COMPROMISE?

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 837, 8 June 1910, Page 5

COMPROMISE?

ISSUE STILL IN DOUBT. LIBERALS AND LORDS. ROUND-TABLE CONFERENCE WITH UNIONISTS. Hy Telegraph-s-Press Associalion-CooyricM (Hoc. Juno 8, 0.5 a.m.) London, June 7. Preparatory to tho meeting of the House of Commons to-morrow, the newspapers arc discussing the constitutional crisis and tho Government's proposals with regard to the Ilouee of Lords' veto (consideration of which was interrupted by the death of King Edward). Spirit of Sober Reflection "The Times" says that King Edward's death has induced a spirit of sober reflection, which contrasts sharply with the earlier controversial exaggeration. The "Telegraph" and !'Observer" (Unionist) suggest that the Government must initiate compromise negotiations. The "Daily News" (Liberal) declares that the Ministerial majority is still a majority of concentration against the House of Lords. The idea of a roundtable conference gains increasing support among Liberals, and the Government may be prepared to invite the Unionists to a frank discussion of the whole situation. The Cabinet is approaching the question in a united spirit implying that there will bo no sacrifice of the essential principles—the House of Commons' complete control of finance and its predominance in ordinary legislation. [The general political currency of the term "Round Table Conference" dates from a series of meetings held in 1887 between Sir George Trevelyan, Mr. Chamberlain, Mr. John Morley and Sir William Harcourt, with the object, if possible. or finding a basis for the reunion of the Liberal Unionists and the Gladstonians, who had been split Home Rule Bill. No result was arrived at.]

Liberalism Must Fight - Lords cr Die. The "Chronicle" (Liberal) states that owing to the . business immediately in hand occupying the Commons until August, the Lords' veto battle must be deferred. Tho paper adds: "It will-be resumed on our part with ardour before the end of the year. Liberalism must fight the House of Lords or die." The "Daily Mail" (Unionist) states that an autumn session is more likely thai, a compromise. . THE NATIONALISTS AND THE CABINET. WHAT UNIONISTS MAY CONCEDE. (Rec. June 7, 10.15 p.m.) ' London, June 7. A Cabinet meeting was bold yesterday. Mr. T. P. O'Connor, one of tho Nationalist (Redmondite) leaders, interviewed the Chancellor of tho Exchequer (Mr. Lloyd-George) before' and after the meeting. Referring to the Government's proposals for limiting the veto of tho House, of Lords, the "Standard" (Unionist) says that tho Unionists have already conceded as much as possible, though they 'might conceivably agree to withdraw money Bills from the Lords' jurisdiction, under an unassailable guarantee against such measures going beyond tho finances of the current year. ' King Geovgo gave an audience to the Prime Minister (Mr. Asquith), and to Lord Crewe (who leads for the Government in the House of Lords).