The San Francisco call., 1910-05-08
Death Of king
DELAYS fight
AGAINST LORDS
British Parties Prepare for Gen.
eraI Election While Veto
Question Is SheIved
Tories Hope to Take Advantage
of Inexperience of the
New Monarch
By T. P. O'CONNOR
Especial Gable 10 The Call

Copyright by the Tribune Co.. Chicago 1sio.)
LONDON. May THE tragic sudden
ness of the death of the king has
paralyzed the great force of interna-
tional politics and the whole situation
is changed. The ministers are rushing
back from the holiday resorts, Premier
AsQuith and Reginald McKenna, first
lord of the admiralty, having already
arrived.
There is general unsteadiness in the
money market, consols being the lowest
in price since 1s4s. but the constitu-
ton is SO reliable and the new king is
so well known and liked that recovery
is certain and immediate.
The fight over the veto power of the
lords necessarily has been postponed.
George Y is credited with tory tenden-
cies, but his relations with the liberal
politicians always has been cordial and
his recent conferences friendly. Still
he can not have the diplomatic expert
ence and wide political insight of his
father, the greatest of modern mon
srchs and the greatest Englishman.
ELECTION PLANS PROGRESS
The new kings sense of response
bility is sure TO prevent any rupture
an lis = DN Ct liLltllAs LAlOukn CONSCIOUS
ness Of his ineXperience may add to the
fighting attitude of the tories over the
veto
In ireland the belief in tife late kings
friendliness to home rule causes a
more sympathetic feeling than for any
other English monarch since the con-
quest.
Even the death Of Edward makes no
break in the activity of the parties.
The organization for the contingency of
the general election goes on apace and
both sides already have perfected their
plans The liberals have candidates
Tor almost every seat, even those prac-
tically hopeless The tories are less
prepared. owing TO the depletion OF
their funds and the realization that
Lancashire, Yorkshire and Scotland and
Wales viii not tolerate any protection
ist candidate.
PROTECTIoNISTS' CHANCES LOW
Indeed the chances of protection are
lower at this moment than at any time
since the opening by Chamberlain OF
t1e protectionist campaign, especially
IS the protectionists hate bringing UP
an unpopular cause in the house OF
lords.
The protectionists would willingly
sacrifice the house Of lords and even
the bitter Orange-tory attitude to home
rule, II they could thereby forward the
protection plan which alone interests
them, but Balfour is too bound with
the Orangemen to hostility to home
rule and a defense Of the house OF lords
to tolerate such a departure.
The fight viii be fierce in certain
parts OF Ireland O'Brien only holds a
tiny bit Of Ireland contained in county
Cork. but backed by tory money he
may try TO break down the finances of
the Irish party in the desperation Of
attempts 10 prevent the visit Of Red
mOnd and his even more hated oppo-
nents. Dillon and Devlin, Sunday, May
q. shows his position.
MOB VIOLENCE THREATENED
O'Brien has called for mob violence
20 prevent the meeting and some anx-
iety prevails in all other parts OF Ire
land. The people are united and
enthusiastic.
The Irish in Great Britain are even
more furious This section of the Irish
IS enthusiastic for the budget and al
ways against a break with the British
democracy. These Irish have signifed
their feelings by raising $4,000 dur
ing this year. the largest revenue col
lected in one year since the movement
began.
The convention this year in Belfast
will sound a keynote in favor OF unity
TORIES EXHIBIT DISTRESS
The signs OF distress given by
the tories are rather amusing, espe-
ing self-conhdence which they had
very short time ago. when they hoped
20 get the Irish vote on the budget and
so turn out the government
Those signs of distress are not made
the less eloquent by the tone Of Dutch
coura &c which they attempt to put on.
TniOnist papers are crying that never,
compromise. But then they proceed to
add that many moderate liberals are of
the opinion that their leaders ought to
consent to such z compromise.
The compromise proposed is that the
lords should accept the destruction OF
their right to have a veto on the bud
get and that in return the liberals
which destroys the veto on legislation.
need scarcely say that no liberal
could even look at any
such proposal II would Immediately
bring into revolt against 1t the entire
Irish party, which regards the destruc-
tion Of the legislative veto as much
more important than the destruction OF
the financial veto, for il is the legis-
lative veto that stands in the way Of
home rule.
OPPOSITION DISASTER
The passage of the budget is also
grave disaster TO the tories. The bud
get fixes huge and almost burdensome
taxes on the liquor trade and IL hits
the big brewer and the small saloon
keeper with equal severity.
= is the liquor trade which has in
tAe main financed the tory party for a
long time That financial assistance
was the reason why the lords threw out
the budget. And now the lords are
turning on the liquor trade and helping
Lloyd George to rend il. One effect
Of this must be that the liquormen
VIII not supply money at the next cleo
tion, and without money in large guam
titles IL is impossible for the tories or
any other party to fight a big election
with any hope of great success.
Finance. indeed, is playing a large
y RI in the tactics Of all parties at the
moment; the expense of one election
coming so soon after another is a
heavy strain. The labor party has
been hard hit in another direction. The
courts Of law have held that the trade
unions not entitled n Snen6 their