Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-07-25
ADJOURNED
IN TUMULT
Scenes Of Unprecedented
Violence in H0uSeofC0nmons
.AsQuTH HOWLED DOWN
The Premier Prevented by a
Small Faction of the Con-
servative Members From
Stating the Governments
Position on the Veto Bill.
AsQU|TH H0WLED DOWN

London, July 25.-The last act of the
parliamentary revolution was ushered
in today with a revolutionary scene.
For the first time in it's history the
house of commons refused TO listen
to Il speech by the prime minister.
For the first time in it's history the
speaker was compelled to invoke the
rule which empowers him in case of
grave disorder to declare the sitting
adjourned on his own responsibility.
No such hostile passions have been
given free rein in the chamber which
additionally carries on it's debates
with chivalrous courtesy, since the
stormy days of the Gladstone home
rule bills. Probably there has been
no such an episode in the congress of
the United States since the recon
structiOn era.
During three quarters of an hour
Mr.. Asquith rose at short intervals
and read a sentence or two from a
manuscript only TO be overwhelmed
by ieers, hooting. and cries among
which traitor" was the most frequent
but with Redmond. Patrick Ford,
American Dollars" often distinguish
able.
Again and again the prime minister
tried to speak but his voice was
drowned. Finally his mouth hard
cned and he glared at his tormentoTs
like at lion at bay-an Impressive
figure with straight cut features,
flushed with anger. He closed the man
uscript. and cried, Il am not going
to degrade myself. I shall simply
state the conclusion at which the
government has arrived"
Having announced the governments
intention as briefly, hurriedly as pos
sible. although his words were not
hcard-the premier sank back in his
seat.
The leaders in the outburst against
the prime minister were Lord ugh Ce-
ell. and an intensely unpopular member
Of one of the most patrician families
a young barrister f. +. Smith, who re-
Gently achieved prominence in the
conservative party.
The former kept up constant fire
Of monotonous cries. and the labor
leader. viii Crooks. in rough clothes
and slouch nat sitting across the aisle
several times jumped up as though
about to assault him. but was pulled
back by friends.
The speakers plcadings to observe
tho dcccncics of the debate were
drowned i'm tumult. The wonder was
that the crowded house did not come
to blows, but the belligerent MEM
bers were pulled down by neishboTs
Political hatred eugenGcred by the
veto bill made today's session the
stormiest in the memory of the old
est member
Every means short of personal Vlo-
lcncc were successfully used To pre-
vent Mr.. Asquith from explaining the
views of the government So violent
were the opposition members. SO IN
dipnant were the ministers adherents
that the speaker after two hours de-
cided To suspend the sitting To obViate
one of graver disorders. The MEM
hers dispersed amid scenes of violent
excitement with shouts of traitor,
coward" following the prime minister
as he departed TO which the ministerial
lists hurled back cries You are beaten.
We will win"
Mr.. Asquith issued to the news
papers tonight a summary OF the
speech which was prevented from de-
livering. In it he coAtended that the
nrinciples and machinery of the bill
had been before the people at Two
elections. BY no form Of referendum
advisable could the opinion of an cleo
torate have been more carefully as
certained.
The government has accepted i'm
portant amendments in the house ol
commons for the purpose of the lofu
ar,endments was to set the machinery
aside The government had proposed
specifically to describe what were IL
nance bills: the lords proposed TO
create a committee, which the preTier
described as junta TO determine
what were finance bills and what
we're matters of great gravity-wEat-
over that might mean-which should
be put before the country by refer
endum. There was not great budget
Of the last seventy years which couid
not possibly have been thrown out
by such junta.
\ J. BaIfom, the leader of the op-
position, in reply to the speech OF ihe
nremier. was unable to make, received
a ouiet hearing. He was somewhat
apoIozetic. He went on TO denounce
the policy of the government. when
he was interrupted by the home sec
retarv. Winston Spencer Churchill
Ralfour turned hotly upon the home
secretary and said he remembered