New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-23

ing, with violent but futile gusts OF
Cnionist resentment and indignation
Try the As.oelated Press J


Cnionist resentment and indignation
tRy the Associated Press
London, July 2.-Premer As1uith Id"
an audience OF half an hour WIN hlhs
George at Buckingham Palace to-day
when he placed before his majesty the gov
ernment's views on the latest phases OF
the political crisis and made final arrange
rnents 20 meet the contingency that action
by tho rsurgent Unionist peers may render
necessary the creation OF ne" He"ioo''
OF the House OF Lords.
That the stand patters' are still IN
fighting mood Is shown By trumpet blast
from Frederick 7. Smith. Cnionist MEMBER
OF the House of Commons for the Waltham
division Of Liverpool, sunmoning the LORDS
and members of the lower chamber to
public dinner next Wednesday in honor OF
the Earl OF Halsbury. The banquet is 10
r. given, Il is proclaimed, 'in recognition
of the services that nc has rendered TO
tho state I'm the present crisis and 10 sup
port him in a determination to insist upon
Lord Lansdownes amendments TO the veto
bill as the last remaining safeguard In the
constitution for consulting the nation III
The Earl Of Selbolno VIII preside at the
dinner
The last twenty-four hours have brought
small change IN the situation Imchls'
newspapers have TONED In chorus OF not
denunc!ation against Premier Asquith toi
what they term his violation OF Pariia-
mentary decencies majority Of the
Conservative papers in London and the
provinces advise the leaders 10 subnf 70
Mr.. Asouth's ultimatUm as the lesser oil
Two great evils.
J. L. Garvin. editor Of The Observer
in appealing FOR a large attendance at 'he
banquet to be given on Wednesday next
IN honor Of the Earl OF Halshury, SAYS
that no surrender" represents the conVlC-
ton OF the mass Of the Unionist party and
the majority OF its leaders In the event
of surrender, he says. the party VIII spit
from TOP TO bottom. and will never be re-
constructed under the present leadership.
II IS & grave thing. ADDS AR. Garvin. that
the party is still ignorant OF Mr.. Balfours
real mind.
small but important minority e@hor'
the peers TO rally to the chamberlain
wstchword Fight TO the death, the
only uncertain factor in affairs IS how
many Of the lords will follow the Earl -
Haisbury in the fight to the death.
The Prime Minister has Informed the
PEERS he will not send back the veto
bill from the House OF Commons 10 them
unless assured they will accept H. II
Lord Halsbury can muster enough fol
lowers 70 outvote the small Liberal con-
ungent in the upper house. when may
not be impossible, because there seems
TO be somewhat of a recrudescence OF the
lighting spirit to-day, and some OF the LID
eral peers are SO unfriendly to the scheme
for erlasculating the upper House that
they cannot be depended upon 10 attend
division. the burden Of the situation VIII
he nlaced on Lord Lansdowne's shoulders
Lord Lansdowne must then induce ms
followers to vote for tho government bill
20 stave Off the degradation Of the peerage
while he hasn't said 90. the general belief
is that he will do It II forced.
In the mean time interest centres In the
meeting of the House OF Commons on
Monday. when M Asquith is expected 10
make a more explicit statement OF his pro-
gramme than he has done UP TO the pres
emit The pressure for admission to TINS
historic session is enormous. 1t is possible
that the government may move the post
nonenent OF the consideration Of the
Lords amendments for few days TO
enable it 10 find ont what the upper house
will do. II the result Of the negotiations IS
unsatisfactory the government may an
nounce the creation OF a batch Of fifty new
peers as an object lesson to the lords.
These are days Of suspense for many
ambitious Liberals who aspire 10 corcnets
and see their chances rising and falling
with the fluctuations in the peerage mar
ket A correspondent Of The Times, who
glgns "Anti-Corruption.' declares 1t is an
open secret that q peer on MS creation
contributes q minimum Of $500 10 the
party funds tie points out that one nun
dred new peers would give the LIBERAL or
ganiZation s2,5NOQ5 10 play with, which
Could be used 70 subsldize candidates and
buy local papers.
Sir EDWARD Carson. member Of Pariia-
rnent for Du5lin University and chairman
OF the Irish Cnionists, has Informed lOrd
IansdoWne that ~ We are to have Home
Rule forced upon Us without an appeal 10
the country It Will ne as easy 10 resist 1t
next year as in 1919 and protests against
tba calamity Of a surrender.