The Irish standard., 1910-06-11
GEORGE Y. WILL Be
CONSTITUTIONAL
Conference of Leaders of Parties
Called to Discuss Veto
Proposals.
What Outcome of the Conference.
Will be is Still Much in
Doubt.
Liberals Determined to Force the.
Fight on the Lords to the
Finish.

king George has taken hand in
the political struggle which has stirred
Great Britain for months. He has
called conference of the leaders
all political parties in an effort to ge
compromise in the fight over tn,
curbing of the veth power OF the
House of Lords. says Y. p. O'Connol
In a special cable to the Chicago Tri-
bune, dated June 4.
Because of the present temper of the
English mind, due to grief over tnei
death Of King Edward and the desire
to give King George the best chance
for showing his power neither Lib-
erals nor Tories will dare refuse tai
attend the conference
Balfour pledged himself some time
ago, to give the present king every
help he could in his difficult position.
This pledges Balfour to the conference
and Balfour's acceptance compes AS
quith's.
Result Of Conference Doubtful.
Whether the conference will end in
any compromise is impossible to an
ticipate. The difficulties appear now
to be insurmountable. but the over-
wheming desire for peace in the
masses and the Tory dread of fight
ing on such an unpopular issue as the
House of Lords, the Liberal dread of
affronting the popular sentiment, and
the Englshman's racial love of a COM
promise may perform miracles.
or course the Liberals are not like
ly to accept anything unless with tn
cordial assent of the Irish party. Last
weeks violent exchange of shots be-
tween the party organs showed how
far the parties were from compro-
mise, and this week the repetition in
the extreme Tory organs of all the alb
surb rumors and charges that the late
kings death was accelerated by the
Liberal attack on the House Of Lords
has further incensed the Liberal opin-
ion.
Liberals Would Push War.
All Of the fighting men in the Lib
eral cabinet also are in favor of going
straight through with the fight. Sim
liar views are held by Redmond and
, the other Irish leaders, who, coming
to London for the Roosevelt lunch,
had an opportunity of making their
views known to the government.
On the other hand, rumors are to be
heard in many quarters Of a certain
the Irish question, among leading Con-
servatives
How far these rumors are we'll
founded ! am unable to say. but they
are not as impossible as I would have
been inclined to think some weeks
ago. The king and the English masses
have been deeply impressed by the
generous attitude of Ireland towards
the late king; and it is possible the
desire for the ending Of the long,
weary and devastating quarrel bs-
tween England and Ireland may have
gained the upper hand for the time
being. ! believe the new king would
be glad If he could open an Irish par
lament instead of the Transvaal par
| lament, which he was to have opened,
and that the knowledge of this dispo-
siton may have influenced the more
able members of the Tory party.
Would Avoid Coronation Fight
The government now is resolved to.
Introduce and press the coronation bill
omitting the insulting words to the
Catholic. The Tory leaders will not
oppose this, knowing the strong views
of King George against the present
form of declaration, but vehement op-
position is certain from the Orange
party in England and Ireland.
Interest in Roosevelt Fete.
Redmonds little address of welcome
was model of grace and taste.
Though the promise to regard the pro-
ceedings a. private was strictly OBJ
served by the Irishmen, Roosevelt's
dinner with the Irish party in the
midst Of his tremendous rush of en-.
ragements and alone among all the