The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-14
POLITICAL
CRISIS IN
ENGLAND
PARLIAMENT MEETS TO-
MORROW WITH vExING
QUESTIONS AHEAD
VETO POWER OF LORDS
TROUBLESOME MATTER
As~..l n-Ll IL n-.

LohuOll, NoN' l4-W WIN lhc aufch'
of the new year 1t is expected that
England will be plunged into the tur-
moil of another election. At least
these are the present Indications
On Tuesday parliament VIII reas-
semble, and at this time the result Of
the conference on the lords veto
question will be officially made
known.
The question of limiting the veto
power of the house of lords, il not
abolishing that body altogether is one
of the gravest problems that the gov
ernment has ever had to deal with.
The trouble started a year ago, wncn
that aristocratic body rejected Lloyd
Georges radical bucget, which had
been passed through the house OF
commons. This resulted in the dis
solution of parliament, and precipi
tated general election, which was
held the first part of this year
The voters endorsed the budget and
J returned the liberal party TO powel,
but with such small majority that
the government had TO depend on the
Irish members to carry through this
program. Tais placed the Irish pal
ty In a position to dictate, and when
the new parliament reassembled last
spring, the Irish leaders insisted on
the passage of set OF resolutions
limiting the veto power OF the house
of lords. before the consideration of
the budget. The matter was finally
settled in the lower house by tae
introduction OF set of resolutions
which aimed to pass law to prevent
the house of lords from rejecting or
amending money bill, but that such
limitation shall not in anywise af-
feet the right and privileges of the
commons as they now exist.
The second OF the resolutions pro-
vided that the powers II the house Of
lords respecting all other bills be re-
Stricted so that II any bill shay be
passed by the commons at three sue
cessive sessions and rejected by the
lords at each of these sessions. II
shall become law without the as
sent of the lords as the king, provid-
ed that at least two years shall have
elapsed between the introduction OF
the measure and its third passage by
the house of commons.
The third resolution limited the
duration of parliament to nye IN
stead OF seven years.
After the commons had again pass
ed the budget and forced the house
OF lords to swallow 1t, parliament
took recess until May 26, when the
veto resolutions were TO be consid-
cred
1t was finally agreed that all the
unfortunate differences should be set.
tied by conference committee com
posed of members of both parties
This committee, which is composed
of Premier Asquith, Lord Crewe, Mr.
Lloyd George and Mr.. A. Birrell, rep
resenting the government, and Mr.
Arthur Balfour, Lord Lansdowne, Ear
Cawdor and Mr.. Austin Chamberlain,
representing the opposition, have
been holding meetings with a view 10
reaching an agreement. 1t is now
believed however, that the member
of the committee are nopelessly split
and that the only way to settle The
differences will be by = appeal to the
constituencies early January,
The house of lore, is the one OBJ
stacle in the way of home rule loT
ireland, and when the Irish leaders
cast their vote for the budget 1t was
with the understanding that the gov
ernment would see 20 1t that a Bill
was passed limiting the veto of lhe
house OF lords in order to get nome
rule bill through. They believed
u.at lie liberal leaders viii sticl
to their promise and are exceedingly
hopeful of getting home rule for ire
land in the near future.
Another serious question to be dis
cussed at this session has come VI
within the past few months. Thi:
has to do with the question of wheth
er or not labor unions may pay labol
members In the house Of commons.
The members of the English par
lament receive no compensation. Tit
vast majority of the members are .
necessity in comfortable tinancia
circumstances before entering poli
~ ). with the Representatives of th'
labor party, howsseer. ii is differen
1tev are selected from tle ranks o
laboring men, and, OF course, in
majority OF cases nave no res Jnrces
For this reason II has been the Gus
tom Of the labor unions TO pay thei
expenses. A decision was hande
down which refusf labor unions tn
11gnt 10 use theif money aol pe
litical campaign expenses, and to pa
labor members In the house for thei
work
~ The decision created d s:iror IN }:
bor circles and the LABOR unions no'
demand that bill be- passed giYin