The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-07-29
Premier's Announcement That Kinl
Will Create New Peers Ends
All Uncertainty.
Now Believed That LansdOWne Win
Not Force the King to the
Final Alternative.
Lloyd George Working Day and Nigh,
to Secure the Passage of the
Insurance Bill.

All is over except the shouting in
the veto contest, says T. P. OConnol
in his London cable of July "a to the
Chicago Tribune
Premier Asquiths letter gives Bal
four and Lord Lansdowne the excuse
they sought for a complete surrender.
The backwoodsmen still sputter OF
revolt and the Morning Post cries for
war but Lord Lansdowne and every
rational peer and every unionist jour-
nal of Importance, even those which
sat on the fence up to today, all ooun-
sci submission on the remaining ques-
tion. whether the submission come by
Tuesday or a week later.
second bolnbshell winds up the
week. Lloyd Georges speech is
veiIed menace to Germany regarding
Morocco. 1t is more remarkable COM
ing from Il sworn advocate Of peace
and a fierce enemy OF war and adds
oil to the already dangerous flame of
feeling aroused In all classes of Eng
land by the seizure Of Agadir and the
reported demands of Germany on the
Congo. / believe trouble will bc
avcrted in the end but the situation is
serious. -s4&}-t-G
Struggle Takes New Form.
Thc struggle which has been going
on for months thus assumes Il new
shape. 1t no longer is contest he
tween the liberal and tory leaders but
between the tory leaders and their own
wilder followers.
Now one OF two things must hap
pen After the Veto with all the
amendments made by the lords re-
jectcd, is sent back to the upper cham
bcr from the commons either the
lords will submit without division or
they will challenge a division. Then
Lnnsdownc will have to make a pain
ful choice between voting In favor OF
the bill and against his own followers
or of allowing the bill to be rejected
and thus compelling the creation of
the peers.
MY impression is not in the least
weakened that Lansdowne, If 1t come
to that point, will support the veto
bill rather than allow the creation OF
the peers.
Every sane tory realizes that the
creation Of the new peers means lib
eral omnIpotence during three event.
fnl years and the death of the old
house of lords and the final extirpa-
tion of all prestige Of titles in Eng
land. ......
Discomfort Against BaIfour.
Balfour has given indication that he
will not countenance resistance to the
bitter end. On the whole, then, the
crisis of the present stage affects the
prospects of the tory leaders much
more than the liberals. Discomfort
against Balfour is rising more highly
| every day and possibly some of the
tory extremists are pushing things in
the hope OF ending Balfour's long
]cdueTSlllp anu VI IcpldClH6 nm Wy
| Austen Chamberlain or some other
| more convinced protectionist. The
crisis is over and nothing special will
happen, not even the resignation of
I3aIfour.
The other topics Of the week were
the terrific struggle Of Chancellor
Lloyd George to get his insurance bill
carried this session. His difficulties
show no sign of diminishing. The la
Dor leaders torment him with demands
of further concessions to the working
people which are impossible to grant
at this moment.
The tories, when they see mischief,
Join with the laborites and thus the
insurance bill and perhaps Lloyd
George and the whole ministry are
only saved sometimes by the solid
| Irish vote. nj
Lloyd George remained up until 5
a. m recently ana began work again
after three hours sleep, and his
friends again are anxious lest he break
down his health second time. Z.
t4 Yellow journalism had a splendid
time this week in denouncing Ger