Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-23
]. BULL A FRV0LER
He Refuses to Take Even His
Politics Seriously.
HOUSE OF COMMONS PLAY
Members Have Fun Rushing Before
Doors Are Locked.
DREAD THE FOREIGN DEVIL
Influx Of Anarchists and Increased
Sale Of Firearms Cause Police
to Be Apprehensive.
DREAD THE FOREIGN DEVIL
By Phillip Everett.

TO DO AppTeneno1Ve.
By Phillip Everett.
Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON, April 22.-Lord Rosebery wa.
perfectly justified in saying. as he dit
the other day, that in spite OF the all
important constitutional struggle now go
ing on in England. people did not seen
to take tho least interest in politics
which Is overshadowed by foot ball
cricket and other kinds Of sport. II,
might have added that not even the leg
islators themselves are taking their du
ties very seriously. but spend q consid
erable part OF their time In the lobbiel
chatting about anything but politics.
The dfgnihed members Of the house o.
commons have indeed discovered q new
game to relieve the monotony Of theh
daily routine. To get all the real excite
ment out OF the new game. they leav,
themselves the smallest possible margin
Of time for getting into the lobby befor,
the speaker or the chairman gives tn,
order Lock the door" They then sprint
hustle the men In front of them; ant
when the door Is being banged squeez,
through. greatly to the annoyance Of tn,
man who is guarding the entrance.
Wanted to Void Vote.
Recently Mr.. Barnes, the famous labo
leader. who is very much in earnest abou
everything that he does. raised his vote,
In protest and suggested that the vote
that had Just been taken should be de-
clared void. because q number Of mem
bers had squeezed through the door aftel
the order to lock 1t had been given. The
chairman, however, had to declare that Il
could not be done. much as he regretteG
that members should thus forget the dig.
nifty Of the house.
When there is not quorum present q
member may rise and call attention
to the fact The member speaking Their
has to sit down, and there is a brief
interval before the count of those presen,
is taken. The word at once reaches the
favorite hiding places that the house may
be counted out and thus automatic ally
adjourned. In order to save the situa.
ton members come f1ockins In from
everywhere and hastily find seats. The
quorum Is thus obtained and the situa.
ton is declared saved. Then. losing nc
time, out they all 60 again to their books
their friends and their half-emptied
glasses.
Compromise in the Air.
The word compromise" Is again In the
air. You hear about 1t wherever you 60
but 1t Is not to be taken too seriously
John Redmond not only looks like Ma.
poleon, but he has reputation Of being
as much Of fighter as the little Corsi-
can, and Kerr Hardie Is q man with a
message who has been too excited all his
life to trouble much about personal ap-
pearances. There are also many square
jaws among the earnest radicals who ST,
behind the government bench.
I'VE know what we want and we are
going to get 1t this time," they say. They
laugh at the lords reforming themselves,
and in the lobby they scoffed about Lord
for his bill, and the trap which the gov
eminent so easily avoided.
But the end Is yet to come. The radi-
calls are keyed up to the highest pitch
the battle grows hotter the lacking in
terest will surely come.
Fear Of Foreign Devils.
Ever since the famous Houndsditch
followed by the Homeric siege
Of Sidney street. we have been living in
a constant state Of fear Of armed for
eign DEVILS" whom we love no more than
our brethren the real Cinnamon Of the
far east do. It is known that very large
numbers Of reviewers and pistols have
been sold in this country in recent years,
and that this sale has increased consider
ably during the last two months as a
result of the advertisement given the
affair. The danger OF these
weapons being in the hands Of the GRIM
nal class is generally admitted, and for
this reason the home secretary has de-
termined that safeguards OF q stringent
Kind are needed. No complete scheme has
actually been drawn up. and probably no
is unalterable. but there
is little doubt as to the actual course
which will be taken.
In the first place, 4 heavy tax will be
aid on the possessors OF all revolvers,
automatic pistols and other similar arms.
This license, It IS understood. will be S.
\ year, and the conditions Of registration
when the license is taken out will be such
as to assist materially in Identifying any
particular weapon or its owner should
session OF weapons by persons not thus
registered will be treated az a most seri-
our crime. 1t ID, In fact, on this side of
lie new provisions that most reliance is
placed to remove the danger.
The tests which, Mr.. Churchill initiated
IF the various forms OF pocket pistols,
With a view OF putting. the police at
east on an equal footing with armed
criminals, have been very comprehensive.
Ind the minister Is now In possess on Of
LII the necessary data in regard to tho
Browning, Clement. Mars, Mannlicher,
Iyobbley, Scott and Mauser pistols. Elk
oeriments have been made on behalf Of
he homo Office with Colt and Savage
dstols Of tho United States make.
Closed to the Public.
Carnarvon Castle, the great show place
II north Wales. is temporarily closed to
he public to enable the necessary struc-
uraI alterations and other preparations
or the approaching ceremony Of the in
'estiture Of the Prince Of Wales. July 13.
The breaches caused by Cromwell and
W time are being repaired. Some fifty
,ricklayers are employed In strengthen
ng the walls-a very necessary proceed
ng, in view Of the fact that some 1900
PERSONS, including the highest and no.
,lest in the land. will be congregated
within the walls to witness the historic
ceremonial.
To accommodate these spectators heavy
'eams are being erected to prop up the
walls from the interior, and some idea