COMPROMISE ON LORDS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 728, 29 January 1910, Page 5

COMPROMISE ON LORDS.

Liberals;andiunionists. ,; continued discussion in the :-,^.^;-;:;y' : ; : ;:,V ;pRESS.v -';;'.:'-.-;;.."■■'.".:.; 28, : 11.25, pjn.) ,;.. -: : ; .---•;;■:• London, January:-28.:' 'T)he Times," the:"Morning Post," and the "Daily' Telegraph": (Unionist papers) are'. discussing i the: proposed '■ compromise between' Liberals and. Unionists 1 on th<> question of the reform of the House: of Lords. ■', ■'■:.'•''' : .'..:';, ; -'':''':,■;-;-'.' -' - ■ received a good deal .- of attention in the, cablegrams published on_ Thursday. The Liberal newspaper, : TVestminster -Gazette," published'- an appeal to-the moderate elements in both the:"Unionists'and the Liberals to;• compromise oh tho basis of blending, rather than ending, the House of Lords.': This was sympathetically, treated ' by. ;"The Times" and, the :r ßirmingham Post." It is suggested: that though -the -Liberals don't'like the, Unionists and the .Unionists don't, like the 1 Liberals, the , fear - of : a Nationalist' Parliamentary dictatorship is still ■ stronger. \' On the' other: hand, -Mr. Lloyd-George' has protested against any "paltering" policy "of, settlement.].:;': THE NONCONFORMISTLEAVEhi. .; ; 'Iy': 'IN : .THE^UTBERAL':RANKS;-- ;■ ■.':-';; '(Rec. January' ,28, 11.5 p.m.) :'" ■London,, January'2B.' ; -.-.,' The Jjiberal members returned include 93 Free Church: Nonconformists- ..' A MAJORITY FOR "■ IN -BRITAIN./ .f , IRISH HOLDING' THE 'BALANCE. London, January 27. -' Sir Edward Grey, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in -the .course; of a' spoeoh at Hexham,', Northumberland, said the elections showed that: there would be a British i majority for Liberalism, .whilo the Conservative and Tariff Reform Party would be dependent oh tho Irish for any chance of ejecting the Government.