New-York tribune., 1910-06-12
KING GEORGE AS
PARTY PEACENAkER
Has Suggested Conference OF
Leaders of Both Great Eng
IiSh Parties.
1T WILL DELAY A CRISIS
Messrs. Asquith and Balfour
Have Already Exchanged
Letters on the Subject
Of a Meeting.
rBy cable 10 The Tribune J

TBy cable 10 The Tribune
London. June 11.-As the King IS
known to desire a conference between
the leading men Of both the main parties
81 will be brought about. Neither group
can afford TO adopt an attitude of hostil-
ity 70 il At the opening of the reign, when
the most serious constitutional crisis Of
recent political history is impending. A
correspondence has been begun between
MI Asquith and Mr. Balfour. but three
or four weeks may pass before the pre-
liminsries are arranged.
The scope of the conference must be
determined before the secret session can
be ordered. This ought not TO be impos-
sihie. when il is renembered that Messrs.
Asquith and Balfour are warm personal
friends and equally conciliatory in mind.
In reality the conference is forced by
public opinion. and the leaders are not
in 6 position TO discourage conciliatory
processes. The conference viii be
convenient cKpedient for deferring ac-
ton on the veto resolutions by the House
taken up until grouse day with safe
measures.
An autumn session will be inevitable
whether the conference succeeds or fails.
Legislation will be required if a COM
promise be worked out, and crisis will
involve a general election. If peace be
the cuckoo song. there is more enthusi-
asm on the Cnionist side for compromise
than among the Radicals. The tariff re-
formers want 10 dispose OF the consti-
tutional question so that there viii be
q free field for the fiscal issue.
Redmonds Nationalists are opposed TO
any tactics which may overthrow his
dictatorship. and the Labor members, /
supported BY considerable body of ad- !
vanced Radicals. assert that the confer |
ence viii end in a betrayal OF demo-
cratic principles.
Messrs. Lloyd George and Churchill /
and, possibly, Sir Charles Dixie, may be ]
members Of the secret conference. since /
everything must be done to reconcile the /
Radical section Of the coalition govern /
nlent. The holding of the conference is !
ve.Inigh certain. The details are a mat
ter Of pure speculation until Messrs. As /
quith and Balfour have q frank talk in
response 10 the Kings wishes.
The appointment OF Sir Charles Har-
dinge as Lord Minto's successor to In /
dia has been well received by the press
OF both parties. He is A diplomatist .
who resembles Lord Duherin in quail /
lies of mind and is one of the best per .
Foreign Office. His successor in the .
Foreign Office viii probably be Sir Ar /
thur Nicholson.
Lord Kitchener viii go TO Malta and
remain there until a suitable post can be .
found for him
The Duke Of Connaught's appointment 1
Niceroy Of Canada viii be deferred (
until his return from South Africa
The American Ambassador is greatly .
fatigued by the labors involved by Mr. !
Roosevelt's strenuous activities in Lon
don; but he is also overjoyed that every 4
thing has gone off so We'll He has re .
tired TO Wrest Park for the week end /.
with Mrs. Reid. He is arranging a spe- 1
Cial audience with the King for General F.
Woodfcrd. which viii take place proba- 4
hly next week. That General Wood /
ford's oratory is as fervid as ever was
shown by a vigorous speech at the P!l- 4
gri.ns' dinner last night. in which he
made an eloquent forecast of the future +.
relations Of the AngIo-American part 4
ners IN managing the business Of the 4
world. J. Pierpont Morgan's appear /
snce at social functions in London does (
not encourage bear raids upon the stock 1
market. He IS in robust health and not 4
losing hours of sleep over political ankle 4
ties in America.
Commander Peary started to-day for I
America A small group Of friends, /
Captain Scott and officials of the Royal .
Geographical Society among them. 4
cheered him when the train left the /
station. He expressed entire satisfaction .
with his reception in England and on
the Continent.
While he has delivered a series Of ad-
dresses before scientific bodies he has /
avoided making an undue commercial f.
use Of his literary material, which VIII T.
be reserved for America. Captain Bart 4
lett is his companion for the voyage.
George T. Wilson has increased his ,
reputation for eccentric humor by a roll
licking. irresponsible speech at the Pill 1
Erims' dinner. which kept the audience
in a continuous uproar of merriment.
He Viii remain here with. Mrs. Wilson
of engagements