Show DEBATE ON BUDGET AGli AGITATES A TES ENGLAND i i I 2 1 I DAVID Chancellor of the Exchequer author of the budget which may revolutionize revolutionize revolutionize political system of Great Britain i i I 1 I lORDS MAY MAYI II I DEFEAT T IT ITi Election Will Follow and as a ai aI Result Hereditary Legisla Legislators tors Are Likely to Be Shorn of Land as Well Weil as Power BLUNT SPEECH OF LORD BALFOUR OF BURLEIGH Peers Warned That Victory Would Only Be Temporary While Loss of Position and Prestige Will Follow Defeat CHEERS FOR london Nov 25 If you win a victory it will be only a temporary one if you lose you have prejudiced the position power prestige and use usefulness usefulness usefulness of the house of lords which I believe every one of you honors and desires to serve as heartily as I do myself T TIn In this homely candid fashion Lord Balfour of tonight told mem mern members members bers bere of the house hOUM of lords lonis hi his opinion of the course coune they are pursuing with regard to the budget He ha haI non of the graces grac of oratory which Lord Lon Ruse Rose bery bary es but his plain mariner manner Is e not without effect and Ute hili h speech waa wag the real re l event of today sitting of the upper chamber It probably will wili have even greate n fluence than that of ot Lord RoH ery be canie no longer holds the th confidence of any party Bishop Supports Budget The Bishop Bl hop of Hereford who inter intervened intervened intervened later in the debate said eald ad that while he respected re the Archbishop f desire that the prelates s sab 1 abstain ab taIn from voting on the measure he i claimed the tJ right to the exercise of ot i independent Judgment If the bishops had any An function to perform Jt ft t was I o speak for tor the multitudinous no he said saidI I Therefore he supported the budget which was wu a social welfare budget based on sound finance He was lon Con Convinced on vinced he declared that the countr 3 answer to an appeal to the ballot v would be in clear English that never agan again i shall shan the fundamental liberties of the people be endangered by a privilege class He wished the budget might La Le passed as a 8 protection against the rap idly growing spirit of revolt among the democracy which might become dangerous Many other peers peer spoke along party Hr is The debate deb te was adjourned until Monday when Viscount Morley Lord Curzon and Lord Rothschild are ex expected expected expected to speak Damaging Effect of Speeches Rumors are current tonight that con cone conservative leaders seeing the damaging effect that speeches of Lords Rosebery Ro bery and Balfour are likely to t have on the conservative cause in an election are reconsidering their position position tion with regard to the budget But the beet best information Indicates that Lord Lorl resolution against the adoption of the budget will go to a lf If vision v llOn and be by an enormous A great demonstration took place tonight in Parliament square quare Six thousand persons per ons gathered sang political songs and cheered for David chancellor of the exchequer Fifteen hundred police final finally finally ly cleared the square The demonstration tion lion probably will be repeated on a larger scale Monday and Tuesday |