Evening journal., 1910-12-16
NO CHANGE
in ENGLAND
Fight Between Liberals and
Conservatives Will Prob
ably Continue
KING NOT EXPECTED TO
CREATE NEW LIBERAL PEERS

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
LONDON. Dec. l6.--Whetner Eng
land is TO have any relief from poliu-
cal agitation and consequent business
stagnation, depends to-day on one
thing. The creation of enough new
Liberal peers by King George to give
the government control OF the upper
body
Although the King has given no in
dication of what he will do In this
matter, the concensus Of opinion Is
that he will refuse the demand OF
Premier Asquith. This Will leave the
situation at the conclusion Of the pres
ent election, precisely where IL was at
the dissolution Of the last parliament
for Il is now practically certain that
the Conservatives and coalition parties
will have about the same strength In
the next parliament as in the last. The
Tories are hopeful OF forcing an inn
mediate reelection, believing that a
continuation of the struggle with its
blight upon the business interests Of
the country will finally drive the vot-
ers TO elect a Conservative adminls-
tration for the purpose OF gaining
peace. The Liberals and their allies
are just as confident that a prolonga-
ton of the tight will eventually turn
the people to their standard In such
overwhelming numbers that the King
will be forced to abandon his we'll
known TORY" sympathies, and change
the complexion of the House Of Lords
through fear that his continued re-
fusal might endanger the crown.
Both sides, therefore, are anxious
to keep up the fight Serious as the
situation is to the political futures of
some of the leaders. II is far more SER
ious TO business interests and they are
voicing their protests in no uncertain
manner.
All Depends on Irish.
While the coalition majority in the
coming parliament will probably be at
l24 the majority In the last parlia-
ment. undoubtedly 81 or So of Il will
be Irish Nationalists who are making
the only appreciable gains in the pres
ent election. Their loyalty TO the Lib
erals is conditional upon the latterl
fight for home rule.
In view Of their failure TO show in
creased strength, Il is doubtful II tn
Liberals will claim that the resul
constitutes an emphatic popular an
proval of the Liberal proposal 20 de
stroy the Conservative character q
the Lords by creation OF Libera
Peers, 10 be followed by the abolition
of the Lords veto power.
The Conservatives themselves ar
violently insistent that a mere coali
ton majority, Of practically the sam
size as In the last parliament Is al
insufficient warrant for such rovolu
tionary changes as the Liberals pro
| pose
Owing TO the fact that the Liberal
will have TO depend on the Irish Ma
tionalists for "a majority IN the mex
parliament, It is foregone conclusion
that they will pass a homo rule mea
sure and just as certain that tn
Lords will reject it. They will alsl
pass a bill abolishing the veto powe
Of the Lords and this. too. will be re
iected by the Lords. On the two mail
issues of the day, therefore. the situa
ton will be unchanged from the las
parliament. which means that an earl,
date parliament will again be dis
solved and another general election
ordered.