The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-27

and his associat.,, from both parties in
7 n. House oil Lords the Is-lu. Ia b.' de-
C,ded AT the general election forced upon
rrnment has been made clear and
definite. II IL not question between
views on which Liberals and torserva
tivrS diflrr. Notwithstanding IN" "iab-
crate programme ot Intended r. SrnI>
with which Mr.. AsQrlrH accompanied
the announcement of tn" coming dls~o-
luton. or the defence of iarln reform
that MIR BALFOUR gave "a his answer.
England is called upon uncqulvoCallv
to detcrmin" whether the Parliament
which governs il shall "onsis, OF two
Houses with coordinate powers or Of
one absolute representative Chamber.
Ii j. a matter Of the Constitution and
not of PARTY. though il is disturbed by
one foreign element. the knowledge that
il il presented AT this time and in an
irregular shape because the Liberal
party must keep its promise OF home
rule TO the Irish members who main
tain II IN Office.
The Lords attitude il this they are
ready to give mp their hereditary prlvi-
lege- and IL aCuulsSCe in the formation
If new upper house. constituted on a
basis Of merit and service regardless Of
birth and som. form If election. The
Rnscbery plan. clumsy a. u i, serves 10
Indicate how far they Will 90. II should
have been modified and put into shape
bv the conference committee, II that
body had don" It's duty. A. II j. y
stands for "A wholly reformed Hous. Of
Lords ts details are hardly worth DIS
crls-Ing in the campaign. Moreover, a.
regards the relative powers Of nh" two
houses. IN. Lords acqu'.IC" IN IN" view
! that money bills are within The "VClu-iv"
PROVING. of the Commons unless I'nlitl-
cal riders are attached To them they ak
for equal powers in legislation for III"
upper house, and suggest the mechanism
bv which the two houses may meet
cases Of disagreement. Their proposals
are. Ia he sure. pretty forml'ss and
vague. which L. again the fault Of III"
conference committee. but il IL evident
4
B house. related 20 the Commons SOME
what a. the Senate Of the nlted States
IL To the House Of Representatives
on one vital point the Lords refuse t.
Weld. namely. that IN case "f disagree.
ment a bill should return TO tn" Com.
mons and on pass ing that body a secuuG
time should become law. That woulC
r,,luc. the upper house To a mere form
II would put the whole Legislative" power
in the lower house IL IL on this thai
Mr.. ASOI'ITH' Government has insisted
this - the giSt Of rhe Parliament hll
that was reluctantly submitted by Lore
CRFwF and put asId" Cont"mptIlnuslN
by the House Of Lords. II Is dliiicul
10 understand IN the face of this action
how Mr.. ASQrITH can maintain that he
fayors Parliament Of two chambers
There IL no avidcnc'. that in th. confer
enCes anv discussion If ih" merits ~
the two types Of Legislature" took piac"
tho inference j. pretty clear that th'
Ministerial members regarded only tn
immediate needs of their party. the OBJ
legation tn put through az one" r;LiIca
legislation, and that the chief AUS. fu
lnsistenre on tho "ulaSCula-lnn Of th'
upper house was the obligation T.
forr" Irish home raj. through al TIN
session.
Though NJ ASQUITH is apyarcnrl'
irving to minimize tn" home rlIl" in
iluonc... It must play an important par
in the election The Irish members, OF
whose support h" counts IN III" Hex
Parliament are boastIng of IN" hob
they have on IN" Liberals What ma
hav. more weight Is the iac' that ~.
Lord Chancellor Of England. b"for" ~
Lords adjourned. went out OF ms va
To declare that the Irish difficulty mus
h.. adjusted Will" II ~ natural an
, right that Mr. REDMOND and his FOL
lowers should make the most Of an oy
portunitv which NAV not return soon,
. will bc no help 10 the Liberal sii. tina
it, leaders hay" declined 10 deal IN
Statesmanllk" manner with grave cor
stI'utlonal matter beca'i-.. they hal {
o. weld TO Irish demands
+. I nd"r the circumstances II will b
p NOR" difficult than usual 10 forecast III
. result II ~" voting H." rejection ,
4 ~" budget allowed rEr 'rv - Ice Used .
o. the last "l",'inn that ~" Lords wrr" y
. frlugirg IN IN" rights "i th" t"ruiu"E,
, The returns CAV" rs Liberals 10 =
! nlunr-t- NJ tins election ON" ..-u
. b.tw"rn IA" TWO hori-'- H. 'i'Ir'r .ru
i may IulturU'" votes r"gnrdi'.-- ii part
affiliations The ~ IRISH members "
% h.. elected probably. - usual. ~"
r Labor member. may b"r"in" mrr
Wh"th"r the" latter vii -rirIr,rf II
II Liberals -rrir- - lt'i. doubtful u"w +,
=. rh"y arr, .ubtt"r'.d against any -u
u. eminent through ~" strike ~ rit ,
4 and dissatisfaction with b. O-brrl
h. Judgment they Will hold Together
any rate m" bv-"l''t N n rows lrr
~ ligl' on 'h" results 10 ~" other 90
." -tturu"r'.~, gratifying a. 1t would
vi To tugh-hm"n To So" majority (
w either UnlOnists or I.ibersS lar