New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-23
RADICALS JUb|lANT
At ROYAL GUARANTEES
King, However, Had No AIterna-
tive. as Bait0ur Would Not
Form a Government.
CRISIS is NOT YET OVER
Monarch Acted Constitutionally
and Was Not Dragged Into
Coup d'Etat by a Reckless
Or Helpless Premier.
LEV cablo % Tho Tnhune !

iubiiant over tho Prime Minister'S dis
closure that he mas received the royal
guarantees. They have lost the mad
dening excitement Of next Mondays
PARTISAN triumph since the shouting will
have a hollow sound when the news is
four days ole but they have gained a
tremendous advantage In obtaining the
sanction OF q popular sovereign for
practical measures for enacting the Par
lament bill in its original form.
AS a matter OF fact, however, the King
had no alternative, when Mr.. Balfour
was unwilling to form q government,
ard when every Cnionist Commoner
shivered over the bare suggestion OF a
general election IN August. with the
maintenance Of the Lords veto as the
chief issue In sheer conservatism he
was forced 70 accept Mr.. Asouiths sd-
vice when he could not find a successor
FOR him.
The situation had been clearly fore
seen last November, when his majesty
consented 70 the dissolution of the last
the royal guarantees would be forth
coming If the Prime Minister should
succeed in obtaining majority.
The King has not been dragged into a
coup d'etat by a reckless or helpless
Premier, but has acted in accordance
with his constitutional obligations.
Mr hs1uitb,a MoSiua
As soon as the Kings course was
known, resistance to the royal guar
sntses became unpatriotic-disloyal, al
most. This was Mr.. Asquith's motive
for the premature announcement
Neither the King nor the Prime Min
lister wanted tor create q huge. unman-
sgeable batch Of peers. Publicity might
prevent the necessity for measure
which would make everybody concerned
in 1t ridiculous
II IS not yet certain whether the fire.
eaters among the peers will abandon
their intention Of challenging division
when the bill returns to the Lords and
adhere obstinately to their amendments.
Lord Willoughby de Broke in the de-
bate represented a powerful group OF
unconciliatory Tories who were deter
mined to fight the battle to the end,
with or without orders from the regular
leaders. These were the tactics recon-
ruended from Highbury and supported
by persistent agitation from Lord Mil
ner, Austen Chamberlain, F. f. Smith,
Leo MaXse J. L. Garvin and Fabian
Ware The IDEA was that the best
method Of discredting the government
was 10 force It TO create hundreds of
peers and keep up the fight until the
Uniorist Lords should ne overwhelmed
b. superior numbers.
Whether it was q ss2acious policy or
not, If was helping TO restore courage to
the Unionists and putting them in fine
fottle for next years campaign.
Caucus Impaired Discipline.
The Grosvenor House caucus was I'M
pairing the discipline OF Lansdowna
House, and the irTeconcilables were set
ting out Of control, when Mr.. AsqUith
with the King behind him, summoned
the Tories to surrender. Possibly they
may remain so long enough to compel
the government 10 muster it's first bat
TALON Of "puppet' peers.
"Thc Morning Post" under the direc-
ton If its now editor, II. a. Gwynne,
stands out boldly for the fighting policy
and George L. Buckle, in The Times,
IS allured by the prospect of forcing the
government 10 face the serious embar
easements involved 10y its own policy.
II is probable, however, that the
1nionist peers after cooling off over
Sunday will resist the sporting tenpta-
ticu 10 score of the enemy and adopt
the wiser and more patriotic course Of
submitting 70 the Kings decision.
Not more than few peers az Lans-
downe TIouee we're PREPARED to follow
Lord Halsbury's resentful advice. Lords
Seiborne and Salisbury Being among
them, and the number is bkely TO dwin-
die after Nj Balfour speaks next week
with the full authority Of leadership.
NJ. Asquith, instead Of making a GEN.
rational epeecA next week. postpones
consideration Of the bill until he has
Trustworthy information respecting the
iutentions OF the Lords. The crisis,
while not over. as the Radical press pre-
rnaturely proclaims. is gradually pass