The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-23
NATIONALISTS
WILL NOT OPPOSE
WILL ALLOW BUDGET TO GO
THROUGH COMMONS.
Have Only One Aim and That !,
Home Rule for Their Native
Ireland.
WAR SCARE IN THE BALKANS

London, Feb. 23.-The political
atmosphere continued heavy when
parliament reassembled, but a ray of
hope appeared with the announce
ment that the Nationalists, at
meeting earlier in the day, had de
cided not to move an amendment 10
the address in reply to bte speech
from the throne.
The text of the Nationalist resOlu-
tion follows:
Resolved, That having regard for
the supreme Importance of the con-
stitutional struggle going on between
the two houses of parliament, and
being convinced that the primary
business of this parliament was To
act on the mandate given in the gen
eral election and proceed forthwith
to limit the veto power now exer-
cised by the house OF lords over al
progressive legislation, the Irish par
ty decides not to .complicate that
great issue by moving an amend
ment to the address or by balloting
for bills and motions during the pres
ent session."
Balfour Outlines Plan.
This decision was accepted gener-
ally in the Hobbies to mean that, al
though John Redmond. the National
leader, had rendered judgment
against the government, he and his
followers had decided to defer the
execution of sentence and not to
throw out the cabinet over the bud
get, while abstaining from support
Ing the financial measure as they alb
stained in the last parliament. Home
rule for Ireland is the stake for
which the Nationalist are playing,
and they realize that IL would cease
to bo a live issue immed lately upon
the resignation or defeat OF the gov
ernment.
In a speech at political luncheon.
Arthur j. Balfour, leader OF the op-
position in the house Of commons,
also helped TO clear the atmosphere
by intimating that the Unionists did
not propose to throw any unneces-
sary difficulty in the way of the gov
ernment in dealing with the impend-
ing problem of finance. the solution
Of which was necessary for the car
rying on of the administration.
though when II comes to larger
problems involving matters of prin-
ciple concerning the house OF lords,
there can be neither a compromise
nor an agreement
Iaborites and Nationalists.
The Laborites were aligned with
the Nationalists upon resumption OF
debate in the house OF commons, and
they demanded further assurances
that Premier Asquith would not de-
ay dealing with the lords power OF
veto.
The negotiations between the gov
ernment and the Nationalists were
reopened. The Irish leaders laid
their views before the cabinet, urg-
ing the desirability of subordinating
everything possible 10 the question OF
the lords power of beto. Subse-
quently the ministers held a council
among themselves.
In the house of commons, William
O'Brien. Nationalist, declared that
the only effectual thing that the pres
ent hous of commons could do was
to terminate its own existence. He
came out flat-footed in denunciation
OF the budget, which he said would
prove, IL adopted a curse to Ireland
Redmond Is Twitted.
O'Brien twitted Redmond with
yielding to the government the sub
stance while retaining the shadow,
or. in other words. he said the gov
ernment for the time being at any
rate. had budget. but all the Irish peo
pie had was a postoblt for home rule
upon the death OF the house OF lords.
Personally, he did not regard the
veto OF the house of lords as so dan
gerous to the success OF home rule
as would be the passage of the bud
get.
O'Brien added that home rule
would be curse II based upon the
imperial scheme OF taxation and il
the veto bill was placed before the
budget he was satisfied that the chan
cellor of the exchequer would have a
weary wait for his Irish taxes
Labor Party Obstacle.
In the debate in the house OF com
mons George n. Barnes, chairman Of
the parliamentary Labor party. said
the Labor members believed the
house of lords was a useless, irritat-
ing barrier to democratic progress.
The elector, he added. expected de-
cisive action, and he wished definite
assurances that II the veto question
was not dealt with Immediately II
would be settled before the next bud
get was passed.
Barnes declared that the Labor
party was in favor Of home rule.