ONE WEEK'S GRACE. THE VETO BILL

Evening Star, Issue 14626, 24 July 1911, Page 8

ONE WEEK'S GRACE.

THE VETO BILL

PEERS ADVISED TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT. AND TO AMEND IT~IN TEE FUTURE. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. "LONDON, July 22. According to present intentions, Mr A&quith will on Monday move tho postponement of the debate on the Veto Bill to consider tho amendments of the House of Lords. One week will bo given to enable the Unionist Peers to guarantee that tho Bill will piies as transmitted from the House of Commons, or tho Government will specially create now Peers. LIBERAL PRESS OPINION. LONDON, July 23. ■'Tho 'Daily Chronicle' says that Mr Asqinth's remarkable announcement on *ho Veto Bill is duo to the revolt of the wild Peers. Lord Lansdowne implied that tho Unionist leaders should cease their opposition. When they ceased they would bo fi ae agents. Mr Asquith's letter was nuttlo public thus early in order that the Tory Peers might know betimes that they wei\> no longer free agents. Tho 'Daily News' says that the Parliament Bill wil' be a decisive defeat of an oligarchy's attempt to win back more than tho ground they have lost since. 1852. UNIONIST PRESS DIVIDED. BUT BITTER AND VIOLENT. "LONDON. July 23. 'The Timcfi,' in an article headed 'Mr AsqtdthV (V>\ip d'Etat.' denounces what it terms "this brusque ultimatum" as ''the ]i<ist violent of alternatives that ate unconstitutional, unjustiiiahle, and unprecedented." It adds that, the King in not cinstitutionally compelled to accept tho ad ice of hi» Ministers, but ho is compelled to find someone who will carry on the ad-mini.-it ration. Mr Balfour's acceptance of thh> t-ask would involve a fruit lees dissolution. The King, therefore, has no veal choice but to accept Mr Asquith's advice. Mr Asquith, howo.ver, "toes tho line" at Mr Redmond's bidding, but Ncmcs : G as-t-.-jredlv awaits him when ho attempts to s,.Lisfy the impossible demands of his Irish itki: ten-.

Tho ' Daily Telegraph ' says the shadow of force majeure is over tho Unionists. Their only course is to enter a straight-out protest, against the outrage tJiat is to be imposed on tho Unionists and lo abjure all retpcrsibility. Tie; " Morning Pest' sayfi, that once tho Government obtain tho surrender of tho Unionist Peer a their triumph over the whole tie-id of polities wilt bo complete. Capitulation u'eane the utter Tiiin of the. Unionist party. REAPING THE CONSEQUENCES. '•FtOHT" AND " DO NOT FIGHT/* DISTRACTED COUNSELLORS. LONDON, July 23. (Received July 24, at 8.25 a.m.) The -.Standard/"the 'Glebe,' the 'Pall Mall Gazette,' and tho ' Sheffield Telegraph ' Ftroiyly urge a. fighting policy, vrhilo the 'Graphic,' the 'Glasgow, Herald.' tho ' \Vo:i..ern Mo ruin™ Nous,' tho ' Liverpool Coui'i.T,' and the 'Yorkshire Post' deprecate 'dying in the last ditch." The 'Observer' (Mr Garvin's paper) tsays that tin-render would demoralise tho whole Uniotist orcf'-nir.ation throughout, tho country, tnd destroy all faith in their leadership fnd prospects. Tho paper states that Mr JVscph Ghcunborlain advisee the. party to fig'ft to the em!. Tho 'Spectator' insists that it would pT'ovc'dirplorablo to force the Government to erf Ho 400 Peel's, while another diasoluticn would mean ruin io tho Unionist*. Sir'E. Carson, KG., on behalf of tho Irish Unionist M.P s, has informed Lord Lanschnvne that it would bo a. disgrace nnd an igiujuiny to surrender. Such a docieiou viould tar outweigh tho temporary advantage i.it two years' delav of Homo Ride.

, TIG-: LAST RALLY. GUARDIAN'S OF THE CONSTITUTION. LONDON, July 23. Revived July 24, at 8.5 a.m.) The di sentient Cnfonii-it.s are organising a pubbc- dinner to Lord JTalsbm-y (ex-Lord ('hence!',')j on Wednesday next in recogniLion of hs? determination, to insist on his auiendmerts as til••. last, safeguard of the Constitutim. Ford Se.borne will preside, and Mr E. AustMi Ci.n.mberlani, Lord . Hugh Cecil, Lord Wilhaghby Do Droke. Ijoid Lovat, Lord Sali-inrv. Mr G Wvndham, Sir I-!. Carson. K.C., Mr F. E. Smith, all of whom support a fighting policy, will Ik> pros-nt.