The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-09

,gsual Cls, D,'Da'rT 20 - SrN
LONDON. June Parliament r-as-
ssmbled thu afternoon message from
King George replying to addresses on
The occasion u King Edwards death
Vas read ~ both horses The sittings
we're brief aud uneveRtful Everybody .
thoughts were Fixed on the prospect ~ a
conference IN the issus between the two
houses which seems daily L. heCOms'
more prohrhl-
Waiter Hume Long Who Was Irish { Il
Secretary IN tue Bslfcur Ministry said q a
pubhc luncheon Just before the houses
met that puy Efforts toward conference
would meet with ready Wiling and pa
,rio'.c rrspuns. from the opposition
% VA understood that M Longs an
n0luC.meut was made on the authority
u -,.Prm- Minister Bslfour and other
Opposition Irsdsrs, nd ~ furnished "a
mpprsu' contribution q" th- discuss IA
~ me lupbi.s u Wh.t wa- tho only rr-
hucai topic 'h-rr
10 gubhc reference vas made ~ the
topic tu the HDus- IT Commons hut 10
the Huu-s ~ Lords the Earl ~ Cr-Ns
fl.. Government leader referred 90 Lord
Rn--hrry = reform resolutions a. having
been removed from the ag.nda and put
GA the li-t of SINE dir motions he Sax
gestpd that tine whole matter had better
stand over Tor a we~s ~ two when per
haps o." Government would b- able
tu -p-sh more definitely
"A
.psakinE 100 reference 90 the course ~
business said he had received lntormatr0 u
from Influential quarters thai ~ the opin-
ION " those Quah6-d - Judge u would
he better II be did not proceed With he
resolution Tor "a. reform Of the s-COnd
chamh@r immediately on the reaS--m-
bling Of Parliament
There was an idea Lord Rus-berv said
that the recent bereavement ~ The nation
would aAord an opportunity for some form
~ medication a. between the acute de-
mands u the two parties un this great
constitutional issue There vas also q
feeling Lord Rosebery declared that u
was not desirable 20 embarrass the be.
ginning u new reign by pushing forward
ISSUES affecting the Constitution ~ grave
a. thosa which they have been discussing
this year
In Ms Judgment this did not apply %
his resolutions u vas said that II he
pressed hs resolutions he you'd invite
reprisals and would provoke those who
were NOT unwilling 20 he provoked.
Nothing could be more unfounded IN
logic said Lord RosebeTy than any
such pretenOe The House u Lords
resolutions had nothing 20 do with the
veto power.
Therefor when he said he would not
PROCEED with his resolutions Immediately
he did not wish u understood that he
deferred them a. having any relation 70
the Government resolutions
In political circles Tonight II - re-.
Rardet a. practically certain that the
Government will invite a conference
Nothing j. officially announced. bat there
il reason ~ believe that a conference.
II one l. held. will be- confined to Premier
Asqmth. Mr. Balfour. the Far u Crew"
and Lord l.snsdowne
The NationaIisis and IabOrites will
NOT he represented. Indeed. they gen
erally oppose the idea Many Of them
are indignant ~ the Government = will
inRne-s 10 adopt such a method
me % the labor leaders said toni ght
that a conference implies compromise.
and that there - no room for compounds.
Rather than agTee to a conference he
would prefer that the matter he dropped
Tor the present