The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-21
Moderate Liberals Are Becom-
ing More and More Violent
in Their Language.
HOSTILITY TO THE CROWN
is FEATURE OF QUARREL
Irish Leader Takes Advantage
of General Spirit of Unrest
to Urge Home Rule.
BY PAUL LAMBETH.

Special Cable to The Tribune.
LONDON. Nov. oo.-It's fight to a
finish with the lords.
Premier Asqulths speech at tho Ma
tional Liberal club yesterday leaves no
doubt on that point The question OF
questions today is. HAS the premier got
his guarantees2' Mr. Asqultch's vague
statement yesterday disappointed many,
but now, after reflection. ell Liberals
think that he has recognized tho fact that
the premier must at all costs, keep the
King out OF party politics.
Probably the recent long and myster1-
Gus negotiations between the king and
the cabinet during the kings visit to
London dealt with that point, The king
was most anxious for secrecy the pro-
mier insisting at first on the absolute
necessity of announcing his reception o.
the guarantees TO prevent the breaking
up. of the Liberal party: :.
An indication that implies that Mr.
Asqulth got his guarantees is to be found
in Mr., Redmond's silence and apparent
satisfaction.
King in Controversy.
Ii is not impossible II the guarantees
given the crown itself will be Involved.
Laborites and Socialists predict a large
Increase in their delegation In the next
parliament, are making a lot out OF the
allusion by the Daily News TO mon
archial revolution. and James keir Har-
ole repeats inc threot ABOUT crowns anu
meeting points. Moderate Liberals use
violent language. and the mutteEings OF
radical extremists against George V,
are likely to cause an answering outourst
fact that the name of the king has been
dragged into the controversy on the as
sumption that he has acted in parti-
sian manner shows the degree to which
passion or suspicion has been aroused
As an offset attention is drawn TO
the improvement in the personal relations
between the occupants OF the two front
benches in the commons resulting from
Apparently the close contact of the
conference chamber has rendered their
att,tlde In the house one of greater use
mutually.
Austen Chamberlain has crossed the
floor TO the treasury bench to speak with
MIR. Asquith. and Mr. Balfour has been
detected whispering to Mr.. Lloyd George.
IF Lord Cawder would be good enough
to pass the time Of day with Mr.. Church
Ill - says a London paragrapher, all
might be well"
Taboo Privilege Veto,''
Neither OF the principal British par
ties takes kindly TO a solution OF the
problems OF home rule and a privilege
peers to vote the extinction of their own
order
That blow would stagger the whole
empire. according TO an independent com
uI'JlldlDI III Su!HIllIHS bp lilt Iest.
Tariff rcformers are determined not to
allow their speciality To be lost sight OF
in the din Of dispute over other issues:
Mr.. Balfour's sudden seal OF colonial
preferences gives them great encourage
mcrt. Mr. Lyttleton and Bonar Law
who expect TO be in the next Unionist
government. II there is one TO come are
also advertising this superb policy"
IT is their bcs; rally!ng cry. though
SIR Robertson Nicol. one OF the most
capable personalities OF the Liberal press.
implies that Joseph Chamberlain, by re-
viVing this old idea Of federation on tho
Canadian model. provide them with 4
better shbbolcth.
Colonial preference is treated by the
Liberal orators with hostile hilarlty. Mr..
Churchill dc clarcs that the cabinet is
a unit in opposition to any project which
could not be carried out without tax
on food The fiscal position Of the AS:
quth government shows no signs OF
Weakening
At the meetings Of the Labor party
more numerous and Srore' largely at
tended than ever before. the Osborn
Judgment which has - but paralyzed
tho political activities Of trade union
ISM is a more prominent topic than the
veto, home rule or tariff change.
Redmond Rises to Situation.
John Redmond has risen 20 the situa-
tion with proIuptncss. dignity and tact,
modifying his tone discrccuy as condi-
lions have become more and more acute
demands
As during lis absence in the United
states a mistaken version of his utter
anCes there led 20 considerable error
here, he has rc-dcdnca the position OF
the Irish leaders.
What they want. what ireland wants
he asserts, is not q parliament on COL
lcge green. having sovereign authority
like the London parliament. but n pnr-
liameut With at le1st MS much authority
over local affairs as is possessed by par
lament Of tho South African common
wealth and by thc legislature of every
state IN the German empire.
He admits that his demand is some
what less sweeping than Parncl's but
denies that he has yielded foot OF the
ground occupied three years ago when
after full elaboration the people OF Ire
land rejected the policy OF revolution.
This definition of home rule by analo-
gies. accompanied as 81 ie by Redmond's 8
promise that, II such measure of JUS
ticc is given there will be no part of
the empire moro loyal than Ireland 10
the crown. tile ceptrSl authority and tho
imperial system. strikes the mind Of the
fN,y< II,