Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-23
Winston Spencer Churchill An
nounces That Such Is the Gov
ernment'S Determination.
EXTREMISTS MORE 'PLACABLE
EationniIsts and Lnboritcs Realize
They Have Nothing TO Gain by
Throwing Ministry Out.

London, Feb 22-without any actual
change in the parliamentary situation,
the outlook tonight was more hope
certain ministers met the new parma
1ncnt on Monday without having made
much effort to seek the views OF the
various groups forming the government
majority or TO satisfy their suscepti-
bility. The surprise with which the Ma
tionalists and Laeorites learned that
they had misapprehended Premier AS
quiths speech with reference TO Sc
curing guarantees for dealing with the
house of lords was in a great measure
responsible for the crisis.
EXTREMISTS CONCIL1AToRY.
Both the Nationalists and Labor par
Ties. however, arc aware that tney
have nothing to gain by throwing out
the government, as this would lead TO
q dissolution and to the probable VIC
tory of the Conservatives at the next
general elections. Hence. the eXtrem-
lists today displayed moro concilla-
tory spirit
The cabinet hold a long council TO
draft the veto resolutions and to debate
the deliberations was a speech In the
house o. commons by Winston Spcn-
GER Churchill. president of the board
of trnde. In which he announced the
determination of the government to
stand or fall by the veto BILL This
determination should. to some degree,
satisfy the irreconcilablcs, who. II
should be remembered, In no way agrcc
among themselves. the Laborites being
as strongly for the budget as the Ma
tionnlistS are against IT.
Any direct cooperation between
these two parties with the express in
tentlon of defeating the government Is
Improbable.
In rac,, meetings of the Labor party
have shown that there Is strong feel
ing against any action likely to defeat
the ministry, while the Nationalists
would not likely go beyond abstaining
from voting for the budget. Indeed
the NationalIsts today decided not to
take nnwy action for the present that
would embarrass the government
Negotiations are now proceeding be-
tween the different parties with view
to nvertinS a crisis until the budget Is
adopted. and some progress has been
made with tho veto resolutions.
GOVERNMENTS ATTITUDE.
Speaking from carefully prepared
notes, which showed that he was
mouthpiecc of the government, Wins
ton Spencer Churchill declared in the
house of commons today that the cab
met would stake It's whole existence
upon the passage of the veto bill and
he promised that resolution embody-
ing It's principles would be brought
forward at tho earliest possible mo-
mcnt. He did not think any reason
able member would recommend that
the house exercise its power of refus-
ing the necessary supplies. To attempt
10 compel constitutional change by
thnt means would, In the Judgment of
the government, expose them to a
swift and binding catastrophe.
Tho ministry. Mr.. Churchill said.
would regard the destruction of The
budget as a mortal blow. They attached
an Importance to it second only to that
OF the veto bill. They would further
regard its defeat as a vindlcation of
the unconstitutional action of the
house of lords
The government he continued, was
bound TO bring to n final Issue It's policy
OF dealing with the house OF lords and
for the abolition of the absolute veto
power of the second chamber II there
were to be crisis and deadlock. how
ever. they could not come too soon. The
policy of the government was TO place
the proposals before the house SO that
the decision OF tke members might be
taken thereon.
THE LABOR PARTY.
James Kelr Hardie, president Of the
Independent Labor party. protested
against any attempted reconstruction
OF the house OF lords. as the Laborites,
he said, did not believe merely in de-
stroying the veto power OF the lords.
q relic of feudaliSm and an insult and