The Washington herald., 1910-05-09

London, May S-Polticians admit that
there viii be a truce between the gov
ernment and the opposition. not only
until after the funeral Of King Edward.
but until the country RECEIVERS from the
adverse commercial effects Of his sudden
death, and that truce. unless events
which cannot be foreseen now break out.
may continue so long that a general
election may be STAYED of until late IN
the autumn. possibly until the end OF the
year
Politicians Of all parties admit that
England cannot afford a general cleo
.tion this year. although dramatic political
developments may make compromise i'm
possible upon the constitutional question
OF the lords veto, and precipitate a gen
eraI election. despite the wishes of the
masses OF the people before King George
has had time 10 accustom himself 20 his
new responsibilities.
Cabinet Members Silent.
None OF the members Of the cabinet
now in town or fastening TO London. and
none OF the leaders Of the Uuionists. Lib
eral Labor or Irish parties have yet
expressed themselves about the immedi-
ate political future. Your correspondent
to-day saw Philip Sn0wdeu. ". p.
notable Laborlte. who said.
we can do nothing at present We are
waiting for the governments lonE-prom-
. lsed measures for social reform The
Kings death viii delay our demands
upon the government for al least six
months. and probably twelve months but
we viii insist upon the promises being
fulfilled eventually The Labor party in
England had great hopes iu King Ed
ward. who knew and understood the
/ English people and anticipated their in
| teutous. King George IS an unknown
quantity iu the situation.
Struggle Il Suspended.
"SuII. SO far as the Labor party. IS con
|cernel. the constitutional struggle viii
. be suspended. We are q democratic
party not republicans. The only cues
tou .n dispute is the relative powers of
/ the House Of Commons and the House
/ OF Lords, but the Laborites do not care
/ 20 force the issue just now. Probably
|year hence this viii be the only ques-
uon the people viii be asked 70 decide
[ at O. general election.
owing 20 the death OF King Edward.
+ the veto question viii remain IN abey-
auce, and the Laborites viii be relieved
/ of the accusation Of pursuing a do-noth-
/ ing policy. No member OF the Labor
party attacks the monarchy. Il IS i'm
probable that King George will be called
/ on 10 exercise the royal prerogative OF
settling the dispute between the lords
and the commons by any action preCipi-
tated by the Lab0rites In order not 10
make difficulty for the government, we
/ viii postpone our efforts 10 force action
on the quesuons Of unemployment and
social Insurance"
/ II is stated that in the future Queen
Alexandra will choose TO be known as
/ tho Queen mother. a title that has not
been used in England since the DAYS OF
Henrietta Maria. consort Of Charles I.
The new Queen viii be known as Queen
Mary This title is taken by che ex-
pressed wish of King Edward, who chose
it some time aEO. Il was ar first agreed
that She would be known by her fun
name OF Victoria Mary. but this was
thought 10 be TOO cumbersome, and the
shorter title was chosen
VIII Use Marlborough House.
The dover house OF the queen mother
will be Marlborough House. It was her
first home in London, for she was
brought there az a bride IN 1853 It Is
suggested that Saadringham House may
DE used by the queen mother, although
the extensive estate and the shooting
may be devised 20 The Prince Of Wales
I'm all probability the queen mother will
sTesd portion Of each year IN her ma
tive Denmark. In 1907 she built a sum
mer residence on Klaupenborg Bay. seven
miles from Copenhagen. which during tho
last two summers she shared with her
sister. the Dowagess Empress OF Russia.
These sisters have always been deeply
attached 10 each other. and they will
probably spend a great deal more time
together I'm the future
Dover House in 1897.
Marlborough House was used as
dover house in 1887. when II was settled
80 VA ca tafA-lANlAA NAl queen -AlcllL.4t-s
widow Of William ". for life Mari
borough House Is 200 years old. Il was
built by Sir Christopher Wren. Ic did
not become the property OF the crown
until 1917, when It was given to Princess
Charlotte, the only child OF George ".
The princess, who died at CIaremont that
year. never lived there. Il was occu-
pied for several years by her surviving
husband. Prince Leopold. before he be-
came King Of the Belgians
King Edward. into whose possession
Marlborough House passed in 1s49. lived
there thirty-eight years. Il is stated that
recently King Edward was anxious 10
acquire Stafford House. the residence OF
the Duke and Duchess OF Sutherland. as
a dover house. Stafford House is held
on lease from the crown. which expires
in few years. There will be no neces-
sity for the acquisition Of stafford House
now.
Churches Of every denomination
throughout the kingdom paid tribute 20
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