New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-17

On friday. small hope is entertained OF
gearing up the involved situation which
i'aS resulted from the sudden change in
'Ioduced by Lord Lansdowne's cali for the
veto bill
iit feature which stands out in the pres
en- position of the parties is that the
muse OF Lords finally has ava kened 10 the
a'S'iute necessity Of undertaking seIf-re-
''i' ~ The Radical leaders view this late
eie-i''aFlce with the utmost suspicion. and
"a ms to be seen whether II viii event
U0'e N an agreement which the ahortive
- Conference failed TO achieve
parliamentary lobhies to-day we're
"'l VI rumors of all kinds-that the King
i-oV reused 10 give his Prime Minister
g aii'e'S 10 Increase the number. of peers
-eh1iy for the governments purposes
i'i ming the House Of Lords that the
would resign. that another party
conference would he hold
1iiiiis DEFINITE, however. Is known be
o.iO '"e Iact that all preparsrfons are
'.i LOT general election. and best
olHhlon tonight believes that as
''-' 81 riilent declines TO accept any
Q 1'iiehIS 10 the veto bill Lord Lands
ii'' no consulted this evening with Mr.
Balfour and other leaders. will either de-
cine 10 proceed with the bill or the House
OF Lords VIII reject il on +f7e sAoord read
rs va HoiioaS, and that the dissolution Of
Farilanlent Will he announced next week.
Aoio hoSeoerry. in the House OF Lords
To-Day. after declaring that the house stood
IN a very grave position. announced his IN
lehuoh 10 ask for facilities for the discus
sion OF his plan for the reform, of the
Rouse it Is believed that the lords VIII
proceed Immediately with the debate on
this question
-. Ilfss Of the Privy Council and
me cabinet this afternoon the Far1 IF
CreWe introduced the veto hill in the House
OF LORDS where it passed its first reading.
Inc Earl Of Crewe declared tina: he Ola
NOT agree with the belief expressed bv
LoFu Lansdowne yesterday that future CON
Ierences might be more successful than the
one just opened un. saving:
mat conference has concIusively. shown
1I'at II Is impossible 10 settle this question
by an agreement"
Lord Lansdowne said that the upper
mouse was ready with its contribution
toward q solution OF the question at issue.
HIS party continued Lord Lansdowne. was
committed 10 the view that in a reformed
House OF Lords there should he g reduction
N71-4k'r SzA'''tlt4tli OF the hereditary
principle, and adequate representation Of
the best elements of the existing. House re-
lnIorced from the outside either by noni-
nation or some kind OF an election.
They also were ready. he said. to de-
wise some means Of settling the differences
between the TWO houses. The government.
he declared. had no right 10 assume. be-
cause the eight front benchers failed 10
bring about an agreement, that Parliament
c.Hid not settle these tremendous prob
lens.
King George summoned the Privy Coun-
Gil 10 meet today, presumably for the pur-
pose Of obtaining the advice of the Privy
Councillors regarding his course in the
matter Of giving Premier AsQuith guaran-
ices TO increase the number Of peers suffi-
Gent 10 support the government in its pol
icv Of reforming the House OF Lords This
summons brought together the leaders of
both parties
The extreme Liberal papers hint that
King George has taken sides with the
House Of Lords. The Daily News says
that the resignation OF the Cabinet would
mean that 2 rnonarchicaI revolution had
been added TO the revolution of the peers.