New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-18
british FIGHT
ON LORDS BITTER
Both Sides Trying to Use King
George, While Deprecatlng His
Forced Entrance Into Politics.
AMERICAN DOLLARS ISSUE
Balfour Says They Are a Potent
Factor in English Politics
American Opposition to
Tariff Reform.
nv cable to The Tribune ]

rRv cable to The T-ibunel
-.orfar. Nov Parliamentary
--snra,lz-r4s are. still in progress on high
ground not covered by precedent other
-ra, the agreement ot William " TO
create peers requisite for enacting the
reform bill
The leaders on each side want 10 have
-ne King with them. and are striving to
5isr-edtr their opponents by proving that
-b.,- are dragging him into politics and
s,,h,ectinF him To coercion The best
7eHtars among the Liberals. headed by
r,av5-George and Winston Churchill.
var+ an immediate dissolution of Par
lament M Asquith can advise a dis
solution hut the King must decide for
himself whether that extreme course is
-a-assa-v and whether he can give guar
anrses for the creation Of several hun
cred peers
r he be l1rrrepared TO follow the ad-
VIC If tHe Prime Minister he must send
*or Rf~. .Ralfour. This is what the stai-
-,-e-- T-rfonists are hoping viii happen.
sd they are confidently assuming to-
7-fzl- that NJ Balfour viii accept office
and defer an appeal 10 the country until
January
The fighting power Of the Unionists Is
rising with the debates IN the House OF
Lords and The muster Of the party forces
- NortinEnam. Their willingness 10
reform The upper house and make Il an
efcisat and responsible second chamber
has been emphasized 1t Nottingham and
Westnlinet@r. and this is helpful They
vii also profit by the urWiLlingness Of
the Liberal ministers 10 allow the veto.
CT Parliament. hill to he amended or
modified by Tia House Of Lords
The Uuionist case. therefore, has been
strengthened this week Yet the main
issue rests between the King and the
Prime Minister over the guarantees. The
latest rur7o-s credit both with an ardent
5-zfre for compromise and hold Lloyd
George and Winston Churchill response
fl. for Determination 70 bring on the
dissolution q Parliament at any cost
without reference TO its disturbance Of
me Christmas trade or the turmoil
which viii he produced. when peace and
og5=- are Indispensable for the corona
.t-r and rhe imperial conference
To-riznt's debate n tia House of
Lords on the subject Of the reform Of
--4 urr-r house can scarcely fan 10 have
q penetrating effect on the immediate
z--u41lou and The conditions governing
XII appeal 10 the country
ore responsible Cniorist peer after
another rose III his place and spoke ap-
r-a-.-crv - Lord Rcsehery's plan for
-re elimination OF the hereditary prin-
ctrle. and The resolutions enbodying the
scheme were unanimously agreed 70.
~ E=-f11rs speech al Nottingham
vas awaited with the greatest possible
interest .n.the hope that Il would strike
& keynote f-r Unionist battlecry in
rhe coming rEIt. The Uaionist leader
talked al around The constitutional sit
-ls-i--. but was evidently resolved to
give ra lead until Nj AsQuirh has
shown his hand
The bulk of -ha speech was devoted
- ne 1ar-ouz state of the navy and the
licensed liquor trade, the earnest desire
81 rhs T.r.ar.zt land magnates 70 see
snail !-r5ouners multiplied in the coun-
--- and above ali tariff reform. on the
fiscal Question irreed. he dwelt rather
more enthusiastically than is his wont
ana repeated the assura nee about its not
raising The cosr f living TO the work
.Hg classes