The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-15

may claim further time from Parliament.
and circumstances may necessitats thai
u follow on with the BUDGET Of l0lO-lt
mus a pOstpOnement Of the Lords VITO
Question h Inevitable. Some Govern
ment papers 30 - far a. 10 admit Il may
be deferred until next year. The Con-
servative press. protesting great anxisty
90 save the new King the trouble Of meet
ing the constitutional crisis on tho thrauh-
odd Of his reign. pleads strongly Tor q
postpOnsmans.
the ACCESSION DECLARATION
Meanwhile the controversy has been
transferred from the arena Of politics
to thar Of religious dogma. and the veto
wrangie has given place 10 a hot battle
around the Accession declaration. The
crux Of the dihlculty has already been
explained in the cable dispatches Of Tvs
SUN. Every day briRgs it, fresh con-
iributions argument OF attack from
either side.
The Government still withhOlds al
indication ~ % what. II any, action it
pFOPoses 20 take. The somewhat con-
fused and uncertain attitude ASSUMED
by the Ministerial press suggests that tho
Cabinet realizes tho dlfflculty of giving
the lead in tolerance and justice
NoNcONFoRMIsrs PEARED.
The Nation. a leading Liberal weekly
for example. touches the matter in the
bTiefest and most cautious manner. be-
traying fears Of the Protestant Nom
oonfornlSts. on whose approval the sup
port Of Liberalism largely depends There
are doubtless numbers Of enlightened
Nonconformists who would willingly see
the offensive words Of the declaration
eliminated. but Il Is safe 20 say they are
considerably Outnumbered by their mar
row minded brethren
The moderate Liberal spectator appeals
10 the Government 90 show courage and
sincerity and remove tho words which
humiliate Catholics. u says: The
nation y and must remain Protestant,
and Il is right there should be potent
statutory safeguards In this respect,
but for the Government 20 indorse the
view that those safeguards cannot bs
maintained without language Of insult !
is prepoSterous
KNO MIGHT ACT HIMSELF
The Tory Saturday Rerieu also strongly /.
condemns tho declaration. Tho matter 7
i being discussed b. the pres in IL every /.
aspect. Among other suGgestiOns there !
i ono that Il the Government cannot OF .
will not relieve the King q the odiOus Z
necessity Of repeating the declaration /
a. its stands he himsslf might omit the .
offensive words when repeating the 1
declaration and trust % Parliament TO
indemnify him subsequently,
CONKDOwN FQR ALEXANDRA
Il $50 many years since Great Britain |
counted a Queen Mother among ~ roy /
alties that the tables Of precedenoe in
use fail 20 indicate what position she
enjoys among her royal relatives Az
a matter of fact. Alexandra. who pre-
fers 10 bs called theQuecn Mother instead
Of the Queen DoWager. now ranks a.
The third highest lady in the land. fol-
owing Queen Mary and the Princess
u Wales.
However. a. Prince Edward. Vho will
he Prince II Wales when his father de-
rides the time 10 ripe 90 grant him the
Iitle. IL only 10 year, old. there viii BE-
no Princess Of Wales for some years
- by the death Of King Edward his
widow. Alexandra. and his dAughter-in-
law. Princes May. viii simply change
places. the Princess as Queen Mary
becoming the first lady Of the land and
Alexandra second while the new King
and Queens daughter. Princess Mary.
ranks third II
MANY CHANCES
So little IL the position q Queen Mother
accounted in the eyes Of the English law
hat It's holder does not enjoy the i'm
nunity granted under the law Of treason
Ia all ranks lower than royalty doWAger
axes precedence Of the wife Of the holder
u the title. The change in precedence
will also affect the Duchess Of Fife. who
will lose her title Of Princess Royal
She II now the sister. not the eldest
laughter. of the reigning monarch. The
surviving daughters q Queen Victoria
Princess Christian. Princess Louise and
Princess Henry 81 Battenberg. viii by
,irtue of seniority take precedsnce over
h. daughters Of King Edward. the D',ch-
- Il Fife and Princess Victoria Wis
bird daughter has Of course her ON
,lnk a. Queen u Norway.
oUEEN MOTHERS BEREAvEMENT
Alexandra feels her bereavement deeply
I was by her desire that the newspapers ,
the public Of the fact that the
ing died holding hsr hand. and 10 long
= he was conscious she tried 70 talk with /
Am. Alexandra takes a deep interest |
. everything the newspapers are pub
shinR about her The articles are marked .
DR. her. She reads them atteniively. {
Reports from the palace say that the
lueen Mother continues nervous and rest :
Ms. She is continually writing notes
bout the funeral. requesting that this
nd that detail Of the ceremonial he I
tered. The oficials are exercising the '
reetsst patiencs with the overstrung c
-idov. The Princess Victoria. who was
ever strong. 10 bearing up better than
Or mother
RE0ExcT LEGISLATION. Ia
One Of the first duties Of Parliament
rter the fOrrnalitiss Of the new reign arc l
,mpleted will be- 20 pass a regency bill. q
nee two years Will elapse before the q
luke Of Cornwall. now heir TO the
lrone. atiains his majority. royalties. !
nike ordinary subjects. coming Of ago .
! ~ years. Provision must be made
,r any untOwsrd event which might va