PARLIAMENT REASSEMBLING.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 134, 8 June 1910, Page 5

PARLIAMENT REASSEMBLING.

ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE.

SPIRIT OF COMPROMISE. LONDON, June 7. i Preparatory to the reassembling of the House of Commons to-morrow the newspapers are discussing the constitutional crisis. The "Times" says that King Edward's death has induced a spirit of sober reflection, which contrasts sharply with earlier controversial exaggeration. The ''Daily Telegraph suggests that the Government must initiate compromise negotiations.

The "Daily News" says that the Ministerial majority is still a majority of concentration against the House of Lords. The ideal of a round table conference, it says, gains increasing support among Liberals, and the Government may be prepared to invite Unionists to a frank discussion of the whole situation, the Cabinet approaching the question in a united spirit, implying that there will be no sacrifice of the essential principles of the complete control of the House of Commons in matters of finance and predominance over ordinary legislation.

The '"Daily Chronicle" remarks that owing to the business immediately in hand occupying the House of Commons until August, the veto battle must be deferred, or resumed with ardour before the end of the year. Liberalism must fight the House of Lords or die.

The "Standard" says the Unionists have already conceded as much as possible, though they might conceivably agree to withdraw money bills from the jurisdiction of the House of Lords, under an unassailable guarantee against such measures going beyond the finances of the current year. Mr. T. P. O'Connor, M.P., interviewed Mr. Lloyd George before and after yesterday's Cabinet meeting.