The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-25
PARLIAMENT
 IN TURMOIL
HOUSE OF COMMONS HooTs DOWN PREMIER WHEN HE
 ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS.
After Two Hours of Widest Scenes Premier lnvokes Rule Permitting Him to Adjourn Session, Amid
 Hoots and Calls.

London, July 24.--The last act of the parliamentary revision was usher- ed in today with revolutionary scene For the first time in it's history, the house of commons refused to listen to 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 disorders:' to declare the sit- ting adjourned on his own responsi- bility.
 No such hostile passions have been given free rein in chamber which traditionally carries on it's debates with chivalrous courtesy, since the stormy days of the Gladstone homo rules bills. Probably there has been no such passage in the American congress since the reconstruction era. During three quarters of an hour Mir. Asquith rose at short intervals and read a sentence or Two from manu- Iscript. only to be overwhelmed by ljeers, hootings and cries, among which .''traitor' was the most frequent. but with ''Redmord Patrick Ford,s and l''American Dellars" often distinguish |able.
 "l'm not going to degrade myself. l half gfx ,ixr al f<. nn, uf (which the government has arrived.~
 Having announced the governments Intentions as briefly and hurriedly as possible-although they wers not lheard- premier sank back into his seat.
 The leaders in the outburst against |the prime minister were Lord Hugh ECecil, an intensely unpopular memDer Iof one of the most patrician families, land young barriester, F. E. Smith, lwho recently achieved prominence in lthe conservative party. The former kept up a constant fire of monotone lous cries, and the labor member. w. lCrooks, in rough clothes and slouch That, sitting across the aisle, several times jumped up as though about tc assault him. but was pulled back by friends.
 The speakers pleadings to 'observe ihe decencies of debate,' were drown- led fin the tunnel. The wonder was that the crowded house did not come Ito blows but the belligerent members Iwere pulled down by neignDors. Ev lery means short of physical violence was successfully used to prevent Mir. Asquith from explaining the views lof the government.
 Suspension of the session came two hours after the tnmult began. The members dispersed amid scene or violent excitement. shouts of traitor land coward" following une prime minister as he departed. to which the
 ministerialHts hurled back cries of "You're beaten. we'll win."
 I MT. Asquith tonight Issued to the newspapers summary or the speech he was prevented from delivering.
 He contented the principles of the machinery of the bill had been be- fore the people at two elections. 7 By nc form of referendum deyis-
 abae could tine opinion of the clector- late have been more carefully ascer- tained.
 The gove rnment had accepted their Important amendments in the house !of commons. the purpose of the lords amendments was to set the machinery aside. The government has propos- led specifically to describe what we're finance bills: the lords proposed to Icrease committees which the premier described as junta. to determine what were finance bills and what were matters of great gravity
 whatever that might mean--which which should be put before the coun- Itry~ referendum. There was not 3 great budget of the last scventy years which could not plauslbiy have been thrown out by such junta. A. J. BaIfour, leader of the oppo- sition. in reply to the speech the
 premier was unable to make. receiy-
 led a quiet hearing. He denounced lthe policy of the government when he was interruptvs U sshe home sec- Iretary. wHEii;aston Apences Churchill. ,,Mr. Balfour turned hotly upon the