The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-11

1t shall be settled In Joint sitting. com
posed OF members OF the two houses.
provided that if the difficulty relates
10 matter of gravity. end has not been
adequately submitted To the judgment of
the people. ii shall not he submitted to
the joint sitting, but shall be submitted
for decision to the electors by referen
dunn
That as to money bills. such provi-
sion shall he on the following lines;
THE lords prepared to rorego their
constitutional right TO reject or amend
money bills which are purely financial
In character.
Provided that il any question arises
as to whether bin or any provisions
thereof arc purely financial in character
that question shall be referred to joint
committee Of both houses. with the
speaker of the house OF commons as
chairman who shall have n casting vote
only. IF tho committee holds that bill
or the provisions in question are not
purely financial in character. they shall
be dealt with forthwith In a joint sitting
of the two houses
Joe Chamberlain Speaks.
II believe that the majority OF the
people are in favor OF II second cham
ber which gives u9. as IL does 10 all
self governing nations In which 1T OBJ
tans, the advantage OF time for reilec"
lion and necessary dcllberation in re-
gard to new legislation. We do not wish
to trust our interests TO a motley ma
joriiy Of Irish Nationallsts, Socialists
and Radicals.
During recent times the house OF
lords has rejected the homo rule lesis-
lation and the radical education and
licensing proposals, which were all un-
popular In the country. IL this action
a reason for abolishng the house OF
lords ard destroying our present protec-
tion against home rule and extreme
measurcS?'
The other main plank in the Couservs-
tive platform is tariff reform. explained
as follows by Austen Chamberlain:
'The maximum duty on whcut proposed
by tariff reformcrs is sixpence hundred
weight. or two shillngs quarter. oil for
eign wheat only
',Home- grown and colonial wheat will
he free, and the hgurcs havo named VII,
not be exec eedcd In the case Of foreign
wheat
'It Is desirable to encourage the I'm
portation OF Whole grain rather than or
l,nre and our farmers may have the benc-
liz OF the nffal for feeding stock.
"rhc duty. on -four should. therefore,
duty on wheat
American Dollars
r. r, Smith cant forget Redmond with
his pockets full of protectionist dollars 70:
Inc purpose Of mcnacinG free trade. The
Irish chiefs tour In the United states
haunts the brilliant lawyer. Redmond
gave his orders that there should be an
Immediate dissolution he says, bat he
hind him was gentleman who hore the
ancient DatroOymic or OCallaS1an. who
lived at Boston and obliclngly plac
ing before, the British public his claims"
After quoting the telegram from
O'CaIsghan to Redmond. stating. Amer
leu is with YOU In your fight against the
house of lords r. j.. Smith congra tu-
lated tho people OF England upon tho
forces which were good as TO assist
them In revising their own constitutional
problcm-and very sarcastically he did ii.
With an aliusion to representatives OF
the foreign faction coming To intervene
in this country's problem" He also eX-
claimed:
''Mr. Callsghan. Mr.. Redmond and Mr
Asquith-
Little rleas have smaller ncas
Upon their backs 10 bite them.
Smaller flcas have lesser fcas.
And so ad intinitum.'
Wiser Counsels Prevail.
Moderate opinion is dead against Smith
in tactics which play up racial animosly
for, party ends and In this regard he has
a pattern OF better conduct set him by
| Hon Alfred Lytticton. who discusses the
crisis thus:
''Uniopists stood for strong and
| united parliament for a strong and united
ma ation. and above all. they did not upon
| their side stand for hatred among classes.