Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-22
PREMIER AsQU|TH
WITHOUT ALLIES
Irish NationaliSts viii Not Sup
port the Governments Finan-
ciaI Program.
LAB0RITEs VERY UNCERTAIN.
Altogether Probable That Another APP
peal TO Constituents VIII Soon
Be NIndc.

London, Feb. 21.-The players in the
game OF politics threw their cards on
the table in the house of commons to-
DAY. The government Is without the
allies necessary to carry legislation and
tho prospect Is that the country will
be stirred up by another general elcc-
ton within few months
Premier As9uith announced that the
financial legislation Will be put ahead
OF the proposals to curb the power OF
the house ot lords John +. RedmorN.
the Irish leader. declared natly that
the Natlonallsts would not support that
program. The Lalborltes are holding
meeting to decide their course. They
probably will follow in the footsteps OF
tho Irish members.
The government may be able to adopt
the budget by the grace of the Conserv-
atives who possibly viii vote for Ii
in order to avert financial chaos and
keep the wheels of the empire turning.
The enactment Of the budget will, as
Mr.. Redmond pointed out. leave the
winning cards In the hands of the lords
who then Will be free to reject the
bill! for the reforming of their house
and force another election.
Liz HitebliS VI ptii tOudy Nlt-3
a momentous one. for the cabinetspol-
Icy Was not revealed to the country
until Premier ASqulth took tho floor
Mr.. Redmond and his Irish colleagues
controlled the course of events. His
pronounccment that the Irish members
would not support the prime minister
was the sensation OF the day and IL
appears to have settled the administra-
tion's fate. 1t is reported that % Rad
icals have declared their intention of
supporting Mr. Redmond against tho
governments course and that great
pressure Is being brought to bear from
the Radicals to induce Mr.. Asquith to
resign forthwith.
Austen Chamberlain Will propose an
amendment to the kings speech in IA
vor of tariff reform and imperial pref
erencc at the same time. deplorng the
failure of tho ministers to recognize in
the speech the nature and gravity of
the state of trade and employment
KINGS SIGNIFICANT PHRASE.
The kings speeches usually arc pro-
sale. but one clause In his speech today
Is regarded as most significant Re-
fcrrins to the proposed reform of the
house of lords. tho speech contained
the qualifying clause:
I'm the opinion OF my advisers"
Ills is dS lutdlllHS THAT
the King wants to dlsassoclate himself
from such proposals.
Prince Henry OF Prussia rode In the
royal procession and attended parlla-
ment He appeared In the uniform of a
British ADMIRAL and the crowd gave
him a reception less warm than visiting
members of royal families usually re-
ceivc.
During the debate on the kings
speech. Arthur j. Balfour spoke for the
opposition He criticized the kings
speech for Its ambiguity particularly
on the naval question. He had hoped,
he said. for q declaration that the
government was prepared to face the
situation and provide anything neccs-
sary for the defense OF the empire. The
general election had been primarily on
the budget. he said. and he was not
quite sure what the country had pro-
nounced.
STAND OF THE IRISH.
John L. Redmond leader OF the Irish
party, announced that the fact had
been emphasized that the Natlonalists
stood as they always had. apart and
Independent. allied to no British party.
They had supported the government at
the election because the prime minis
ter's pledge on home rule was supple
mented by one still more important to
Ireland. the abolition of the veto of
the house OF lords, which was tanta-
mount to the adoption OF home rule.
He thought. and the country thought,
he continued. that Premier Asquith had
promised to ask for guarantees Of the
exercise of the royal prerogatlve and
that If he did not get them he would
decline to hold Office. But II appeared
that the Nationalists were mistaken.