THE VETO CRISIS.

Evening Star, Issue 14638, 7 August 1911, Page 6

THE VETO CRISIS.

"THE GUARDIANS OF THE CONSTI x TUTION.' Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, August 5. In response to Lord' Morley's circular letter, 76 Liberal PeeTS have pledged tlwmselves to vote for the Government. Sirtynine will follow Lord Halsbury, and eight Unionists are willing, if neceteary, to vote lor the Government in order to prevent the necessity for creating Peers. Meetings of the stalwarts were held at Holborn and Chelsea, and passed resolutions supporting Lord Halsbury. Speaking at Chelpea. Lord Halsbury caid he did not believe that the people of .England demanded tho overthrow of an ancient Constitution. To do Mr Redmond justice, the speaker said, he had made no secret of his objects, but boldly told the Govern ment that unless they did what he wanted he would turn them out of office. Lord Selborne denounced Mr Asquith for advising the King to create new Peers and to set up despotism in order to pay Mr Redmond's price. History could not show a more infamous conspiracy. Let the Radi cals create their Peerc, and thus bring home to the country the revolutionary nature of their procedure. Mr George Wyndham declared that when Mr Asquith talked about creating 500 Peers tho answer of tho Unionist party should be, like Lord Give's to the cheating bully : " Shoot, and be damned !" Mr H. Chaplin (U.) has severely criticised the attitude of Mr Austen Chamberlain and the Halsburyites.