Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-22
Gloomy Gathering of Heredi-
tay Lawmakers Decides 10
Abandon All Further Fight to
Retain Power in Parliament
KING GEORGE JOINS
WITH PR0GRESSlVES
Indicates Willingness to EIe-
vate Enough Radicals to
Peerage to Insure Carrying
Out of ASQuith Program,
INV Morning journal special Leased wirel

IBy Morning Journal special Leased wirel
London, July 21.--The constitu-
tiOnal revolution tonight appears to
be an accomplished fact. Great Brit
ain in the future will be governed
practically by the house of commons.
with the hereditary upper house pos
sessing only a veto with time limit
of two years.
The peers find their one CLEAN of
hope in the prediction that the next
conservative government will over
turn Asuuith's revolution and re-
store old conditions, but the radicals
are confident that in such matters
the hands of the clock will never
turn back.
Yesterday the future career of the
veto bill was apparent to all pOliti-
clans and Its eventual acceptance by
the house of lords not doubted. Pre-
mier Asquith dispelled all clouds to-
day by communicating informally to
Mr., Balfour. leader of the opposition
in the house of commons, the sub
stance OF an announcement which
he will make In the house on Mon
day. His letter, which Mr.. Balfour
communicated to the meeting of the
lords this afternoon, follows:
Dear MIR. Baltour; | think 1t is
courteous and right before any pub
lie decisions are announced. TO let
you know how we regard the present
situation. When the parliament bill
in the form in which 1t has now as
sumrd returns to the house of COM
mons we shall be compelled TO ask
the house to disagree with the lords
amendment. In the circumstances,
should the necessity arise, the gov
ernmeut viii advise the King to ex-
ercise his prerogative to secure the
passing into law of the bill in sub
stantally the same form in which
it left the house of commons ana his
majesty has been pleased to signify
that he will consider it his duty to ac-
eept and act on that advice.
Yours sincerely,
III II. AsQUITH"
This was a day of caucuses. Three
meetings were held to discuss the sit
uation The cabinet sat for two
hours and later the conservative lead
ers Of both houses met at Mr.. Bal
fOur's residence, the Marquis of
AanGdowne Lord Curzon, the Marquis
OF Londonderry. the Earl Of Sell
bourne, Austen Chamberlain. the
Right Hon. Henry Chaplin, the Earl
of fiasbury and the Marquis of Sails
bury being the principal figures of
the conference.
The last and most Oppressive
gathering was at LansdoWne House,
where more than 400 peers. among
them almost all the names of mem
bers Of their order, listened to tho
reading of the prime ministers letter
and practically decided that they must
accept the inevitable. Later a state
ment was given out that the peers
reserved decision as to their course
until Premier Asquith's announce
ment of the policy of the government
on Monday.
apparently this was more tempor-
Hlhg' The lords are not anxious to
emphasize their surrender but
speaking privately few failed to say
tnat they no longer consider them
selves in Lord Lansdownes words,
I'ee agents, and will yield to the
soNernmentS threat to invoke the
prerosative Of the crown.
The Earl Of Hasbury. leader of
tne extremists, departed with fighting
Dre IN his eyes. While his compeers
admlre his stand for the prestige of
lne upper chamber, most of them re-
sard hlm as an achronist. In the in
terests of history 1t is distinct mis-
lortune that the proceedings at this
caucus of the British nobility are not
preserved in writing as some of the
lords eXpounded very pessimistic
views Of the situation.
= What is going to happen?' was
asked by one.
government by a cabinet controll-
eu Dy rank socialists was the tart
reply.
consideration for the king was Civ
en- by many as the chief reason for
u'tatlng this. What the kings feel
HlsS are cannot be known but it is
seherally believed he is anxious to
HNold the necessity of creating num-
oeI OF new peers.
frelnier Asquith's letter gives
srOund for the belief that the gov
",nrhlnent will accept some minor mod
uicduon Of its bill. Those considered
most probable are:
Flacing outside the bill's scope
any proposals dealing with the sue
lesson to the crown. and the conccs-
sun OF committee to assist the
speaker in determining what are
money bills Instead of a joint com
nnttee Of the two houses which the
lorus desire, the government Is ex-
Pected to insist that this committee
pe composed of members of the
COMMONS alone
hing George has given Premier AS
Iuuh ms promse 10 appont as many
peers as VII be necessary to pass the