The Detroit times., 1910-11-28
GREAT POLITICAL
|bATTLE IS NOW ON
british Parliament Is Dissolved and
Fate of House of Lords Is In
Balance.

LONDON, Nov. 2S.-Englands
olitical die has been cast, parliament
as been dissolved and the battle be-
veen the House o: Lords and the
Liberals which may result In a social
evolution I'm Great Brain, is on.
he lords and commons met In joint
cssion today to hes' the l-ing's die
,ution speech, which was formal.
anking the elected ana he here9i-
bry lawmakers for their labors, an
ouncing the prorog Ing OF the pres
M parliament and The kings deter
nination TO call a general election Tor
he selection OF new House or Com
ions
Lord Loreburn, the Lord High Chan
ellor. read the speech OF the king.
IL opened with a reference TO the
cath OF his father, King Edward, de-
larlng Georges determination 10
Follow I'm my dear fathers foot.
tops" He said England WAS at peace
nth all the world and that he con
IDENTITY hoped the award OF Tho
Hague tribunal in the North Atlantic
sheries case, which had been IA
ource OF controversy between Amer
~,
century, had settled the case.
1T is cause Of special satisfac-
fon." he said. that 1t has been found
3ossible 10 solve by arbitration prob
Ems OF such an intricate and difficult
Azure and that the award has been
deceived on both sides OF the Atlantic
d spirit which must tend TO in
1fease good will"
Georges speech concluded: II re-
| ret that the conference which took
I lace with a view TO arriving at
|olution Of the recurring difficulties
etween the two houses OF parliament
as failed to come 10 an agreement
The Asquith cabinet members were
OF present at the dissolution. being In
Executive session at the time conclud-
Eg business that had to be wound up.
The dissolution of parliament and
be calling of new general election
las forced by the Liberals, who are
|ow in power. Today's act marks a
Warfare whose central issue Is the
destruction of the last vestige OF pow
| r OF the hereditary House of Lords,
pr the saddling upon England OF the
bld regime
The Liberals seek the abolition Of
The Lords excepting as a purely con-
Quilting body Having got It out OF
he way. If they are successful. they
propose 10 enact mass OF very adj
Fanced legislation. The laborites also
KANT TO abolish the lords entirely. not
wen allowing II TO remain for the
purpose OF consultation. The pro-
ram OF legislation sought by the
borites Is even more advanced than
hat demanded by the Liberals. 1t Is
bocialistic. in fact. The Irish. too. are
BENT on ending the supervising rule OF
|he lords. They do not care how IL Is
home They demand Irish home rule.
he Lords have thus far baked them.
with the Peers out OF the way. the
irish expect home rule. The Conserva-
lives want the Lords 10 continue in
bower but their idea OF reform is a
ouse OF still greater strength than
he present one and just as conserva-
i've.
That, in brief, Is the condition pre-
Eailing In England today.
The fight for and against the lords
has become such dominating issue
hat IT has even been forecasted in
some of the more radical circles that
II King George declines to aid the
liberals, in the event OF a Liberal VIC
Iory at the polls next month, he may
lose his throne.
To get the lords out OF the way, II
Is necessary that enough Liberal
peers be named to change the politi-
ral complexion OF the upper house
from solidly Conservative TO solidly
Liberal. Only the king can create
these peers. The great question in
is:
Will George obey the people and
help abolish the lords by creating the
Liberal peers?