The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-20
PREMIER ASQU|TH
| WILL STAY IN RING
Hot-weather Stories of Oppo-
sition Editors Held to Be
Without Basis.
is NOT SEEKING BENCH
Loyal to Liberal Party, VIII
Remain to Share in Its
Good Fortune.
IS NOT SEEKING BENCH
By PHILLIP EVERETT.

|cpeclaI Cable 10 Ihe tribune.
LONDON, July 19.-Seldom, if ever,
has the air here been as full of politi-
cal rumors as during the last few
weeks, q fact which seems to show
that tie heat Of the summer has played
havoc with the brains of our conserva-
tive editors and politicians, for all the
lrumors may invariably be traced back
TO the camp of the opposition.
| The fall and collapse Of the present
government was confidently predicted
Ias destined to take place long ago, and
when the prophecy was not fulfilled, the
political gossips began to talk of all
the important changes that were to
take place In the cabinet The most
sensational Of these predictions was
that Mr.. Asquith, tired with the bur
dens and responsibilities of his Office,
would resign after appointing himself
Ilord chief justice TO succeed Lord
Alverstone, who, as everybody knows,
will never resume his seat on the bench.
Plum for Isaacs.
4 A successor will have to be found,
but as the long court vacation is at
hand, no new lord chief Justice will
have to be nominated until October,
and then, no matter how often the Tory
press has predicted that Mr.. Asouith
would never dare to, he will nomi-
mate Sir Rufus lsaacs for the vacant
Iposition. Aad no one Of any i'm
|portance will say a word against tse
appointment, for in all England there
lis no man more fit to hold this high
office than the present attorney general
In month or two all the artificial in
n \ c%S-
IRffair Will have completely disappeared
NJ / can assure my readers on the very
|Ibest authority that Mr.. Asquith has
fnot the slightest intention of leaving
the political arena now, and everybody
who knows him knows that this is so.
Reason for Staying.
The statesman who in the face Of un-
exampled difficulties passed the par
llament act is not going to leave his
post until the fruits of that great
measure are garnered. a distinguished
colleague OF Mr.. Asquith IS in the pres.
ent cabinet said a few weeks ago;
rLoyalty is one of the brightest Jewels
IN the crown of the prime minister 3
/: eharacter." That loyalty will not be
wanting to the Liberal party at this
luncture in It's fortunes. There is also
lOs dliS GHdb d lldIl oWcS TO himself
+ md Mr.. Asquith must feel that it is
Incumbent on him to see that the ma
4 Ihine which he fashioned in the parlia
= nent act is capable Of doing its work
Other rumors assert that q breach is
imminent between the government and
he Labor party. but these are no more
f. rue than the others.
Labor members support the govern
g bcnt because it is the most democratic
@ pvernment that has ever held Office il
his country. Except on women g sui
.~~Tage and the question of direct taxa
lon-two admittedly important excep
%dons-labor has seldom had occasion t.
parrel with the present government
md On both these excepted question
4 large number Of Liberal members ar
absolute accord with the Labo
arty. To the government the pres
nee of the labor members acts as
pnstant spur; it is a perpetual re
inder to ministers that they must no
: Feary in we'll doing