Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-03
POLITICS IN ENGLAND.
The Crisis ofthe House ofLaws-Betting
in Favor of Labor-Trish Alliance.

In FAVOR Oh k1dbOk Hftaohccs
London. Dec. 3.-That the House
OF Lords may weather the storm and
remain in possession OF its power TO
veto the radical legislation fostered by
the House OF Commons, is coming to
be more general today. Although the
betting on the stock exchange today
was 4 to / that the liberal labor Irish
alliance will be in the majority in the
next House OF Commons as result OF
the pending elections, the bets are not
that the majority will be big one.
On the other hand, it is asserted IN
many circles that the liberals alone
will not have as many votes as the
conservatives, but will be forced to
call upon their labor-lrish allies for
votes to pass any measure opposed by
the conservatives.
A victory by such narrow margin
for the liberals does not indicate that
King George will execute the anti
lords policy of the liberals,s led by
Premier Asquith and Chancellor Lloyd
George. The liberals demand that in
the event of liberal victory, King
George shall create sufficient liberal
peers in the House OF Lords to pass a
bill removing the last vestige OF power
from the lords and making the heredi-
tary body merely consultiye institu-
ton.
Son all hands it is conceded today
that the offer OF 1000 pounds week
is, 00O) made to tho Chancellor OF the
Exchequer Lloyd George by an Ameri-
can vaudeville concern, will materially
damage the cause OF the liberals.
Conan & Harris. American man
ayers, cabled Lloyd-George an offer OF
S., O00 weekly for three weeks to de-
liver some OF his famous "limehousins"
speeches in their new theatre. Lime
housing" refers to speeches Lloyd
George recently delivered at Lime
house, which he introduced novel
ideas into English political campaigns.
Lloyd. George naturally has not ac-
cepted such an offer, but the conser-
yatives are making great capital OF it,
declaring the famous chancellor is re-
garded abroad rather as a clown than
as statesman, and the British cleo
torate is highly in sensitive over ridi-
Guile.
OF the 20 constituencies being con-
tested today, &c were liberals ia the
last parliament: 26 we're upionists and
we're laborities. In many cases the
majorities in these constituencies last
January we're so small that today's vot-
ing may eAily see reverses.
There is considerable betting this
afternoon that the unionists will gain
20 seats in the new parliament.
The Irish today returned John Red
mond, Patrick O'Brien and j. P. Nan
netti.
Although no definite announcement
has ever been made; it has been cur
rent gossip that King George has
promised Asquith, in the event OF a
liberal victory, to appoint enough
liberal peers to overthrow the House OF
| Lords
1t is believed however, that in this
event fhe liberals can only poll ma
jority OF votes by lining up with the
laborites and the Irish. The king will re-
fuse to create the new peers, he argu-
mo .hot oe~sa-watiVa- mains awnn II
insufficient to constitute a majority,
are indicative of the popular distrust
of the radical action proposed by the
liberals.
Seventy constituencies will today re-
turn parliamentary members. As these
constituencies are scattered all over
England and Scotland, it is believed
that today's result will have consider
able influence over the future polling,
as we'll as furnishing fairly accurate
barometer ofthe final outcome.