Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-16
Comes the Crisis in The
British Parliament.
Adjournment Taken to Friday
al L|oyd-George's Request
Said King Desires Lords to An.
swer Regarding the Veto Bill.

London. Nov. 15.-Par1ament re-
assembled today. Dut in the absence
OF Premier Asquith the proceedings
lacked the acute interest that had
been anticipated and the \political
| crisis is DELAYED until Friday. BY that
time The premier will have seen King
George again and laid before His
Majesty the decisions reached by the
cabinet at tOday's session which was
Unusually prolonged.
The fact that the ministers were in
| conference for two and a half hours
was taken to indicate that two or
| three of them We're favorable to the
| plan of asking the lorGs to accept or
reject the veto resolutions before the
dissolution of Parliament. These men,
GERS arc said to have made hard
lght in support of their views.
An adjournment until Friday was
taken at the request of Chancellor
Lloyd George, who said that circum-
stances had arisen (which in the judg-
!nent of the government rendered it
undesirable to proceed with the bust
ness set down for today" He added
that Premier Asquith would be in a
ment of the governments plan.
The House of Commons was crowd
ed to its capacity and a nervous ten
sion was noticeable during the pre-
lin'inaries. THO over. the chancellor
at once sought and secured post
ponement If the inevitable crisis
When the House Of Lords assembled
this afternoon Lord LansdGwne, the
leader of the opposition, played card
which lpay possibly be the prelude to
a highly interesting development in
the political game now under full
headWaN. He would tomorrow, he
said, move that this House invite
His MajestN's government to submit
to its consideration the terms of the
Parliament bill
This is the official designation of thu.
veto bill which is the center Of all the
trouble.
The Earl of Crewe. Liberal leader in
the upper mouse. replied that he hoped
to be in position tomorrow TO state
the governments intentions with re-
gard to the Parliament bill
This new move on the part of the
Opposition is regarded as excellent tao
tics calculated to embarrass the gov
eminent, as it is difficult to see how
the Radicals can consistently persis; in
thei; campaign against the Lords in
the face of ali offer to consider the
governments proposal
The pOStpOnement of Premier AS
'quith's statement is regarded as being
intimately connected with Lord Lans.
doWne'S notification of the step he in
tends to take tomorrow and reports al
ready are in circulation to the effect
that dissolution of Parliament may
not he quite so imminent as has been
anticipated
Lord LanSGowne this afternoon de-
MED the report that the recent consti-
tuthnal conference broke down be-
cause the peers would not allow eX-
Premier Ralfour to accept certain
terms. He said there had been no con-
sultatlCn whatever with the peers re-
gardlng the terms proposed at the con-
terence and he intimated that although
the conference did not reach a definite
agreement. other and mere successful
conferences might be proposed.
Among the suggested reasons for the
halt in the governments program is
a report that King George objects to a
dissolution Of Parliament until tiie
H"us" of Lords has had an opportunty
10 answer YES or no with regard to the
veto bill.
Tho Globe this evening gives cur
rency to report that Premier Asuuitl
As considering the resignation Of the
cabinet as the King has refused the
guarantees sought by the premier.