The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-08-12
VOTE OF CENsURE
Moved BY A. J. BaIfour in House Of
Commons.

er of. the tories in the House Of Com
mons, in accordance with the an
nouncement he made on August 2,
moved vote of censure for the gov
eminent. Mr.. Balfours motion was
as follows:
THAT the advice given his majesty
by his majesty's ministers, whereby
they obtained from his majesty "a
pledge that a sufficient number Of
peers would be created to pass the
parliament bill in the shape in which
it left this house, is a gross violation
of constitutional liberty by which,
among other i'll consequences, the peo-
pie will be precluded from again pro-
nouncing upon the policy of home
rule"
The rival leaders were loudly cheer
ed as they entered the room, and Mr..
Balfour received an ovation as he rose
to present his motion rebuking the
government. The former unionist
premier emphasized that he was con-
scious of the gravity of the situation
and the seriousness of the step which
he asked the house to take. He
thought that it would be admitted
that never in all history had there
been more serious case or one which
more urgently deserved, or indeed re-
quired, the consideration Of parlfa-
ment and the emphatic condemnation
of the ministers.
Says Ministers Abused Rights.
1.-THE minister's" said Mr.. Balfour,
''have grossly abused their rights of
advising the crown and by abusing
those rights put themselves above the
constitution. They have acted wholly
without precedence, In order to fur
Their party arrangement between
different sections who support them
and In order to nrevent the people
of the country from pronouncing their
opinion on home rule"
The unionist leader asserted that
the ministry had placed the sovereign
who had just come to the throne in a
cruel position. The king was a fount
of honor. but the government by their
advice had poisoned and corrupted
the stream at Its source.
He dubbed the proposed new peers
"supers in this sordid drama"
Mr.. Balfour declared that it would
be difficult to conceive of any poll
tician playing meaner or more con-
temptible part. He contended that the
before the country throughout the
controversy. There was not the slight
est justification for the creation of
peers to enable the government to
carry it through both houses without
a reference to the people. 1t was con-
trary to all opinions Of constitutional
chambers in the hands of the cxecu-
tive to manipulate as they liked, and
it was a wholly unconstitutional
method of dealing with deadlocks for
tho. prime minister to advise the king
to pack the upper house with hired
voters.
prophecy that the country would soon
let the radicals know that it would
not allow repetition of 1.-The crime
Of 1911"
Asquith Replies.
Premier Asquith appeared in his
best form when he stood up to reply.
Jeeringly he thanked Mr.. Balfour for
this opportune though unexpected
motion. 1t was the very thing that
the government wanted"
In few sentences the prime min
lister dispelled the fog by which the
circumstances under which he had OBJ
tanned the guarantees from the king,
had been persistently obscured by the
opposition.
- 1T was my strong hope and belief"
he said, that the lords would accept
the bill, and only when that hope was
frustrated, as it was last month, was
his majesty asked and consented. IL 1t
was necessary to exercise his preroga-
tive. We took the only course consis-
tent with honor and true regard for
the dignity Of the crown. The course
was correct, considerate and constitu-
tional and in my own name and in
those of my colleagues am perfectly
content to accept the decision of the
house and Of my fellow countrymen in
regard thereto"
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