New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
WILL PUSH VETO BILL
Liberals Will Interpret Their
Success as a Mandate.
HOME RULE THE NEXT YEAR
King May Urge Lords to Pass the
Veto or Suggest Another
Conference.
TRv Cable 70 The rrihune-1


London. Dec lots ii stalemate? ?'
This is the favorite question asked at
the Conservative clubs where the cleo
tions are discussed with fiery resent
ment by parlisans who do not know
that they are beaten
Trey easily convince themselves that
the government cannot go on with the
vet, bin when It is at the mercy of the
Uni rlists and Labor factions and with
out ss-bience Of increased Liberal sup
port e the country.
The, Y talked in q similar strain about
the bu Gget after the January elections
sud III. Satenel 4 renewai OF the relent-
less op Dosition. but in due time the
snance Pill was enacted without resist
soce-
While he ding dong fight over the
elections srlu in progress il is evident
that there VIII be a majority for the
coalition 70 rec S, not materially impaired
The govern ne ut, having appealed to the
country on IN veto question, viii have
.ts work cut; out for it. II will intro
duce e veto d Il as the first measure and
carry Il throCs n the House OF Commons
with the full 4 3rce OF the coalition vote,
except posgibIy the detachment Of the
O'Brienites
This is The forecast made by every
Liberal in ton ch with the Ministers.
Fxen moderate men on that side assert
that there can pe no alternative course
e4rer NJ. Asqui tbs definite appeal on
-be single donin; ting issue. and that the
4 Nv 10 4nrTv rQr n
offer a factious nd stubborn resistance
without defying 4 he moral force OF pub
lie opinion
S-alernste only . occurs when the KING
s. unable 10 mcve- This certainly is not
the case at preser L. The King has al
least two moves on the board
One is the accep .ance Of the decision
o. the people as ex pressed in the coaE-
lion majority. 'whett er larger or smaller
than II was last in the Parliament IN
that event the Hou Sc Of Lords VIII ne
o1yierlv informed Of the Kings sense OF
lis constitutional obli CATION and the veto
hin viii he enacted VI ithout the creation
Of new peers This Is what Liberal par
tisans assume viii happen after the
coronation
on the other hand, Unionists foreses
. and greatly prefer the second move
n This is the suggestion fcU another a1ao
larger conference, which viii take up
Home Rule and hang up every conr1'o-
rersial question until the coronation is
c,-e- This is the line which MIR. g ar
yin viii take in a fresh series Of poltu-
cal honiIies in his various Journals, ana
his friend oliver whose LETTERS 10 Ihe
Times" over the signature Paclfl';us'
have been republished by Murray, VIII
ceIlaborate with him
most convincing argument Tor a
sratesmanlike settlement, by representa-
i've men OF the two main parties, can
be offered especially regarding Home
Rule by an arrangement between Ulster
and the other provinces; yet IL IS eA-
1remely doubtful whether q conference
can be organized with the consent OF
The three groups Of the coalition ma
5ority.
The Urionists may play strenuously
for another conference, but the, Ministers
with q majority behind them Will pro-
c.-ed vigorously with the veto bill and
keep faith with the general electorate
Veto first and Home Rule another year
,s the phrase which followers of-the gov
eminent are already adopting.
The faction fight in Ireland has become
81 erabi+tered that the independent Ma
-fonslists cannot be properly numbered
With The coalition forces. They have re-
res,e5 J-nior1ist support in every fierce