THE LORDS AND THE VETO BILL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1199, 7 August 1911, Page 5

THE LORDS AND THE VETO BILL.

MEETINGS OF THE STALWARTS

STRONG WORDS. "SHOOT AND BE DAMNED." liy Telecraph—Prqss Association— Oopyricbt (Rec. August' G, 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. Sixty-nine Peers' will follow Lord Halsbury, and eight Unionists are-willing, if neccssary, to vote with the Government in order to prevent the necessity of creating new Peers. Meetings of Stalwarts held at Holborn and Chelsea have passed resolutions supporting Lord ilalsbury. Tho latter, speaking at Chelsea, said, he did not believe tho people of England demanded to overthrow the ancient Constitution. To do Mr. Redmond justice he made no secret of his object, but boldly told tho Government that unless they did what he wanted he would turn them out. Lord Selbourne denounced Mr. Asquith for advising the King to creato Peers and set 'up a despotism in order to pay Mr. Redmond's price. History could not, he said, show a more infamous conspiracy. Let tho Radicals create their Peers and thus bring home to tho country the revolutionary nature of the procedure. Mr. Wyndkatn declared that when Mr. Asquith talked' of creating five hundred Peers the Unionist' party's answer should Ixi like Lord Olive's to a cheating bully, "shoot and be damned."

MEETING OF UNIONIST PEERS. OPPOSED TO LORD HALSBURY'S ACTION. London, August 4.. Lord St. Aldwyn presided at a meeting of Unionist I'eers opposed to Lord Halsbury's action. Lord Cromer addressed the meeting. It was decided not to attempt to orgnniso n Unionist voto in support of the Government. It is believed that the Government will proceed with the Parliament Bill in t'ho Lords without Iho creation of additional Peers. Ministers expect to be able to muster sufficient supporters to outvote Lord Halsburyand his supporters.