The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-23
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tration tho legislative. majority In the
House OF Lords which It needs to
measures enacted by the House OF
Commons. that either he or the Premier
will go out into the highways. In order
TO offer reerages to any one for the ask
Ing and the stories printed on both
sides Of the Atlantic. to the effect that
the Liberal Whips arc going about
with note books, making list OF those
who arc willing to accept coronets. and
OF the amount which they are willing
to pay for them. in tho shape OF SUBJ
the Liberal party. are without founda-
ton.
What King George and tho Premier
Wholesale creation OF peers becoming
necessary for legislative purposes, is
to bestow baronies on the eldest sons
OF Liberal peers; in one word, to call
lifetime Of their fathers. instead OF
waiting for the death OF the latter In
this way. the Liberal voting force OF
the House OF Lords would be largely
iincreasedIwithout actually augInenting
the peerage. since all the new honors
would be merged into the older ones
on The succession OF the new barons
This is the plan which William w
PROPOSED to the WhiE ministers in May,
lsS2, when they sought from him tho
peers. 70 force tho Reform Bill through
the, House OF Lords. King william
made one condition: namely, that the
eldest sons OF all whig peers shouts
intners' minor titles. before any other
Whig peers We're created In those
DAYS there were .Mrty-nine heirs OF
and the number needed to secure tho
passage OF the Reform Bill through
ne Lords was but forty. This neces-
srta.ed me creation of but two peers
IRON outside OF the peerage. In the
present instance the proportion would
be somewhat larger.
among the sons of Liberal peers
who could thus be called to the upper
house this year are Lord Ribblesdaie's
son. the Hon. Charles Lister. nenhew
OF premier and Mrs. Asquith. and who
neGently asserted the Socialist camp. IN
order to enter the diplomatic service
as an attachc. He relinouished his
former Socialist friends and associates.
because In public prints and in speeche .
sail various members Of the family In
n particularly vigorous fashion. IN
derstand that his first post Is to be at
", w ashlnGton. where ne will be under
sador Bryce.
Then there is Lord wodehouse, who
Is the eldest son and heir OF the Earl
brother and heir. the Hon. Bertrand
Russell. married to an American wn-
man, the daughter OF Robert Pearsau
s sniia or philadelphia. is an enthusi-
valuable addition to the eoyern I, y q !,
forces In the House Of Lords. And ide 10 :
100, would the Marquis OF Northamp,
t tesy ,f e'aest 81, son sol who bears the eour-
an an officer OF tn. Household Cavalry
Inere is anso the eldest son and heir
or e., Lord Jofcey. and the son Of Lord
= a nr
,steamers In fact. there is quite a
long list OF adult sons OF Iibe raj neers
VINO , VIII be summoned to the House
t ~ L.oras. either by virtue OF one OF
.helr latner's minor honors, or else by
means OF brand-new barOnies. before
any other additions will be made to the
upper house Of the national legisla-
II Count Patrick OBrien de Lacy has
merely been condemned TO penal servi-
luce ,neta TOT ne at st Peter sburg last week
ing brought about the murder OF his
Wife's brother. Count Vassili Bolturiin.
IN the expectation that his Wifi would
l ~ err the whole Of the great wealth
- IS because capital punishment in
ordinary criminal cases has been abol-
nf Ed t IN Russia ever since the reign
not exist in civil procedure. It is re-
tame FOR military and naval offenses.
and II the Muscovite authorities are
e eni, to send Nihilists to the SCAT
1old 1T is because political Offenders
particularly those who have been con,
cerned IN Nihilist outrages Of ono sort
or another, are tried, not by the ordi +
nary tribunals, but by courts-rnartial
as being beyond the pale OF the law.
w hen Vera SassoulItch, concerning
Whom wrote In these letters the other
day as dying in a home for INDECENT
auth ors at ST. Petersburg, was tried by
inc ordinary courts for shooting and
dangerously woundtng General Ire
poff. Prefect CT the Police OF St. PET
~. me. reign OF Alexander IT.. her trial re-
suited In an acquittal: and the Russian
sg eai Gnding Itself powerless to
zeal with Nthilist outrages by means
OF criminal courts. then and there ar
ranged that not only all disturbed dis
,,rlcts should be subjected III military
law, but also that political offenses. es.
pcclally those OF an Anarchical, that Is
70 say Nihil1st. nature. should be dealt
with courts martial 5 $1,000
1t is In this fashion that so manv as.
sassins. and wouid-be assassi1ls. Of
members of the imperial family of
tatesmen. OF high dignitaries OF tho
realm and Of officials OF one kind and
another. haVc been sent to the sallows
In fact. the executions orders byt co,1rf &
martial have numbered as many as g.
600 In n single year,
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