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Show ASOUiTH'S PLIs I Opening of Parliament Monday II . Will, in All Likelihood. M Bring Struggle. m ATTEMPT TO BE MADE 1 TO PASS BUDGET FIRST M Premier May Fall if Liberals II Triumph in Another Gen- H eral Election. , It X PREMIER ASQUITH'S PRO- HI v GRAMME. EMI r First, passing the budget. y fla r Second, limiting tho veto power ! HI ! of ihe house of lords. v Third, general legislation iuolud- y i ing reform of electorate Jaws to do ! away with nlural -oting; a mens- y i urc of liomc rule for Ireland: y legalizing of assessments by trade v unions for election purposes. y b Standing of parliament: y I Government. Liberals, 275; La- r v boritcs. 40; Irish .Nationalists, 72; v total. .187. v 4 Opposition Unionists, 2.")2; Irishy v Unionists, 21 j independent is'a- v b lionalists, 30; total, 283. y y Government majority, 101. y 4 . ' ' I ' BY PAUL LAMBETH. Speehil Cable to The Tribune. LONDON", i'ob. If). Premier Asquith and' the cabinet aro readv for the real work of parliament, which begins Monday, Mon-day, after the king has formally opened the national legislative body and the speech from f.bo throne outlining the government's policy is read. Of course, it is impossible to say wilh any absolute certainty just what the government programme will be, but U there seems to bo little doubt that, iho budget will be tho fust matter taken up and then the house of lords will be- H dealt with. There was much opposition to the eoifrse. not only on the part of A the Irish and Ls.bor men who wished this order reversed, but Mes.sr.-. Gray, H Ilaldano, Moyd-Goorgo, Spender Church- ill. McKenna" and IFarcourt also favored I dealing with the lords first. fl Dominates Cabiiiot. B Mr. Asquith has, 1 understand, however, how-ever, sufficiently convinced his cabinet as well as his "Irish and Labor allies, that it is better politics to clear away the budcel. and then, if necessary, bring on a general election with the house of lords tho sole content ian, uncomplicated by any other auestion. lie insisted Hint to put the' veto question first would risk an appeal to the country on the same old issues aud with the government, govern-ment, coalition weaker thau it was before be-fore tho last general election. It is stated stat-ed he has promised that tho principal i demands of the Irish and Laborites will I receive attention as soon as tho, veto question is out of the way, if he still holds power. The cabinet will stand or fall together, togeth-er, but if in another general election the Liberals should aeaiu be returned it looks much as if" that event, will mark Tl the setting of Asquith s sun. It is be- jjf lievod that the king would send for H Ilaldano then, who is persona grata aud courageous as well as able. B The Tories dou ',t want an immediate general election aud doubtless will make M overtures to keep the present govern- incut in office for essential rinancinl pur- fl poses for another six- months. fl Redmond's Statement. II "Dissolution seems to be a matter of H only a few weeks at most," .John Red- moiid said today. "The Irish party M is read- for it and would welcome it to- H morrow. Its members believe I hat an- H other appeal to the countrv on the veto M issuo a larger niaiority than the pros- B cot would be returned. Perhaps the n majority might be big enough to be in- N dependent ol our votes. H "Of course if the situation is mis- H managed and the cabinet, chooses to fall II on tho budget it would bo different. fl Then the Tories t probably would conic tt in, but with an ineffective majority. U " Wo would welcome a situation which . 9 would return the Tories in such cir- R cumstances m which they would have n to face the stupendous work of clearing m up the financial mess created by Bal- H four through the agency of his i'rieuds U the lords. lYom every viewpoint po- H litical conditions in this country aro IB thoroughly unstable. The only certain M clement is the solidarity of Iho Irish I partv." I .John Dillon takes the same view. He M has written lo Ireland advising friends' n to prepare fo: another elect iou almost 9 immediately. H |