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VA come over the face pt England IN
the past Two or three FeskssS fore
the coronation d IDOL led Us re tie
House Of Lords had lade uE It's mind
to sieIl to the liberal demand tint
it SURRENDER its veto power and become
a mere eonstltiye body With the right
to delay but not tof finally to reject
tbiIls passed by the House Of Commons
Today there are many indcatoos that
the peers have decided 10 fight. II
they do fight. the engagement promfs.
es to be something terrific Il
The veto bill reached The Lords,
after It's passage fnS The lower house,
Just before recess for the coronation
holidays Immediately following the
re;assenbilng of Parliament Lord
Landcdowne and other peers offered
certain amendments to the bill.
These amendments are still under
Of these seem certain Of adoption.
Their essential feature is that, instead
OF giving the House Of Commons the
least voice of legislation, bills which
it passes and which the Lords reject
must be submitted TO a popular re-
ferendum in they concern such mat
tiers as irish home rule or any other
grave matter upon which the elector-
ate has not been sufficiently consult
ed.
The referendum proposition looks
fair at first sight but the real idea is
that when both houses are Conserva-
tive there will never be any referen-
dun because there will never be any
differences Of opinion between them,
whereas legislation by the House Of
Commons viii always be held up by
the Conservative House Of Lords, rem.
dering any Liberal administration one
long series OF expensive referendum
after referendum and delay after de
lay. The result will not only be to
give the Conservative two chances
on all bills to the Liberals one, but
1t will give all Liberal administra.
tions an appearance of continual tur-
MOL and conflict, while the Conserva.
tive ones will invariably move as
smoothly as if creased.
The Lords, it appears now, will re-
fuse to pass 1t in its original form.
1t will be Liberal Permier Asquith's
cue to ask King George to create
enough new Liberal peers to outvote
the Conservative in the present House
Of Lords. There has been much specu
tllation as to what the King would do
in ouch ascase. H
Now, King George is well known to
be a Conservative at Heart. He pro.
badly, neyerless, yield to the Liberals
demand for new peers If he consider
ed resistance usless. There are indi.
cations, however, that he has recently
been, convinced that it would be hop.
less, though there can be no question
that 1T must be dangerous.
The. coronation ceremonies brought
to'LondOn for the first time In several
yearssa full attendance Of the peers.
Theyscame to London to take part in
the ceremonies but during the inter.
walls they were far more seriously
occupied than this. Inthe absence OF
any clear lead fran men at the head
their own order or rank and file took
the opportunity to Nform their own
policy. From all quarters come in
dications that they made up their
minds to fight.
There Is no doubt that the coronation
parts in it very seriously They be-
lieve that there appearance in West
minister Abbey, robed and clothed i'm
pressed the people immensely. Indeed
many Of them seized the chance to
chow themselves in the SHEETS in full
regalia In the hope Of heightening this
supposedly good impression upon the
their popularity has revived They
regard the coronation as great elect.
ioneerlng asset. 1t has made the
people, they think, at least temporarily
enthusiastic for the aristocracy and
the King, They seriously hold the
view that IL they can force an election
within a few weeks the coronation
would insure a conservative victory.
If the King refuses the Liberals de.
mand for any new peers such an ell.
ection must follow Immediately. 1t
must be borne in mind that the peers
have the right or access to the King.
1t is certain that they are exercising
this right and that great pressure is
being brought upon the throne to re-
fuse the Liberals demand. With his
smpathles already on the side of the
Conservatives and all these assurances
being poured into his ears that he and
the aristocracy can win II he stands
firm 1t would be strange II he did not
incline to take the peers view At any
rate 1t Is popular opinion in political
alike-that If he does TAKE their view.
The new peers being refused, Pre-
mier AsQuth and his Liberal minis
terry will have to resign and there must
be fresh election perhaps after a
few days administration by Author ].
Balfour the Conservative leader, who
can however, last but the shortest
possible time with Liberal majority
against him in the Commons,
The next election If one comes I'M
der such circumstances, will be the
fiefciest ever fought in England.
1t will be surprising II 1t passes with,
out bloodshed.
az want to do something that will
cause me to be talked about" said the
man.