Show I CARDS FACE UP ON ONI I TABLE AT PRESENT Premier Asquith Unable to Hold the Coalition of Parties Together London Feb 21 The players in i the game of politics threw their cards card cardon on the table in ill the house of commons to Jay The government is without the allies necessary to carry legislation and the prospect is that the coun country country try will be stirred up by another general election within a few months I Premier Asquith announced that the financial legislation will be put ahead o othe of the proposals to curb the power of the house of lords John E Redmond the Irish leader declared flatly that the Na Isa Nationalists a would not support that pro program program program gram The fhe Laborites are holding a meet meeting lag ing to decide their course They probably will follow in the footsteps of the time Irish members The Th government may ma be able to adopt the budget by U the grace of the who probably will vote ote for it in m order to avert financial chaos and keep kep the wheels of the thc empire turning The F tie enactment of the budget will as Mi Ii Redmond pointed out leave time tile winning cards in the hands of the lords lord who thin then will be free to reject the bill for the re rt reforming reforming forming of their house and force another election Momentous Occasion The meeting of parliament nt luda was wasa a momentous one for tor the cabinets cabinet H poli polity y was not revealed to the country until Premier took the time floor fluor Mr Ir Redmond and his Irish colleagues ull control the course ourse of tent events His Ills pr that the Irish members would not support the time prime minister was t tle f sensation of the day da anti and it appears ti t have settled the administrations fate it itis itis itis is reported that Radicals Radical ha e edt declared dt their intention of supporting Mr Ir IrI I Redmond against the government K eu u w wand t tand and that great pressure is being bing t tto to bear from the Radicals to Mr Mi Asquith to resign forthwith Austen Chamberlain will propose an all nt to the kings king sp edl in fax or of tariff reform and imperial at the seine same time deploring the failure of the ministers to recognize in time the speech the nature and gravity of the state Slate of trade and employment Regarded as Significant The kings speeches usually are prosaic but one clause in his hilll speech today toda is re regarded ro regarded I I gamed as most significant Referring to I Ithe I the proposed reform of the house of i lords the speech contained the qualifying I i clause cl se seIn In the opinion of my m advisers This is interpreted as meaning that the king wants to disassociate himself from such proposals Prince Henry Henn of Prussia rode In the royal procession n find and attended parliament He appeared in the uniform of a British I admiral and the crowd gave ga e him a re reception reception I less ess warm than visiting members of royal roval ro al families Usual cele I I I 3 4 I PREMIER PREMISE ASQUITH British statesman who is s likely to t ler Le forced from power by the Labont s sand and Irish Nationalists |