Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-09
March Of RepubliOanisin in Portugal
May Have an Effect on British
Empire, is the Prediction.
DELICATE ISSUE TO CONSIDER
Monaoing Cry of James Keir Hardie
is Again Raised.
REGARDED AS NOTE OF WARNING
Count Upon Aid of Crown Against
Arrogance of Peers.
CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE LORDS
Talk that the Crown May Follow
the COrOnet TO the Melting Pot
and Republicans Come in
TO Complete Control.
EGARDED AS NOTE OF WARNING
AGAINST THE LORDS

LONDON, Oct S.-(Special Cablegrarn.)-
For British statesmanship the march OF
republicansm in the Iberian peninsula has
more than the Importance OF a delicate
issue of foreign relations to be handled
by Sir Edward Grey. 1t has direct bearings
upon the international political situation.
This is because of the Extraordinary efforts
OF Mr.. Asquith and his lieutenants in the
radical coalition to secure for the democ-
racy fits proper share in government by
curbing the house Of Lords, cannot be dl-
vorced absolutely from the status of the
monarchy itself.
Edward VII clearly recognized the con-
nection and did not try to conceal his
anxiety from his encourage. One OF the
most menacing cries raised againsta the
Lords was the cry of James Keir Hardie
last winter:
1--WE count upon the aid of the crown
against the arrogance OF the peer; and, If
we are disappointed, 1t may be that the
crown will follow the cornet to the melt
ing pot" Tories delight to call him Queer
Hardie; and even the liberals suspect him
OF ever estimating his value to the re-
mainder of mankind but Hardie does rep
resent in his noisy fashion a party GER
tainly not diminishing and his flnig at
"tyrants Of all ranks" is recalled today.
Little shaISy in England.
After discussing the chances for and
against serious republican movement in
the near future among any of the popula-
tion OF the monarchial powers, an able
thinker, seeking a point Of contact between
Portuguese republicans and the democracy
of the United Kingdom, says it is incon-
ceivable that the leaders of political thought
in England, when taking broad view Of
events in Lisbon, should not see the light
these cast upon the forthcoming coronation
of George V, "a ceremony bound to do one
of two things-either increase or decrease
the sources of democracy in the greatest
state OF the modern world"
Whether republican success In Portugal
will greatly stimulate republican feeling
in this country Is doubtful The republican
| movement here has not amounted to much
since the diamond jubilee Of Victoria.
though prior TO that celebration 1t deserved
some attention.
| a widespread outburst Of loyalty to the
reignlng family followed the death of ''The
I best fellow who ever had the misfortune
to swing scepter," as Tim Healy de-
! scribed him.
! Quite likely the pageantry and fetes of
I the coronation next year will work in
the same direction throughout feudal Eng
lans. However, it may be in Scotland,
| Wales a. d Ireland
something May Happen.
But, altogether apart from the future
Of royalty, there Is TO be reckoned with
| the infllence, coronation enthusiasm may
| exert upon the campaign the radicals are
cOnduiung against the lords.
! A prominent tory organ accuses them OF
] warming at their campflres the whole
I brood OF revolutionary vipers," and sp-
parently this charge is a cue cleverly
I chosen and given to the high party by
I the adroit Baltour.
Unionists profess to believe that the
rising tide Of national enthusiasm for
crown and empire will swamp the rad
icals at the next general election, whether
II occurs In January or later in 1911
To this the radicals reply that the spec
tacle of the democracy of Portugal boldly
changing intolerable conditions by the only
method available stirs the souls of true
democrats In ali lands and must encour,
age the British and Irish democrats Il
strike down their arstocrahc oppressor'
at Westminster.
It is significant nevertheless that tn,
practical men in liberal councils are urging
that the appeal to the country on tn,
constitutional issue be made before tn,
coronation excitement sets in. January Il
their month-the earliest period con
venient.