OF commons or the
opposition of the house of lords
''The government will stake It's ex-
istcncc,' said the chancellor. "upon
the advice it will give the sovereign
if it becomes necessary TO do so. This
is a matter of the greatest moment to
the democracy of Great Britain and
Ireland. We are lighting powerful
combination. which cannot be over
thrown without courage and comrade-
ship, LOYALTY and sacrifice. -