Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-19
Veto Measure is Likely to Come
squarely Before King George.
POLICY OF CROWN Is NOT KNOWN
Many Concessions and Some Big Saori-
fices Are Possible.
NEWSPAPER VIEWS SITUATION
Tariff RefOrmers Are Uneasy, While
Home Rule in Next Parliament
IL Expected to he one of the
Important Issues.


LONDON. Dec. 1S-Cspecial Cablegram.)-
with the practical ending OF the elections
yesterday there are only one or two con-
stituencies still to vote, the question as to
what will be done towards settling the con-
stitutional questions involved In the cleo
tlons comes up for answer.
The liberals, nationslists, and lsborites
came out with majority Of 1876, just two
more than they had IN the last house.
And the next move is up to Prime Minis
ter Asquith.
In the opinion of well-informed observers
Mr.. Asduith must push his veto measure
and when Il Is turned down by the House
of Lords. az II will undoubtedly be. he
must put the question squarely up to King
George, with demand that a sufficient
number of new peers be created to pass
the bill. II the king grants the demand,
II is probable the lords will recede and the
new peers will not be needed. If he should
refuse, Asquith could either resign. or by
a combination Of the moderates Of both
parties. carry on the government
The probability is so strong that 1t is
almost a certainty that the veto measure
will be pushed to the limit. Not only will
the Irish nahonalists insist on this, but
majority Of the liberals also strongly
favor It,
There is a good deal Of talk of further
conferences and compromises. but It is
to be noted It comes almost entirely from
the unionists.
Views Of UniOnlsts.
One OF the most moderate of the union
lists insists today that the entire consti-
tutional issue should be dealt with imme-
diately by a representative body having
tba - fIa % WI
not enjoyed by the council OF eight" and
declares that "this is the view OF all sensi-
Bile persons not blinded by the prejudice
of birth or the passion of socialism" He
warningly contends there must be large
concessions. and big sacrifices, in both
principle and principal" II the Kingdom is
to avoid what It would need, but few
more blunders and little more obstinacy
to. expand into blood red catastrophe"
-'~Tnfs opinion carries all the more weight
because expressed by sharp critic Of Mr..
Balfour. who. also is supposed to be in
favor of new conference with a broader
base of authority.
King George is giving the situation more
attention than ever and has laid aside
temporarily work on the coronation pro-
gram, matter he intends to keep within
personal control.
II 10 aoooi AHhN tic hAl6 Will uIb6
Mr.. Asquith to make a more comprehen-
sive attempt to reach compromise as to
the scope OF the second chamber before
increasing its membership.
In the unionist ranks the cleavage caused
on the eve of the elections by Mr.. Balfours
suggestion about a referendum for tariff
reform has been deepened this week by
Austen Chamberlain's defiant, II never
would have made it,
Son Speaks for Father.
The son of the author OF the policy is
| speaking for the father when he repudiates
the tactics by which the tory freetraders
were brought into line.
Moreover, the younger Chamberlain
never omits anything in a speech or action
that might promote his ambition TO lead
the unionist party against free trade and
| against home rule. He is loud In his de-
mand that the situation created by Mr..
Balfours Implied promise be considered in
all its aspects. This seems to forecast
| civil war in the party.
The Morning Post repudiates the refer
| endum altogether.
The Standard says II is impracticable.
| The Times hedges delightfully."-.
! The Telegraph backs Balfour's policy.
Mr. Chamberlain and Mr.. Smith oppose
It, The tariff reformers are uneasy The
| liberals make much OF this split, but doubt
! less Mr.. Balfours diplomatic genius will
never let discussion become a source of
absolute division. As regard home rule,
| the prophets are at variance, but most of
| them fix 1914 or 1915 as the earliest year I'm
| which John Redmond could touch the goal
II the parliamentary procedure contempt
and in the Asquith bill for ending the OBJ
struction OF the tory House OF Lords is
followed.
Statement by Redmond.
Mr.. Redmond, In restatinE the require
ments Of Ireland, said:
mo alteration OF the constitution on the
supremacy OF the imperial Parliament. but
merely to take our place In the ranks OF
other portions OF the empire-some twenty.
eight in number-which in purely local af.
fairs are governed by institutions Of theil
own"
John Devlin says his recent experienc,
in the United States convinced him that
When our American friends hear acros,
the Atlantic the calls and howls OF tn,
tories, the man who gave up s. will wan
10 add another FLYER and the man whC
gave one eagle will wish to send two"
Feeling In Ulster does not improve Il
is pure sensationalism TO assert that actua
steps have been taken 10 procure arms il
large quantities to resist home rule Il
forced into law by the coalition govern
ment.
But the orange defense fund" ha,
reached large proportions and the unionis
associations throughout Ulster are in /
first-class state OF organization.