Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-09
Weighty Problem For
 British Parliament
Financial Situation, NationaIi- zation of Mines and Rail- roads, and the Irish Ques- tion-Convenes Tuesday.

London, Saturday, Feb. 7-The Britt ish parliament will reassemble on Tuesday with several of the weighti- est problems of reconstruction still hanging over it's head The financial situation, the question of nationaliza- tion of mines and railrods, and the Irish problem are three of the most important subjects with which the session is expected to grapple with out delay.
 Forecasts of King Georges speech predict that it will be an unusually long and important pronouncement. The Kings speech, read by his Ma jesty, but framed by the cabinet, cus- tomarily points out the principal topics of national interest and fre- quently foreshadows the course of legislation. The full dress debate which follows the kings speech gives an opportunity for members of par lament to in free discussion over a wide range of subjects.
 Premier Lloyd George is expected to begin the session with a review of the general state of Europe and of the British position toward vari- ous developments such as relations with Russia and the Polish and 1tal- iaI situations.
 The Laborites promise to move an
 
 tion of mines, while the small dele gation of the Irish Nationalist Party still left in the house of commons is expected to attack the government 8 policy of repression, which they blame for Irish disorders.
 Among announcements expected at the opening session is a statement of 1 whether the government favors the proposed international conference for discussing the worlds financial ail ments. Confirmation also is expected of the governments previous state- ments that Great Britain has not | considered asking further loans from | the United States.
 The home rule bill probably will be | brought forward at an early day, the cabinet having overhauled it during Viseount French, lord lieutenant and l governor general of Ireland, and | James Ian MacPherson chief secre- i tary for Ireland. The bill may prove | considerably different from that which | had been expected. One proposal which is finding support in England l is that it should be made an enabl- | ing bill rather than one which would impose a new system upon Ireland, l leaving it to the Irish people to de- | eide by some form of referendum whether they will accept 1t and try | to put in into effect.
 ! Heavy clouds appear to be gather l ing behind the coalition government ! owing to the steadily increasing DOW l CT of the labor party. Some of the hest informed politicians profess to 1 see the handwriting on the wallr | that the formation of a new ministry by the I4aborites is only a question of time and that the hour may strike within the next few months.
 George. NicoH Barnes and George | F. Roberts. the last two labor minis CTS in Premier Lloyd Geirge's cabi- net, have resigned. leaving the coali. ton government without any renre- sentation of the party which recent | bye elections have indicated is now numerically the largest political or l ganization in Great Britain. Mean
 while, men of widely different type
 such as Viscount Haldane and Ad- rnira1 Sir John Arbuthnot Fisher have
 come out for labor.
 Viscount Haldane. who was one 0. the most conservative members of tht
 old Liberal government which brought
 Great Britain into the war and :
 close political friend of Herbert A
 Asnuith and Viscount Grey, threw 2
 bomb into that group when he gave
 an interview declaring that "the la
 bor Party alone has a vision whicf kJO@ANAo
 cuture."
 | Speculation as to the personnel O
 the next cabinet advances Arthur Henderson, the Lahorite leader, IS z
 possible premier; Viscount Haldant as lord chancellor. and Professor Johr T Maynard Keynes, British delegate or the separations sub commission O
 the peace conference, 2 N whose de lection from the peace ] ference ant
 book dissecting the treaty of Versail
 les have made him one of the mos
 prominent personages of the day. as
 chancellor of the eEch equer.
 l. Naturalization of industry and op
 position to armaments are two of tn,
 strongest blanks in the Labor pro
 gramme. Premier Lloyd George con
 templates a bill giving the miners ;
 large share in the management 0
 mines. but this week refused sug
 gestion made by representatives 0
 the minevs that l'n oro'>'ov in the bil the recommendations nf the
 commission for large measure 0 na ationalization. Talk of direct actior 1 which means a general strike tt