CLIMAX EXPECTED TO-DAY.

Colonist, Volume LII, Issue 12730, 28 February 1910, Page 2

CLIMAX EXPECTED TO-DAY.

THE GOVERNMENT'S DIFFICULT 1 PRESS COMMENTS ON THE SIT UATION. (Received Feb 27, 5 p.m.) London, Feb 26. It is expected that the climax of th Government's fate will be reached o: Monday. . „ The "Standard" says the ma]orit of Mr Asquith's followers are alread in rebellion. "The. Times' " parliamentary coi respondent declares that the predoni inating view is that the Cabinet re cognises that the country is oppose to a, single chamber, and considers th abolition of the ve,to might be deeme in effect a proposal for a single chare her government. The Cabinet bt lieves that the submission of such proposal would 1)0 courting defeat a the general election. Commenting upon this statemon "The Times" states that the Govern mont in seeking to hide a virtual aboh tion of tho House of 'Lords by wrap ping it in the guise of reform. Tin attempt to make the advocates of re form swallow the veto will prove diffi ° The "Nation" and the "Dail; News" favour sending the Lords' ques tion to a referendum.' Tho dissentient Radicals are de i tcrmined to make Mr DaMol's amend meiit the occasion of a deraonstratioi against the Government. Tho Redmondites will meet on Mon day to decide whether they will sup port Mr Dalziel. • It is understood that Mr Balfour i prepared to give Mr Asquith. sonn support for urgent finance. The "Spectator" says it is most of fensivo that tho second Minister in tb British Cabinet should speak of tin German people's food as Mr Lloy< George did on Thursday. There i nothing the poor mon of all countrie: resent more than having their fooc ridiculed. In the- House of Commons ax amendment advocating a hop duty ir the interests of Kentish growers wai rejected by 228 to 285. Tho address-in-reply was then passed without further discussion. Sir Charles Dilke presided, at t meeting of thirty Radicals, who resolved that thor-j.h Mr J. A. Pease's speech implied if f orm of the House oi Lords, anything beyond tho limitation of the veto would find no large amount of support amon? Liberals. Mr Asquith iniormod the deputation of North of England members that h<= attached great weight to their opinion, because tho North had saved the situation at the generial election. He would lay their views before the Cabinet.