THE VETO BILL.

Evening Star, Issue 14625, 22 July 1911, Page 5

THE VETO BILL.

THE DEBATE IN THE LORDS. l ordmorleFs WARNING. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, July 21. Lord Morlev, in opening the debate on the third reading of the Parliament BiU, said the consequences of the Bill migrht ha grave. They were intended to oc orave, but the consequences of its rejection would be far graver. Ho desired to eeo tho inevitable parliamentary political operation carried through without a social shock. He concluded by declaring that to pares the BiU that night, and to allow tho real Bill to pars by and by, was not a | surrender to the Commons or to the Government, hut to tho verdict of the country- . , , Lord Lansdovrno said tho Unionists resolutions wore intended to prevent the Government from tampering with union until tho country could express-: its view. If, as the Government contended, tho country had changed its mind regarding Home Rule, why cheat it of the opportunity of saying so? The Government ought not to bo able to do behind the hacks _ of the people what they could not do in their faces. The. Unionists' ultimate goal was a reasoniible reconstruction of tho House of Lords. ] Tho Archbishop of Canterbury, after re» ! mark-in? that Home Rule had been twice I rejected, and asking whether it could.be } contended that a definite scheme of Homo { Rule was before the country at the last i election, uttered a grave warning against an abuse of temporary political power. Disaster would await the. land or the Government or the party so led. Lord Willoughby Do Broke insisted that Lord Lanfdowne's amendments wore the hredueihle minimum that the Unionists ' would accept. 1 After further speeches tho Bill as : amended was read a third time without di- ! vision. UNIONIST PRESS OPINION. WILL HIT BACK SOME DAY. ""London, July 21. 'The Times' states: "Lord Lans- | downo's reference to the materials for an ; honorable settlement suggests his reaoTii ness to avoid more extreme measures, and to seek a more pacific issue. If tho Goi vcrmnent are resolved to carry through this constitutional outrage there is no course open to the Peer* that would not I involve grave evil.*. The charge of j cowardice cannot ho laid against them. j When men are no longer free agents there j is no cowardice in a temporary submission, ! with a determination to right the wrong \ hereafter." I The Unionist leaders in both Houses j conferred to-day, and t!.o Unionist Peers ; met at Lord Lnnsdowne's house in the- ; afternoon. The feeling among tho Unionists during the past 24 hours has hardened many in favor of opposing the. Government's policy, whatever the cost. ALL HOPE ABANDONED. LONDON, July 21. "The Times' states that the Press Association's •statement that tho King had consented to tho creation of more Peers represents at- any rate a growing belief to that effect in political circles. ! A MINISTERIAL PREDICTION. ! LONDON, July 21. i Speaking at West Somerset, the Finan- ! cial Secretary to tho War Office (Mr F. I). j Aclaud, member for Cornwall) .'-aid that | the Parliament Bill would pais within ■ three weeks or a fortnight without the i creation of Peers. The Peers might require a rope to assist them in climbing down, but whatever the length of the rope, they would still have a considerable distance to drop. KEEPING THE DECKS CLEAR. "LONDON, July 21. (Kete.ivr.d -July 22, at 8.5 a.m.) .In the House of Commons Mr Asquith announced that he will keep Monday frc.-, in tho Commons for any proceedings that may he necessary when the Parliament BiU has been returned from the Lords. PRIVATE CONFERENCES. LONDON, July 21. (Received July 22, at 10.45 a.m.) There have been private) meetings of the Conservative party at Mr Balfour's home and of the Conservative' Peers at Lord Lansdowno's howo. Public opinion, as cxprrtsed in tho Press, is much perplexed over the situation. MR ASQUITH WILL OBTAIN ! -GUARANTEES." THE LAST DITCH REACHED. j LONDON, July 21. (Received July 22, at 12.48 p.m.) Mr Asquith, in a letter to Mr Balfour, intimates that, if necessary, the Government- will advise, the House of Commons to disagree with the Lords' amendments to the Parliament Bill, and will ask tlte King to exercise his prerogative in order to secure the passage of tho Bill substantially as it left the House of Commons. Further, that His Majesty had signified that he will consider it to bo his duty to accept, and act upon the advice tendered to him by hia Responsible Advisers.