Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-27

our without allowing a word to be
heard.
BILL HAS NOT BEEN REJECTED.
Mr.. Balfour reminded the House that
the parliamentary bill had not been re-
jected by the House OF Lords.
The prime minister seems as
sured that the constitution provides for
the creation of peers as the ordinary ma
chinery for dealing with a deadlock be-
tween the two houses" he continued. Il
admit that revolutions nay be necessary.
but the prime minister is destroying the
provocative Of the crown and the indie
lendence Of the House of Lords at one
strokc-not to avert war or to carry
n easures which the masses Of the people
are p~asSionately DESTROYS Of. but for one
object only, to prevent the people of this
country from expressing any new verdict
on a question which they had twice be-
fore expressed in their verdict on homo
rule. With a light heart the prime min
lister puts the crown under compulson,
or an excuse so trumpery and contempt
lille that 1t would not Justify the creation
Of a single peer"
Mr.. Balfour accused Premier Asquith
of dragging the crown. in the dust and
Of abusing the confidence of the
Sovereign, against the views Of himself
and his colleagues, because they are
puppets Of forces he cannot control, who
had waited long. had issued orders and
must be ~obsequiously o,ercd.
Sir Edward Grey, tho reign secre-
,ary. usually the mildos 'mber of the
cabine followed with ringing ex-
preston Of the majorit, loyalty to the
premier, He also had . hearing.
Never did any leaGcr of the party
in the majority of the House of Com
mons, said the secretary, have behind
him a more chivalrous personal loyalty
or a more united political support than
the prime minister has at this moment,
The feelings Of the majority are deer
and strong on this question. The mem
hcrs Of the opposition may easily
imagine whether those feelings are less
strong after the scene we have wit
messed. In so far rs It was q persona.
discourtcsy 70 the prime minister. every
one Of rs resents It. The cader Of this
opposition has spoken Of the Interior
consequences Of our action; Interior con-
duct such as We have witnessed vii
tend TO undermine aNd destroy tho House
of Commons.
The primo minister has announced
tho course of the government. II
arguments are to be used IN supper
of that Course they are to be used by
the prime minister, as representing al
tho mnjoritY-there IS not one of US
who Will attempt to take his place
Tremendous choorinE.) I trust that
Mt some future occasion oven the ex-
trop1igt saction n y fea1 thar ~ t. ,hr
House of Commons is at stake and the
debate may be resumed, but for the
moment there is nothing to he lone
but endorse the course the prime min.
lister has which we are al
prepared to do. ] propose to clos,
our proceedings by moving an ad.
~journmcnt.'
F. f. Smith jumped to his feet and
for five minutes the House was 8
pandemonium, Mr.. Smith speaking a,
ternatelY to the chair and, with out,
stretched finger TO John Redmond, whC
replied only by derisive gestures. No
a word spoken by Mr., Smith could hi
heard. Finally the speaker obtaineC
hearing enough to read the rule an
declared the House adjourned.
1t was the younger members Of tho
last ditch" unionist faction that car
ried on the tumult, The majority o.
their colleagues regret IT. They feal
that It Will complicate the situation 10y
increasing the determination Of theil
opponents and alternating the sym
} pathies OF the country. The demon
s%tratlon was wholly unexpected and nj
conservatives recognize tonight tina
their party is facing an extreme crisis