The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13
They Can Do Nothing
Against Measures of
Government.
ONLY RECOURSE
is TO PROTEST
No Breakers Ahead for Ministry
Since Marconi Affair Failed to
Make Political Capital for
Opposition-Homc Rule
Is Certain to Be
come Law.
BY PHILLIP EVERETT.

London. July 12-In spite of oil the
gloomy predictions Of the Tories there
appear TO be no breakers ahead for
the government since the opposition's
attempt TO make political capital out
or the Mhrconi affair failed. The To-
rios. on the other side. find themselves
In hopeless position. and even their
own papers occasionally admit that
never before has the party been 30 alb
6oiutely helpless az at present, when
oil they can do is 10 protest against
the measures. which they know ara
bound to become law. since the anti
quated House OF Lords has been shorn
of Its power to kill all real democratic
Legislation
In all their speeches in Parliamen,
the Tories como back to the abolish
ment OF tho lords veto as tho main
cause Of their own deplorable helpless
mesa, and they have repeatedly tried
TO impresa on the minds Of the
voters that by passing tho Parliament
act the Liberal government has in
ftictcd a great blow TO tho freedom of
tho people. and BY trying 10 rush tho
homo rule and the Welsh disestnblish-
rnent bills through the House OF Com
mons In what the Tories call a most
undlgnifed manner the government Is
committing the additional crime OF
destroying the elementary liberties Of
the House"
OppOHttOn SicnCcd.
After the scathing speech of MI
Churchill the other dag. however, Mr.
Chamberlain, who has been the chief
mouthpieco OF the opposition. is not
very likely to raise the same com
plants any more.
MI Churchill proved beyond any
doubt that tho opposition had only
themselves TO blame for the present
state Of affairs. and he pointed out thar
by giving the opposition the oppor-
tunity OF discussing over and over
again measures which had already been
passed by the House of Commons, the
Parliament act was windfa!l which
no other party had ever enjoyed. IN
this connection he told the Tories that
he st!ll had vivid memories OF time
when the members Of the government
party spent the greater part Of three
sessions walking through the Hobbies
dividing upon and debating night after
night the provisions and details OF
measures which had the support OF the
largest government majority ever
known in the House Of Commons. and
then, when they had finished every
one OF those measures were thrown out
and wrecked by the partisan vote Of
the House OF Lords At that time he
thought something might Justly have
been said about the degradation OF the
House OF Commons and the blot on its
imnlemorial liberties and elementary
rights
An argument OF this kind Is unan-
Hwerable. and the Tories have now set
tied down to accepting their fate In
comparative silence. only occasionally
raising little dust 10 throw into the
eyes OF the voters.
Cnrson's Tour Failure.
II is pretty safe TO say that even
should an opportunity arise the Tories
viii hesitate TO submit home rule 10
the decision OF the country, for Sir
Edward Carson's recent trip. which was
meant to be triunphal tour has
proved that the English people no
longer look upon home rule az a hogey.
and that the people OF Scotland are all
enthusiastic about IL. Nothing IS now
more certain than that Ireland Will
have home rule next year, and that the
resistance OF Ulster Will Immediately
collapse. because the OranEemen will
find nobody to fight and their political
leaders Will be the irst ones TO desert
them.
In the meantime. the program OF the
government is taking frmer shape.
Early in the coming autumn the land
campaign will be opened by the Chan
cellor OF the Exchcquer. This Is in
accordance with the arrangements
made by the Cabinet six months ago
There never has been any Intention