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Show 'KIIOFEUD IS HflRDJVDBKER Ruler Really Devotes More Time fo Affairs of Stato Than Recreation. Special Cable to Tlio Tribune. LONDON, Sept. 10. Instead of spending tho major part of his timo in shooting or other recreation at Bnl-moral Bnl-moral castle, Ccorgo V. devotes it to tho government business, aud is breaking break-ing his record for industry. In addition to tho rout! no consultation consulta-tion with tho miuistor in attendance a functionary changed ovcry two wcoks ho receives with significance frequently leaders of etch of tho British rjarlios, lo keep his finger on tho pulse of the controversy an to tho futuro of the lords' parliamentary system. In well-informed circles it is said ho is exerting all tho prossuro ho can in behalf of such an agreoment among the members1 of tho "vofo conferonco" as .can be presented to both chambers at wostmiusler with a prospect of bo-ing bo-ing accepted on principle. Thero is reason to think ho is making headway. Faces Big Problem. According to a week-end rumor deserving de-serving of attention, f.ho king has become be-come impressed with tho idea that tho constitutional question ought fo bo settled set-tled as part of a comprehensive- flchcme by which pnrliamnut could bo relieved of. a mnss of duties, which aro ns burdensome bur-densome lo Westminster as vexations lo Dublin and Edinburgh, and by which Scotland as well as Ireland would ro-ccjvo ro-ccjvo largo powers pf local government. .Uci objects to tho word "compromise "compro-mise ' and uses tho phraso "constitutional "constitu-tional readjustment on the basis of common com-mon interests." - Thin is not cntiroly reassuring to I ho Irish, and Mr. T?cd-mond T?cd-mond declares that in threo months "wn will cither be discussing some scheme lor taking away from tho lords tho evil powers I hey possess as tho result of an agreement at the conference, or elso in the middle of tho most serious constitutional consti-tutional struggle of tho last two hun-dred hun-dred years wo will .be found." |