The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-16
I|slL Of KING
BlRTlEs ENGLAND
NJ Prepared For Announce
ment, He VIII Not Create
Liberal Peers
sGRAVEST SITUATION
FACED IN CENTURIES
Blocks Asqulth's Program For
3 Passage OF Parliament Bill
Taking Veto Power Away
From Hereditary Peers

LONDON. Nov. 1.-THE report THAI
King George has refused Ia promise
" rremser Asauith to create suftlclent
S H3heral peers to outpnmper this Con-
-arsatives in the House Of Lords mus
n Geartted England as no political aii-
4 mouncemeni in years.
sae n II said that the king made TINS
aGfusai positive ana declared ht would
y ~ recede from IL even II lie e"AhIE
Wont overw heimsnglS i.iH"Fai 1T lhe
n &o9thcominR general elections.
King George is known II have pro-
& nounced tory feelings. bat The idea
II tat he would DEFY popular altlhleH' as
H ~ expected 10 he expressed at the polls
Il ri December. strikes the people rs IN
eeedfple Even the Conservatives are
U4nrtlea BY the possible consequence
" Georges act
Consequences Be Grave.
M The Morning News III u passionate
4 Tesiew of the situation says
Elm n survey OF the theoretical possl-
E#031jt4es OF the political SITUATION one IS
n NomF~4fcd to take inJo consideration
The practically inconceiNaqit PROPOSE
@ ton that the crown may ally Itself with
111e House of Lords 10 prevent the se-
nltxing ct the peoples judgment.
Dnch D move wouio mean 3 fa9posc1l-
&M1 revolutionary movement attaed 10
Ii &he peers revolution. ana IN sueh @H
54yGni the EraveSt happenings That the
v 4puntry has neied IN centuries arc TO
Rbe expected
M King George arrived At London to-
Emy from Sanainehaln to he oil the mr.
#xMe line.
Asquith has demanded that ii the
1pie, in the elections he expected
4caN In December, returned an over
Naming majority for the Liberals in
~ mouse OF commons. htAa beorEe
ibid agree to create stitaeient Lfhefai
efN to outyote tue Conservatives IA
So House of Lord. In this way AS
X91th expected IL have the House ot
gds pass the PARLIAMENT laH by
o1Gh The veto power Is taken away
04n the hereditary peers of tne realm.
Liberal House OF Commons, to be
-. could pass the veto oiii. bat it
0old NOT become law uata il had
oon passed by the House of LORDS.
a. - ~ present constituted. the House of
2oEoA viii never vote IN e1nascuiate
loelf.
Put In 4 Dilemma.
SsA serious crisis Was expected to be
$nFecipitRlea by the coup sprung ia the
Il Ggus by Loru LansdoWne, the Jnlun
~ leader, who announced that he
lousd to day request Inc government
\ m Introduce the Parliament bill i'm
IN the House OF Lords. The
IA II 0f GreNe, the government leader,
9&a1ed that he did not know what ac
S1on the government would take ON the
14Qusst. which is intenasd and expect
seriously TO hamper the Liberals
n they AcGeued to Transformers demand
ooy would precipitate the veto Ques-
E%&34Qn In the House Of Commons, not
overwhelmingly Liberal and IA a
#zf0uoe Of Loros known to be antugon-
as. As 1t cannot be presumed that
4e.o Lords wound consider the passage
the Dill. introducing IL at this unc
I0olo have the effect OF greatly uelay-
HI &0Es the general elections, white a re-
4on1 to Introduce il would place the
In the attitude al going
& MMk1r0 the people with tire iutimation
~ the ministry had met a reverse
vsn before II had brought cut lis veto
~ Tor 4 passage.
sSSs Ait0a&aon ia Nut Shell.
x04 radical elemeBt Wishes r. re-
Ve AL power from the mouse OF
k0A because the LORDS have checked
Mgn progressive legislation passed by
cOmmonx, by using their prerogA-
49, ~ ~ veto. The MOST extreme radl-
a1 wish to abolish the house OK
4e altogether aud Substitute a
eoF electoral body having the same
>t*s 49,. :. WY t'iiin'ohs t,'at u'S
& representatives
lv.s1 " SotIH'o"s tou3u tasIi|
I..s I'll ,1nA we Ne'o Po@eF away
S!sSzss.A 80 'v1us. suu,u sNeh Noe" 80
~. .no mouse oi iofas, bat aach
- 49, coulo not became la% untii
neen pAsseo ~ the iafas ana
~ Herds naturally would never agree
A6oIfsh themselves.
~ uoessis -raoIehis--afe a. pres
e eon.loi OK Ehshsh poiltics AT
po.s: w"ere 'ne people express
ZINES. but 'hes are constantly
RI32sz. 9s1aAtoo ps thr cohser saute ioros'
nv, e'ec'oo. nht hoia thef
SsssSN "a uiIth.
80 .1eN uesIc - applAsh Inc ioros.
~ 80. .esl,et 'irsH poWefs' the
ss... 80. nAse nsAeu hihs george 10
- that they favor the pal{c,, Of