THE VETO BILL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10293, 24 July 1911, Page 5

THE VETO BILL

CABLE NEWS

United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.

MB ftSaUITH'S INTENTIONS.

SURRENDER, OR DIE. (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) LONDON, July 22. According to his present intention, the Right Hon. H. H. Asquith will on Monday move the postponement of the debate on the "Veto Bill, to consider the amendments of the House of Lords. One wee'i will be given to enable the Unionist Peers to guarantee that the Bill will pass as transmitted to the Lords from the House of Commons, or the Government will specially create new Peers.

NEWSPAPER condemnation. "VIOLENT AND UNCONS'IITUTIONAL." (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) LONDON. July tl2. Tho Times,' in a leading article > headed "Asquith's Coup Detat," de:i rtounces the brusque ultimatum as the I ! most violent of alternatives. It is, | i according to The Times, unconstitu- , { tional, unjustifiable, and linpreoedentJ ed. The paper adds: —"His Majesty J the King is not constitution all v eomneljed to accent the advice of his Minister ; but be is compelled to find someone who will carry on tho administration. Mr Balfour's acceptance of this task would involve a fruitless dissolution. The King, therefore, has no real choice but to accent Mr Asquith's advice. Mr Asquith, however, toes the line at Mr Redmond's bidding; but nemesis assuredly awaits him when he attempts to satisfy tho impossible demands of his Irish masters." The Telegraph says that the shadow of the force of the maieur (master) is j over the Unionists. Their only course ' is to enter a straight protest against j the outrage imposed upon the Union- j ists and to abiure all responsibility. I The Daily News declares that th">! Parliament Bill is a decisive defeat-of ,tho. oligarchy's.atteippt to win more -than the ground lost sine© 1832. : Thc\ Morning Post says that once the Government obtains a surrender, their triumph over the" whole field'of politics will bo complete. - Capitulation, would' mean tlie utter ruin.of the Unionist Party. MR ASQUITH'S ANNOUNCEMENT. Received this Morning. 12.55 o'clock j LONDON, Jinr 23. Tho Chronicle says that Mr A*quith's renuirkiblo announcenv.-nl con-, cerning ihe Veto Bill was due to the revolt of wild Peers against Lo v d Lanfdowno. It showed the T.'nionist leaders that they should ce<>se opposition. When they ceased they wouid ) le i'ree <i rents. Mr oma.l-3 it ;iiblic thus early tli.it th> Tory Peers might know betimes that they were no longer free agents.