The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-29
GREAT POLITICAL
BATTLE IS NOW ON
British Parliament Is Dissolved and
Fate of House of Lords Is In
Balance.

LONDON, NOV. So.A-4'o'
political die has been cast, parliament
has been dissolved and the battle De-
tween the House o, Lords and the
Liberals which may result In a sociai
revolution In Great Britain, is on.
.he lords and commons me. In JOINT
session today to hea' the lings dig
solution speech, which was formal
thanking the elected ana he nereHf
tary lawmakers for their labors, an
nouncing the prorogi.ns OF the pres
ent parliament and The kings de'rr'
minatlon 10 call general election LOT
tho selection OF new House or Coip'
mons
Lord Loreburn the Lord High Cnan'
cellor, read the speech OF the king
II opened with a reference TO the
death OF his father, King Edward, de-
claring Georges determination 10
Follow In my dear fathers root
steps" He said England was at peace
with all the world and that he con-
fidently hoped the award OF me
Hague tribunal in the North Atlantic
fisheries case. which had been
source OF controversy between Amer
lea. Canada and England for nearly
century, had settled the case.
1T Is cause OF special satslac'
ton" he said. that II has been round
possible 10 solve by arbitration proD-
lens OF such an intricate and dincult
nature and that the award has beeh
received on both sides OF the Atlantic
I'm a spirit which must tend TO In
crease good Will
Georges speech concluded: Il re-
gret that the conference which TOOK
place with a view TO arriving at a
solution OF the recurring difficulties
between the two houses OF parliament
has failed to come TO an agreement.
The Asquith, cabinet members were
not present at the dissolution, being In
executive session at the time conclud'
ing business that had TO be wound up.
The dissolution OF parliament and
the calling OF new general election
was forced by the Liberals, who are
now in power. Today's act marks
warfare whose central issue Is the
destruction OF the last vestige OF pow
er OF the hereditary House OF Lords,
or the sadding upon England OF the
old regime.
The Liberals seek the abolition of
the Lords excepting as purely con
sulting body. Having got ii out OF
the way. If they are successful. they
propose to enact a mass OF very adj
vanced legislation. The laborites also
want TO abolish the lords entirely, not
even allowing il 10 remain for the
purpose of consultation The pro
gram OF legislation sought by the
laborites Is even more advanced than
that demanded by the Liberals. II Is
Socialistic, in fact. The Irish. too. are
bent on ending the supervising rule OF
the lords. They do not care how 1t is
done. They demand Irish home rule.
The Lords have thus far baked them.
With the Peers out OF the way the
Irish expect home rule. The Conserva
tives want the Lords to continue In
power, but their idea OF reform Is
house OF still greater strength than
the present one and just as conserva-
tive.
That. in brief. Is the condition pre-
vailing In England today.
The fight for and against the lords
has become such a dominating Issue
that il has even been forecasted In
some OF the more radical circles that
IL King George declines to aid the
Liberals, In the event Of a Liberal VIC
tory at the polls next month. he may
lose his throne.
To get the lords out OF the way, 1t
Is necessary that enough Liberal
peers be named to change the politi-
cal complexion OF the upper house
from solidly Conservative to solidly
Liberal. Only the king can create
these peers. The great question In
England Is:
VIII George obey the people and
help abolish the lords by creating the
Liberal peers?
The dissolution writs for the old
parliament were issued this evening
and the new parliament to be elected
either In December or January is or
dered to met on January 81, 1911.