The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-23
TO STAND OR FALL
BY THE VETO BILL
Significant ttteranceS of Wins
ton Spencer Churchill in
House of Commons.
REGARDED AS VOICING
GOVERNMENT SENTIMENTS
Prospects That Agreement May
Be Reached to Avoid An
other Election.

LONDON, Feb. 22.-Witbout any ac-
tua change in thc parliamentary situa-
tion. the outlook tonight was more hope
full for the government II seems that
certain ministers met the new parlia
mcnt on Monday without having made
much effort 10 seek tho views of the
various groups forming the government
majority or 10 satisfy their susccptl-
biIity The surprise with which The Ma
tionalsts and Laborites learned that
they had misappreheDdcd Premier As
auth s speech with reference to ''sc
curing guarantees " for dealing with the
house Of lords was in a great measure
responsible for the crisis.
Change Of Viewpoint.
Both the Nationalist and Laor par
ties, however, arc aware that they have
nothing TO gain by throwing out the
government, as this would lead TO n
dissolution and TO the probable victory
of the Conservatives at the next general
elections. Hence, the extremists today
displayed n moro couciliatorY spirit.
Tho cabinet held a long council 10
draft the veto resolutions and TO debate
the general situation. The rcsult OF
the deliberations was "A speech in the
house Of commons by Winston Spencer
Churchill, president Of the board of
trade. IN which he announced the de.
termination of tho government TO stand
or fall by the veto bill. This deter
mination should to some degree, satisfy
The irrccouciables, who, II should be
remembered, in no way agree among
themselves. the l.aboritcs being as
strongly for the budget as the Nation
alists arc against IT,
Anv direct cooperation between these
Two parties with the express intention
of defeating the government is I'M
probable.
Attitude Of Laborites.
In fact. meetings of the Labor party
have shown that there is a strong feel
inc against any action likely TO deLeaI
thc ministry, while the Nationallsts
would not likely 90 beyond abstalnlng
from voting, for the budget. lndeen,
tho NationaJists today decided not to
take any action for the present that
wouId embarrass the government,
NEGOTIATIONS are now proceeding be
tween the different parties with view
ia ayerting n crisis until the budget Is
adopted. aud some progress has oceu
made with the veto resolutions
Government MoutnplcCc'
Sncaliue from carefully prepared
notes. which showed tbac he was q
monfhpiece of the government, Winston
Spencer Churchill declared n. in the P? house s.,
T%nId tHe passaee ssaes Of Of the veto bill and he
promised that resolution embody,ngg
its principles would be brought 1or"11d
AT the earliest possible moment. he
did not think any reasonable member
would recommend thai. the house ca. cXer. ,l,
cisc IFS power of refusing the necessary
snnnI;es. To attempt to compel con
stitntional change by that means would,
in the Judgment Of the goyernment. ex-
nose them to swift and binding catas-
tropbe. NJ, ,b.,,,u so;l
would regard the destruction OF the mud;
"ct as a mortal blow, They attached
an Importance TO il second only TO
that Of the veto bill. They wonld fur
thcr regard It's defeat as vinheat'on
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