Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-24
FEAR RESULT OF SECOND POLL
Drift Of Affairs in Great Britain is
More Favorable to Ministry,
IABORrrEs CONSIDER OUTLOOK
Position % Governmeut H. AppnF-
emily stronger and It's Ministers
Are Hopeftl of Executing
Program Announced.

LONDON, Feb. @-without any actual
change in the parliamentary situation, the
outlook yesterday was more hopeful for the
government. II seems that certain minis
tiers met the new Parliament on Monday
without having taken any great care either
to seek the views of the various groups
forming the government majority or to
satisfy their susceptlbilities. Tbs sur
prise with which the nationalist and
lAborites learned they had misapprehended
Premier Asquith's speech with references
20 securing "~Euarantees'' for dealing with
the House Of Lords was in a great meas
uro, responsible for the acute crisis.
Both the nationalist and labor parties,
however. are aware that they have moth
ing TO gain by throwing out the govern
ment which would lead to dissolution and
to the probable victory Of the conserve
tives at the next general elections. Hence
the extremists todsy displayed a more
conolliRtory spirit.
The cabinet held a long council to draft
the veto resolutions and TO debate the
general situation. The result Of their de-
alterations was a speech by winston
Spencer Churchill. president Of the Board
OF Trade, which he delivered in the House
Of Commons announcing the determine
ton Of the government TO stand or fail
by the veto bill. This determination should
TO -some degree. sstisfy the i~rreconoilsbles,
who, II should be remembered in no way
agree among themselves, the laborites
being as strongly for as the nationalist
are against the budget
Any direct cooperation between these
two parties with the express intention Of
defeating the government Is extremely i'm
probable. In fact. meetings OF the labor
party have shown that there is a strong
feeling against any action likely to defeat
the ministry, white the ~nationalists would
very likely 60 beyond abstaining from vot-
lug for the budget Indeed, at a meeting
today, the ~nationaiists ecide not to AXE
any action for the present which would en-
barrsss the government.
Negotiations are now proceeding between
the different parties with a view to avert
ing a crisis until the budget Is adopted and
some progress has been made with the
veto resolutions.
The text OF the nationalist resolution fol-
lows:
Resolved, That having regard for the
supreme importance OF the constitutional
struggle going on between the two house
Of Parliament, and being convinced tn
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was to act on the mandate given In
general election and proceed forthwith
limit the veto power now exercised By
House Of Lords over all progressive lei
~lation, the Irish party decides not
complicate that great Issue by moving
amendment to the address, or by baIlo,
for bills and motions during the pres
session"
This decision was accepted generally
mean that although John Redmond,
nationalist leader, had rendered judEnu
against the government, he and his. foil
ers had decided to defer the execution
the sentence and not to throw out t.
cabinet over the budget, while abstainii
from supporting the financial measure. q
they abstAined in the last Parliament
Home rule for Ireland is the stake ~.
which the~nAtlonahsts are playing.
NO/COmpFOmise, Says Bhlfour.
In a speech al a political luncheon to
day Arthur J. Balfour, leader of the op
position in the House OF Commons, also
helped TO clear the atmosphere by init
mating that the unionists did not propose
to throw any unnecessary difficulties In
the way Of the government in dealing with
the impending problem Of finance, the So
luton OF which was necessary for the car
rying on Of the administration, though he
added:
When it comes to larger problems in
volving matters Of principle concerning
the House OF Lords, there can be neither
a compromise nor an arrangement" &,
Upon the resumption Of debate in the
House of~Commons George N. Barns, chair
man OF the parliamentary labor party,
aligned the laborites with the nationaiists
and demanded further assurances that
Premier Asquith would not delay dealing
with the lords power of veto.
Earns declared that the labor party was
In favor OF home rule.
The negotiations between the government
and the nationalist, which had been tenn,
porarily suspended, were reopened this aft
ernoon. The Irish leaders laid their views
before the cabinet, urging the desirability
OF subordinating everything possible TO the
question OF the lords power OF veto. Sub
sequently the ministers met in the premier {
COON In the House OF Commons for a coun-
I'll among themselves.
In the House OF Commons, William
TBrien. nationalist, said the only effectual
tling the present House OF Commons could
do was to terminate It's own existence. II
came out flat-footedly in denunolatlon OF
the budget, which, he and, would prove, II
adopted, a curse to Ireland.
o'Brien twitted Redmond on yielding "a
The government the substance while retain.
lng the shadow, or In other words, he said.
the government for the time being at any
rate had the budget. but all that the Irish
people had was a postobit for home rule
Upon the death Of the House OF Lords.
O'Brlen said home rule would be a curse
Il based upon the Imperial scheme Of taxa
uon, and II the veto bill was placed before
the budget ne was satisfied that the chan,
eeilor Of the exehequer would have a weary
walt for his Irish taxes.