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After Longest Recess Mem bers Have Enjoyed Since Liberal Party Came Into Control in Readiness to RecOnVene
GOVERNMENT
 UNDER FIRE
Not Only Unionists, But Liberals as Well, Promise Something Doing Every Minute from Time King George Leaves House
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATcHl

ASSOCIATED PRESS DlSPAICAl
 LONDON, February 9.-After the longest vacation that members have enjoyed since the Liberal party came in power e1ght years ago. Parliament 1eassembes tomorrow for a session that promises to be full of hard W orl and excitement.
 There are not only the home rule and Welsh disestabishment bills, which come up for third passage and then to become law despite anything the Lords may do, but there is great mass of other business which will compel the government to fight continually to hold the confidence of the house of commons. From start to finish of a session a British government must keep on the alert to prevent an adverse vote, which, if it has the back of a majority of the members, means the retirement of the ministry The danger will be more acute than ever during this session.
 From the moment that King George leaves the house of lords after de-
 
 opening the proceedings the govern ment will be under fire, not only from their unionist opponents, but on several questions from liberals as well. Fortunately for the govern .ment it probably will have the sup , pot Of many unionists on tfe ques- tions that the revolting radicals will | choose for their attacks
 The session will open with debate on the reply to the speech from the throne This reply outlines the gov ernments measures and members of the house are privileged to criticize it at any point they desire. For eX- ample some member may move an amendment expressing regret that the government did not accept the invi- tation to have an official British ex- i hlbit at the Panama Pacific exposi- tion at San Francisco. It is expected such motion will be made and it l probably will receive considera bIe support. But the real test of gov ! ernment strength is more likely to | be taken on some more important subject Some way will probably be l found for bringing up the Irish uues- ton, although the home rule bill is 1 already before Parliament and is therefore excluded from this pre- 1 lmlnary debate on the governments program. motion might be made, however, regretting that the negotia - tons for settling the Ulster situation had failed and this would mean a test vote.
 Every unionist member has been requested to be present on the open ing day, and no pairs with opponents are being granted so it appears cer- tain that the opposition plans to force the government to either resign or dissolve Parliament
 Dissolution, it will be remembered Is one of the demands of the union ists before the passing of the home rule bill. However, the liberals na. tionalists and laborites are just as alert and with Premier Asquith ar their head, feel pretty confident o encompassing any unionist desfsns.
 There is, however, also some danger for the unionists in the debate. Int modification of the policy of tariff
 reform, endorsed by Bonar Law. b,
 which food taxes" are dropped. ha, not met with entire satisfaction il the party The farmers, largel, unionlsts, are asking why they should ne deprived of that protection. whicl
 they were told tariff reform wouI,
 give them, while the manufacturers
 receive it. Unionist members for az , ricultural districts have been inun dated with protests and it is prob } able that some strong tariff reforme will move an amendment that vii ) bring the question up. Then Austil
 Chamberlain and other tariff reform
 stalWarts, would come out in sup pert of the whole policy which wouf } be a practical throwing over of Bona Law, Walter Long and other union l ist leaders, who in the words of on t Of their own supporters, have throw
 over the party's platform for fear c I the effect of food taxes" on tn e workingmen.
 I After debate on the government l Irogram come the estimates for tn t various departments, and with theI s one of the governments greates !. l dangers. Unless Winston Churchill ? Fllst Lord of the Admiralty, can kee f his naval estimates down to Whe Il they were last year, there will
 a great uproar from liberal benche e The radical economists. who at leas r have the moral support of Lloy r George, Chancellor of the Excheque d have repeatedly declared they wi n stand for TO increase
 if In taking up regular measures
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