Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-03
POLITICS IN ENGLAND.
The Crisis oft House of Laws-BettinS
i'm Favor of Labor-Trish Alliance.


in Favor of Labor-Irish Alliance.
London, Dec. 3.-That the House
OF Lords may weather the storm and
remain in possession OF its power to
veto the radical legislation fostered by
the House of Commons, is coming to
be more general today. Although the
betting on the stock exchange today
vas 4 to that the liberal labor Irish
alliance will be in the majority in the
next House OF Commons as result OF
the pending elections, the bets are not
that the majority will be a big one.
On the other hand, it is asserted in
many circles that the liberals alone
will not have as many votes as the
conservatives, but will be forced to
call upon their labor-lrish allies for
votes to pass any measure opposed by
the conservatives.
A victory by such narrow margin
for the liberals does not indicate that
King George will execute the anti
lords policy of the liberals,s led by
Premier Asquith and Chancellor Lloyd
George. The liberals demand that in
the event OF a liberal victory, King
George shall create sufficient liberal
peers in the House OF Lords to pass a
bill removing the last vestige OF power
from the lords and making the heredi-
tary body merely consultive instltu-
ton.
son all hands it is conceded today
that the offer OF 1000 pounds week
(s5, 0OO) made to the Chancellor OF the
Exchequer Lloyd George by an Ameri-
can vaudeville concern, will materially
damage the cause Of the liberals.
Cohan & Harris, American man
ayers, cabled Lloyd-George an offer oil
IS, 900 weekly for three weeks to de-
liver some OF his famous 'limel,ousing "
speeches in their new theatre. Limo
housing" refers to speeches Lloyd
George recently delivered at Lime
house, which he introduced novel
ideas into English political campaigns.
Lloyd. George naturally has not &C
cepted such an offer, but the conser-
natives arc making great capital OF it,
declaring the famous chancellor is re-
garded abroad rather as clown than
as statesman, and the British cleo
torate is highly in sensitive over ridl-
| Guile.
OF the 70 constituencies being con-
tested today, sc were liberals ia the
last parliament; 26 were unionlsts and
S were laborities. In many cases the
majorities in these constituencies last
January we're so small that today's yot-
ing may easily sec reverscs.
There is considerable betting this
afternoon that the unionists will gain
20 seats in the new parliament.
The Irish today returned John Red
mond, Patrick O'Bricn and J. P. Nan
| netti.
Although no definite announcement
has ever been made; it has been cur
| rent gossip that King George has
promised Asquith, in the event OF a
liberal victory, to appoint enough
liberal peers to overthrow the House OF
! Lords.
1t is believed however, that in this
event fhe liberals can only poll ma
jority OF votes by lining up with the
laborites and the Irish The king will re-
fuse to create the new peers, he argu-
:-o thcl -~-oarvniiva nnins. avon. it
insufficient to constitute majority,
are indicative of the popular distrust
OF the radical action proposed by the
liberals.
Seventy constituencies will today re-
turn parliamentary members. As these
constituencies are scattered all over
England and Scotland, it is believed
that today's result will have consider
able influence over the future polling,
as we'll rs furnishing a fairly accurate
barometer fthe final outcome.