THE VETO STRUGGLE

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7872, 7 August 1911, Page 4

THE VETO STRUGGLE

PROSPECTS OF THE BILL CREATION OF NEW PEERS NOT LIKELY. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. LONDON, August. 4. It is believed that the Government will proceed with the Parliament Rill in tho Lords without tho creation of additional Peers. ministers expect to bo able to muster sufficient supporters to outvote the Earl of Halsbury and his supporters.

FORECAST OF VOTING

A GOVERNMENT MAJORITY IN THE LORDS.

(Received August 6, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, August 5.

In response to Lord Morley’s circular seventy-six Liberal Peers have pledged themselves to vote for tho Government on the Veto Bill. Sisty-nina Peers will follow Lord Halsbury. Eight Unionist Peers aro willing to vote for the Government in order to prevent the necessity of creating new Peers. MEETING OP UNIONIST PEERS. WILL NOT ORGANISE TO SUPPORT GOVERNMENT. LONDON, August 5. Lord St. Aldwyn (formerly Sir Michael Hieks-Beacb) presided at a meeting of Unionist Peers opposed to Lord flaisbury’s action. Lord Cromer addressed the meeting. It was decided not to attempt to organise a Unionist vote in support ot the Government. “ STA EWARTS’ ” MEBTINGS ANGRY DENUNCIATIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT.

LONDON, August 5. Meetings of “stalwarts” at Holbom and Chelsea passed resolutions supporting Lord Halsbury. Tho latter, speaking at Chelsea, said he did not believe the people of England demanded the overthrow of their ancient constitution. To do Mr Redmond justice, ho had made no secret of his object, but boldly told the Government that, unless they did what he wanted, he would turn them out.

Lord Selborno denounced Mr Asquith for advising tho King to l create Peers and set up a despotism in order to pay Mr Redmond’s price. History, he said, could not show a more infamous conspiracy. Ho added: “Lei tho Radicals create their Peers and thus bring homo to the country tho revolutionary nature of their procedure. Mr George Wyndham, Unionist mem. ber for Dover, Chief Secretary for 1 -oland in Mr Balfour’s Ministry in 1900-5, declared tliat when Mr Asquith talked of creating live hundred Peers, ilio Unionist party’s answer should bo, like Lord Clive’s to a cheating bully, “Shooi and bo damned.”

Mr H. Chaplin, Unionist member for Wimbledon (President of tho Board of Agriculture 1886-92, and President of the Local Government Board 18921900), severely criticised Mr Joseph Chamberlain and the Halshuryitos.