The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-12-03
DECLARES BODY HAS ALREADY
SURRENDERED ITs POWERS
TO THE NATION.
SURPRISES MANCHESTER CROWD
Death Bed Repentance, He Says, But
10 Sincere.-8alfour's Adoption
Of Referendum Regarded az
Master Stroke.

London, Dec. 1.-The present cleo.
ton campaign Is one of amazing
changes. Lord Transformers unexpect
cd presentation Of a scheme for the
reform of the house of lords has been
surpassed in suddenness by Mr.. Bal.
tours throwing over OF tariff reform.
Lord Rosebery. in tho course Of
speech at Manchester, said:
THE house of lords has ceased to
exist; It has surrendered its powers
to the nation. This is fact of enor-
NOUS Importance"
Lord Rosebery admitted 1t was
death-bed repentance, but he contend
ed that deathbed repentance, if sin
cere, was valid and valuable
Mr.. Balfours adoption OF the refer
endum Is generally attributed to pres
sure from an influential section OF
Unionist free traders, led by Lord
Cromer, although it is acclaimed by
the bulk of the Unionist party, once
their surprise was over, as a master
stroke of skillful electioneering. The
opposition leaders change of tactics
took the older Conservatives complete
ly aback and caused CONSERVATION
among the ardent Protectionists.
The Liberals, on the other hand,
characterize his attitude as adrolt slip
periness and opportunism. The Liber-
al leaders, who were surprised equally
as much as the Conservatives, have
not yet had time to adjust themselves
to the changed conditions.
Referendum Expensive.
David Lloyd-George, chancellor OF
the exchequer, speaking at Llandrind.
ed Wells, reiterated that the cost of
referendum would be $1O,000,o00 It
was a mere device, he said, to put
more effective weapon in the hands
Of the wealthy classes. The Liberals
would have none OF 1t.
Augustine Birrell chief secretary
for Ireland, speaking at Bristol, said
that Mr.. Balfours proposal of the ref
erendum was delusive, dangerous and
unavoidable, and calculated to destroy
| free representative government
, The home secretary, Mr.. Churchill,
addressed two meetings at Shefneld.
He said that no day passed without
some Tory leader overthrowing some
ancient principle of the Tory party.
Nothing was more astonishing in this
wonderful election than the panic
which had overtaken that once proud
and powerful party.
/ Mr.. Churchill was again subjected
to suffragist disturbances several un-
ruly persons being elected from the
hall. The flood Of election oratory is
unabated, but 1t consists mainly of q
repetition of well.worn arguments.
! The Ulster movement is growing
apace throughout the province The
Ulstermen have taken strong stand
against home rule, and the offers OF
subscriptions to fund which is to be
devoted to the purposes of organizing
| regiment and purchase or arms have
risen from $4,000 to $780, 900 in the
last two days.
The London Unionist morning pa.
pers for the first time are full of con
fidence of Unionist victory at the
polls as a result of Mr.. Balfour's &C.
ceptance Oh the referendum.
| Lord Cromer publishes letter
stating that Mr.. Balfour's clear declar.
alton should remove all hesitation
from the minds of the doubling free
trade Unionists.
The stock exchange reflected the
belief in q Unionist victory in the rise
In prices of consols and home secure,
ties, and the veering Of betting in ia
vor of Unionist majority.
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