CABINET'S TIMIDITY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 754, 1 March 1910, Page 7

CABINET'S TIMIDITY.

IRISH TAUNT. ANOTHER FORM OF THE MIXED ISSUE. j A HALVED VETO. By Telecraph-Press AseociatSon-CoDjrielit. (Kec. February 28, 11 p.m.) London, February 28. Several newspapers declare that it' is an open secret that there are acute differences of opinion in the : Cabinet, especially concerning tactics. There are indications that the plan now favoured is to split tho attack on the House of Lords into two parts: Firstly, to . take itself, and by means of a resolution., the legislative abolition of the House of lords right to reject a money Secondly, at a later date, to combine the limitation of the Lords' veto upon general legislation with reform of tho Lords. The consensus of opinion is that to-day will be fateful for the Government. It is apparent that the Eedmondite Nationalists (71) will discuss Mr. Asquith's proposals exclusively from the standpoint of how far these will promote or indefinite postpone Home Eule.

NATIONALISTS AND CROWN. " POLICY THAT MAT ALIENATE THE LIBERALS. (Hec, February 28, 11 p.m.) London, February 28. _ Mr. Dillon, a Nationalist leader, speaking at Manchester, taunted the Liberal leaders that they were beset with a most disastrons timidity. He declared that their majority was sufficient to carry a measure arising out of the dominant issue before tho electorate, and described tho words in the King's Speech, "in the, opinion of my advisers," as unprecedented, inasmuch as they implied that the lung did not share his advisers' opinions thus-throwing away the whole basic principle of the Constitution. <™ he J >arliam «utary correspondent of Tlu. Tunes" states that Mr. Dillon's speech is construed as a desire on the part of the Nationalists to involve the Crown in a. constitutional struggle, and ! that.any such attempt might alienate i.boral sympathies with the Nationalists.

"NO MANDATE." OPINION OP A JUNIOR MINISTER. ANOTHER ELECTION. (Eec. February 28, 9.35 p.m.) . London, February 28. Mr E. S. Montagu, H.P. for Chester- ™ *Tfv ' r Cambri(l e^™,-recently appointed Parliamentary Under-Seoretary ","■ j? a-spooek to his constituents, said that the result of the general election, despito the revelation of local loyaltJ, was a fitter disappointment to those antieipahng that this Parliament would terminate the House of Lords' veto It was quite certain that Parliament had no mandate to reform the House of Lords ana it was equally certain, that there was

Events, he added, had proved that the majonty on which the Government could rely:wa S very . 5ma11.... • Thf> Nationalists *«e prepared to permit o/assist th" tarn o ofliceof a party hostile to any these circumstances an early genera election was inevitable. , The b l submitting tot" II?I a \ a i electioD - b °th the principle and aedetals of,their. House of L o ?d s '