The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-13
TORIES "SQUELCHED"
IN GREAT BRITAIN
Gloomy Predictions Come to
Naught; Government Goes
Smoothly Ahead.
SCORED BY CHURCHILL
Some Unpleasant Political
History Recalled for Bene-
fit of Opposition.
Special Gable to The Tribune

Special Gable to The Tribune.
LONDON. July 12.-In spite Of all
the gloomy predictions OF the Tories.
there appear to be no breakers ahead
for the government since the Opposi-
tIon attempt 10 make political capi-
tai out OF the Marconi affair failed
Ihe Tories. on the other side, find
themselves in hopeI-- position. and
even their own papers occasionally ad.
NIT that never before has the party
been 80 absolutely helpless as at pres
ent when all they can do is to protest
against the measures, which thev know
are bound to become laws, since the
antlquated house of lords has been
shorn of its power to kill all real demo.
cratic legislation.
Basis Of Protest.
In all their speeches in parliament
the Tories come back TO the abolish.
ment of the lords veto as the main
cause of their own deplorable helpless.
ness, and they have repeatedly tried
to impress it on the minds of the voters
that by passing the parliament act the
liberal government has inflicted 4
great blow to the freedom of the peo-
pie, and by trying to rush the house
OF commons in what the Tories call q
most undignified manner the govern
ment is committing the additional
crime crime of destroying the elementary
liberties Of the house" "
After the scathing speech Of Mr..
1 hS ~
Cham berlain, who has been the chief
mouthplece Of the opposition, is not
likely TO raise the same complaints apv
more.
Self-Inflicted Woe.
Mr., Churchill proved beyond any
doubt that the opposition had ONLY
themselves TO blame for the present
state Of affairs and he pointed out
that by giving. the opposition the op-
portunlty OF discussing over and over
been passed by the house of commons.
the parliament act was a windfall.
which no other party had enioyed. In
this connection. he told the Tories that
he still had vivid memories of time
when the members Of the government
party spent the greater part Of three
sessions walking through the lobbies,
dividing up 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
l0nca n md he k1o4
liberties and elementary
rights.
Tories Are SiIenced.
An argument Of this kind Is unan-
;werable and the Tories have now set
lied down to accepting their fate in
silence, occasionally rails
ing a little dust to throw into the
eyes of the voters,
should an opportunity arise. the Tories
will hesitate to submit home rule to
he decision OF the country. for Sir
Edward Carson 3 recent trip, which was
meant TO be q triumphal tour, has
proved that the English people no long
IT look upon home rule as bogey, and
hat the people Of Scotland are all en-
husiastic about it. Nothing is now
more certain than that Ireland will
lave home rule next year, and that the
esistance of Ulster will Immediately
ollapse, because the Orangemen will
ind nobody TO fight and their political
eaders will be the first ones 60 desert
hem,
In the meantime the programme Of
he government is taking firmer shape.
Campaign Is Delayed.
Early in the coming autumn the
and campaign will be opened by the
haDcellor of the eIchequer. This is in
ccordance with the arrangements
lade by the cabinet six months ago.
There never has been any intention
Z abandoning the policy Of land re-
orm. but owing to the eIigencies OF
be parliamentary situation II has been
rpossible TO begin campaigning in the
ountry Mt an earlier date, While the
ouse of commons is sitting is not
avorable opportunity for political cam
aigning, for both leaders and their
blowers are required at Westminster
uring the continuance Of the parlia-
eptary session,
LLOYD George will GO forth or this
,mpaign for the regeneration OF rural
nglaud at the request of the prime
mister. and with the approval Of the
hole cabinet.
In the meantime, the board Of agri-
llture is maturing the details Of
old scheme Of rural housing. The
ea is to provide cottages, with plot
; land attached, letting at rents,
hich while economic, would be with
the reach of the agricultural labor
:. II is intended to work the scheme
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