The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-29


rs..g CsNs DssDatcA 20 THH sUu.
,rp> May 2s.-The political truce
l lowed the death Of King Edward
.. r.-.lv run It's course. The dogs Of
,rhucal are again straihing eagerly
=. rrr leashes. and although battle is
- actually joined they are snArling
Harking mutual defiance.
former declarations Of the impos-
. .ty ~ welding an inch are being re-
.r Al bv rhe extremists ol both parties
sr rher respective journals. and Occa-
.irraily from the rustr,m. In more mod
crate quarters there IL still talk Of a com
40 mise. and a suggestion Of q conference
.s,veen the leaders Of the two parties
4- 80 considerable favor among those who
.nr1' want fight 10 a finish.
Those appeal. among other precedsnts.
ga hist ~ the States composing the Amer
.-s- Union. which settled differences in
rhs Invention Of iTs7. ThseEtrcme Rad
,r.. Labontes and lTish. however,
nave little use for the proposed confer
enc. some Of them profess. indeed. 70
have no objection 10 such . discussion.
hr' in the same breath they nullify thsir
srariesoence by adding that In no case
-il the Liberals yield the position they
hsvs taken.
although u = conference made Il easy
i,r The Lords and Tories to retreat from
heir present attitude Il would possess
ar undOubted advantage. the extremists
ON the Tory side keep up an equally stih
rr denouncing the pursuance Of any
course which might involve the King and
subject him to criticism and oAvil At tho
very outset Of his reign. Il IL che Union
,sis first duty. they say. to maintain the
institution a. Il stands, without CON-
PROMISE or surrender.
WHEN PARLIAMENT MEETS.
The situation is In the hands Of the
Government and until Parliament meets
m June their intention v not likely 70 be
iivulged. II Is practically certain. how
ever. that they will not press forward the
yeto question Immediately Parliament
assemblies. and IL they are able 10 control
their more extreme followers they may
even portpons the issue until neXt year.
The dispatches 10 TEE SUN have al
ready pointed out the claims 81 the civil
Ne, and regency hill to precedence. The
budget for IaiO-il has also 90 betaSen up.
and a. the Chancellor of the ExchequeT
nas 20 provide for increased expenditure
rntailing presumably increased taxation
= ss.tiement Of the financial question may
no prolonged and difficult.
THAT ANTI-CATHoLIc DECLARATION.
Then there Is the burning question Of
he Kings declaration Of Professionalism.
the Government have not yet given any
ear rtimation a. 10 how they will deal
- m the offensive avowal. nor indeed
s'r Instinct pledge that they will deal
18th q a. 81. but the subject h known 70
90 engaging the close attention Of the
u.nhe-s ~ tho Cabinet They are
u1Sisc reluctant 20 remove the insulting
tsrrls contained in the accession declara-
'.n but the problem o. legislation on the
..1,~c' B extremely delicate. That
.,'ive plant, the NonConfoTmist con
-.s1cs upon whirh any Liberal Govern
rent must largely rely for suetenanoe.
.. oils 80 violently under a touch ~
7ins' to ac' with the grestest caution
Premier AsauIth himself would Ike
o.. zee the whole declaration abolished.
ssvtnR the coronation oath A. IN" sole
rarsonaI announcement Of the sovereign
upcn Professionalism. By that oath the
sovereign briefly sWears ~ maintain the
avs. the true profession ~ the Gospel
and the Protestant reformed religion a.
established by law. An broad minded
Protsarants concur with the Premier
hat this should be sufficient Protests
against the Objectionable declaration
continue 70 he made az mass meetings
and in newspapers. especially IN Ireland.
4 notable meeting az the Dublin Mansion
House this week. al which the Lord
Mayor presided. unanimously passed a
rssoluton demanding the suppression Of
ne declaration,
The T1bisi. England's leading Roman
ratholio weekly. publishes an article
readed The Declaration That Mus, Go
which II says: The royal declaration
v never be spoken again. The only
ing IN doubt nov IL whether Il will be
amply abolished a. supsrhuous OF merely
ma lifted into harmlessf,ess.
rHE CHURCH AND TIVE FBOPLF.
The Iessening 81 the hold Of the church |
~ an CLASSES was the main topic at the |
I.rd0u Dioorsan Conference this week
rr, Bishop % KensingtOn brought for
vsrt ~ proof the fact that the proportion |
rummunicants 10 the population in
small COUNTRY diOceses with the best /
.r.-i- was n per cent. while LOndOns
YES barely S per cent. the candidates
.r affirmation being one-half Of l
a' osrf He said.
Tho springs 81 church life are drying
.. Tho losses are not balanced by
-.1u-Iug streams Of ireah young life"
no beloved the lay peoples deal Of
a-gyman vas greatly % blame. They
-.s0,d 0" want an able accountant who
H collect plenty Of money. a feverish
--lr'e- pr 4 popular entertainer. A lay
r.~.sr = he conIerenoe said Is per ONT.
men would 80 10 church but for
.''.g sermons
NE KING ON The IURF.
f-a 7'Ss. answering criticisms Of non
"''.~r - newspapers upon the Kings
''7ar1r-m-ut that hs will continue ~ q
s'rr ri ihs turf. says: There will be
-r-. Fto will regret that the King has de-
..r -. give HE oOuntenanos 10 a sport
boy chiefly regard a. an Incentive
Pc ''rg and gambling. II thu turf
he hing H. snemiss rupFessnt
hing Edward would not have sup !