The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-27
BaIfour Still In
 The Saddle As
 Unionist Leader
His Declaration to Stand or Fall With Lord Lansdowne Has Brought the Peers to His Sup port

London, July 27-The final solution
 of the political crisis is uncertain, bu
 1t may now safely be assumed tha Balfour and LanSdowne will remain In the saddle as leaders of the Union ist party.
 MT. Balfour, at one of the most seri
 ous crisis in his career, has agair
 proved himself to be an astute party
 leader. No sooner was his letter af.
 firming his intention to stand or faI
 by Lord Lansdowne published thar the incipient nutiny collapsed. The
 organizers of the Halsbury banquet
 tumbled over each other in their hasty
 repudiation of disloyaIty to MT. Bal
 four. A list of more than 230 peers
 Is published, who, by letter, declared themselves supporters of Lord Lans- oowne's policy and announce that they will allow the parliament bill to pass under protest.
 The exact number of peers adfer- ing to the Earl of Halsbury is not Known, but it is believed that the number will not exceed 130. AS, how ever, Lord Lansdowne's present in- tention is merely to abstain, and not to vote for the bill when it is returned to the House of Lords, the insurgents could still defeat the bill unless the government decides upon the creation or sufhc1ent peers, Or Lord Lansdowne decides to vote for the bill-a course which is considered exceedingly inn probable.
 Several days are likely to elapse before the results of the numerous conferences the political leaders have nao with the King and each other are seen, and 1t is probable that the gov ernment will be obliged to postpone of the parliament bill in the House of Commons beyond Mon lay.
 Great enthusiasm was displayed at he banquet to Lord Halsbury last night, but all the speakers emphasized ne View that they could exercise in- i1vidual judgment without necessar- ly causing breach in the party or implying disloyalty to the leaders.
 At the dinner the Earl of Selborne aid that the House of Lords were trustees to the people for their DOW ITS and rights under the constitution. l de concluded amid cheers: s.In this rlsis each peer has an individual con- t1tutional responsibility, which is | 'oove all party ties. If his conception f his duty differs from that of his | eaders he must obey his own, not | heirs. Our duty is to stand by the unless and until we are ut voted
 "The division in our party" con- lnued Lord Selborne, 'is on the sim @ Ie issue of the creation of peers. When that issue is past the party will lose its ranks and fight for the res oration of the constitutional and re- cal the parliament act.''
 Lord Halsbury was given a great vation- He spoke with his custom + ry Flgor He said that Lord Lans- owne had declared that if the bill assed no Institution would be safe, either the crown nor the constitu- on, Irish union, the church nor po- teal liberties If that is the effect, and I solemnly elieve 1t will be, are we Justified in anding aside when we might vote salnst the bill?" asked the speaker. )ught we to evade the responsibil- , y! If It IS right to do it. we ought ,
 vote for the bill. If it is not right. 7 e ought to do the utmost in our I 'wer to resist it. If one of the au- ors of this outrage on the consti- r tlon were to be impeached and the I lpeachment was properly presented, hat could be said Of those who, a lowing what was to be done, did not I te against H?"
 Austen Chamberlain made a stir t lg speech. When he had finished, ] ere. were cries of "The future prime U mister. A harsh reference to Pre- t Ter Asquith was greeted with shouts \
 'traitori' MT. Chamberlain said it was un- ' lnkable that a great historic as- : nbly like the House of Lords, with -
 fine traditions behind it, should V quiesce in the surrender of it's con- r tutional rights and national duty. dr. Wyndham, the Duke of North f, lberland, the Marquis of Salisbury, h I'd Milner, Sir Edward Carson. MT " nth and Lord Hupb CeciI snol,o | ,n
 referred to the leaders in friend O.
 terms, but insisted that the ques u of voting was one for individual h 1sciences w