Show THE BATTLE WITH THE LORDS Probably not since the days of Crom Cram Cromwell Cramwell Cromwell well has the yie e house of lords In hi Eng England England land been in so precarious a position onn as that of at the present A wrong course by the peers may make an end of that aristocratic chamber and the tho substitution substitution substitution tion of something like the th senate of the Uni d States not hereditary hered hereditary heredItary Lord Rosebery has told the plain truth to his fellow noblemen He ap approve approve approve prove the budget prepared by the com commons commons commons mons any more than does Lard Lans Lansdowne Lansdowne Lansdowne downe But he be believes defeating it itin ItIn itin in the upper chamber will far tar too much exasperate the people with the upper chamber itself He urges that they ap approve ap approve prove the budget even if tt it does threat threaten threaten threaten en en severity for the aristocracy trust rust trustIng rustIng Ing tag that at the coming elections the olden system may regain the favor of ot the people people Lord Balfour advises the lords to ap approve approve prove provo the budget and meet its exactions exactions exactions And one of at the ecclesiastical peers the Bishop of Hereford declares the budget a righteous measure and advises his brethren to avoid the peril perilous perilous perilous ous course of defeating it itIn ItIn itIn In spite of which it is believed that the house of ot lords will defeat the measure meas measure measure ure by a very large majority If It they do it Is likely to be the last big vote they will take The people of Great Gr at Britain are grown very independent Inde Independent Independent pendent and an they are more openly de defiant defIant defiant fiant of privilege than In any other country on earth e |