The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-07-26
COMMONS IN
WILD DISORDER
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az am not going to degrade myself.
/ shall simply state the conclusion at
which the government has arrived.
Having announced the governors in
tention as briefly as possible, although
he was not heard. the premier sank
back in his seat. Leaders in the out
burst against the prime minister were
Lord Hugh Cecil, an intensely I'M
popular member of one of the Oldest
families and young barrister f. e.
Smith, who recently achieved promi-
hence in the conservative party. The
former kept up a constant fire of
monotonous cries and a labor mem
Der, VIII Crooks. in rough clothes and
a SLOUGH hat. sitting across the aisle
several times jumped up as though
about to assault him but was pulled
back by his friends The speakers
pleas Ito observe the decencies of de-
bate" were drowned in the tumult.
The wonder was that the crowded
house did not come to blows, but the
belligerant members We're pulled
down by their neighbors.
Sitting Is Dispersed
Political hatred engendered by the
veto bill made today's session the
stormiest session in the memory of
the oldest member. Every means
short of personal violence was sue
cessfully used to prevent Asquith
from explaining the views Of the gov
eminent. So violent were the oppo-
sition members and so indignant were
the ministerial adherents that the
speaker after two hours, decided to
suspend the sitting to obviate graver
l,, Il
scenes of excitement and with shouts
of coward" traitor following the
prime minister as he departed. to
which ministrrilists hurried back cries
of you are beaten, we will VIM"
Asquith tonight issued to the news
parehs a summary of the speech he
was prevented from delivering In
ii he conteuded that the principle of
the machinery of the bill had been
before the people at TWO elections BY
no form of referendum could the
opinion of the electorate have been
more carefully ascertained.
a. j. Balfour, leader of the oppo-
sition and Sir Edward Grey were both
given hearing which the premier
had been denied Balfour took the
premier to task for his threats to
create more peers, and declared the
sole object was not to prevent the
veto question coming before the peO-
pie again but to prevent peopl
again expressing their tWirc expressed
verdict ON home rule. Grey. who is
usually the mldest member of the
cabinet, followed with n ringing ex-
preston of the maioritN's loyalty to
the premier. AS did Balfour. Grey
expressed personal regret for the
rsonal discourtesy to the prime
r!1ister.
While the last ditchers" are maxi
the most noise. the really innu-
lial members of the conservative
Hfty stand with Lord Ian ssiowne
q Baltour for peaceabIc solution
~ acceptin the governments bill
They include almost all the members
of the last conservative cabinet men
like Niscount Curzon. Baron Middle
ton and Lord Cromer. who talk but
little but have immense power.
Probably the week will LAPSE be-
fore the veto bill is brought up again
in the House of Commons In the
meantime Asquith will re-negotlate
with the unionist leaders for guar
antee that the lords will accept the
hill, unless he obtains these. the bill
Lords until the creation of the peers
has been invoked to insure its ac-
ceptance